Good Due Diligence is Paramount
…clearly still much work to be done. Today, I’m sharing with you another excerpt from NACSA’s Principles & Standards, this one addressing elements needed in an application for a new…
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NACSA Calls Annenberg Institute Accountability Report Disappointing, Incomplete
…institute housed at Brown University. We appreciate that the author did take the time to look at our work and our Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing, which…
Independent Chartering Board Authorizers
…charter school authorizing and incorporate principles and standards, such as NACSA’s Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing, directly in their work. An ICB must also have tools to…
What It Looks Like, Why It Matters: Karega Rausch on Working #WithCommunities
…with communities. That means never compromising our principles: we must hold schools to high standards, say yes to new schools that build on student aspirations and needs, ensure all students…
No Excuses
…Principles and Standards that speak to issues identified this week. 2) Inviting Michigan authorizers to work with NACSA to identify and implement improvements to their practices. 3) Working with education…
2023 Performance Framework Guidance
…Framework Guidance As outlined in Principles & Standards for Quality Authorizing, quality authorizers evaluate their work regularly against national standards for quality authorizing and recognized effective practices and maintain an…
Breaking Down Barriers to Equitable Access
The charter school promise is built on three core principles: accountability, autonomy, and access. Without all three, the promise falls apart. That’s why great authorizers are dedicated to a mission…
NACSA Says American Enterprise Institute Report on Charter School Application Process Goes too Far, Calls for Focus on Balanced Authorizing Practices
…right questions. That’s why the principles and standards we continue to hone include practices that both protect charter schools’ autonomy and that help protect the rights of students and the…
Ask the Experts: Focus on Special Education Oversight
The 2012 edition of NACSA’s Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing provides authorizers with new guidance related to the oversight of special education. Specifically, it says quality authorizers:…
Walking a Tightrope: Will New Mexico Bill Improve Charter School Board Oversight or Infringe on Autonomy?
…recognized principles, around “governing body monitoring and intercession.” A similar bill was first introduced two years ago: we were critical of the initial 2019 bill, but the amended version, which…