Colorado Charter Schools - Publications Location. Schools of Choice 201 East Colfax Avenue Suite 300 Denver, CO 802031799 Fax 303.866.4739 http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdechart/publications.htm
Colorado Charter School Information Last updated 0809-2010 (Send USCS staff a comment about this page.) List of Charter Schools For a list of schools, use the following link(s) Colorado Department of Education http://www.uscharterschools.org/lpt/sp/4
Colorado Department Of Education It also includes downloadable, fulltext versions of the Colorado Charter School Information Packet and Handbook, which has complete information on applying for charter status, and http://www.uscharterschools.org/cs/r/view/uscs_sp/31
Extractions: Description: The Department maintains a Charter Schools page which includes an introduction and overview of charter schools, including month-by-month Charter School Bulletins. It also includes downloadable, full-text versions of the Colorado Charter School Information Packet and Handbook, which has complete information on applying for charter status, and the Colorado Charter School Evaluation which was completed in March of 1997.
Current Students | School Of Education | University Of Colorado At Boulder Schools Not Accepting Placements Contract Status District Web Sites Colorado Charter School Information Adams 12 Five Star School District placement policy http://www.colorado.edu/education/students/studentteach/placementinfo.html
Extractions: This Site CU Web Site CU People Initial Teacher Education Student Teaching Application Calendar Placement Information Student Teachers Cooperating Teachers University Supervisors Americorps You Are Here: Placement Information Placement Information Schools Not Accepting Placements Contract Status District Web Sites Colorado Charter School Information ... Cherry Creek School District application link Application period: see Cherry Creek Placement Policy Douglas County School District placement policy Please contact LuAnn Hiler (303-387-0049) prior to contacting/visiting school sites. All contact should be through the principal/assistant principal once LuAnn Hiler has given permission to contact the school site. Littleton School District placement policy School Accountability Report database Elementary Schools Generally, elementary schools include kindergarten through 5th grade. Sometimes an elementary school may include a self-contained 6th grade. Be sure to go to Colorado’s Department of Education to learn more about elementary school requirements and endorsements ( http://www.cde.state.co.us/
Charter Schools: An Approach For Rural Education? ERIC Digest. Colorado charter school information packet and handbook The Colorado charter schools act of 1993. Sixth edition. Denver Colorado Department of Education. http//www.cde.state http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-3/charter.htm
Extractions: Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools Charleston WV. Charter Schools: An Approach for Rural Education? ERIC Digest. Charter schools have emerged in the 1990s as a prominent and controversial school reform idea. This Digest describes characteristics of charter schools, outlines some tentative research findings, discusses advantages and shortcomings, and summarizes challenges rural communities might face in starting such a school. WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS In some ways, charter schools are traditional and tap historic rural roots of public education. They give parents, students, and educators public school alternatives based on the idea that competition will bring educational innovations (Thomas, 1996). But there is potential for controversy, especially in poor rural communities with limited financial and educational resources to support additional schools. Since Minnesota passed the first charter school law in 1991, 32 other states and the District of Columbia have passed similar legislation (Hirsch, 1998). The Center for Education Reform (1998) estimated 1,129 charter schools existed nationwide in September 1998. Most schools were in the South and West. Half were in three states: Arizona, California, and Michigan. Almost another quarter were in four other states: Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas. While the number of charter schools has increased rapidly since 1991, these schools represented only about 0.5% of public school students in charter states during the 1996-1997 school year (RPP International, 1998). It is unclear how many were in rural areas.
LBD-R - Relations With Charter Schools The following excerpt is taken from the Colorado Charter School Information Handbook, fifth edition, published by the Colorado Department of Education. http://www.littletonpublicschools.net/PolicySearch/lbd-r.htm
Extractions: Littleton Public Schools Regulation Policy Code LBD-R Policy Name Relations With Charter Schools Adoption April 11, 1995 Revised August 27, 1998 The following excerpt is taken from the Colorado Charter School Information Handbook , fifth edition, published by the Colorado Department of Education. Under Colorado law, a charter school is not a separate legal entity independent of the School District, but rather is a public school defined uniquely by a charter and partially autonomous while remaining within the School District. The approved charter application and accompanying agreements are the charter which serve as a contract between the charter school and the local Board of Education. The following procedures are intended to promote cooperation and collaboration between the District and the applicant, and to encourage the efficient processing of the application. Application Procedures A charter school applicant(s) shall meet with appropriate District administrators early in the process of developing a proposal. Such meetings may allow the applicant(s) an opportunity to discuss the charter school process, including whether the needs being expressed for a charter school can be met by existing or new programs within the District, clarifying questions regarding regulations and procedures, and the responsibilities associated with opening a charter school. In the charter process, appropriate District administrators may advise the applicant(s) about educational, financial, and other requirements. However, the preparation of the charter school application remains the responsibility of the applicant(s).
Trends & Issues, School Choice - Laws And Court Cases Colorado Charter School Information Packet and Handbook. The Colorado Charter Schools Act of 1993. Fifth Edition. Author Windler, William, Ed. Institutional Author Colorado State http://eric.uoregon.edu/trends_issues/choice/selected_abstracts/laws.html
Extractions: Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management "Search Help" Note that this is a web site search and will not search our databases ("Directory of Organizations", "In-Process Abstracts", the ERIC Database , "Publications"). Abstracts Discussion Links References ... Resources Laws and Court Cases The Charter Challenge. Abstract: Describes the advantages of charter schools, which are started by individuals or groups in the community and can set their own educational agendas and goals. More states are passing or expanding charter school laws every year. Benefits include autonomy, site-based management, increased parental involvement, and increased teacher control. Accountability can be a potential problem that accompanies autonomy. (SM)
Polis Bill Would Boost Charter Schools « Summit County Citizens Voice Click here for an overview of Colorado charter school information. Pros and cons Summit school board member Brad Piehl said opposition to charter schools sometimes is based on the http://summitcountyvoice.com/2010/02/24/polis-bill-would-boost-charter-schools/
Trends & Issues, School Choice - Leadership Guides, Handbooks, And Designs Colorado Charter School Information Packet and Handbook. The Colorado Charter Schools Act of 1993. Sixth Edition. Institutional Author Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver http://eric.uoregon.edu/trends_issues/choice/selected_abstracts/guides.html
Extractions: Clearinghouse on Educational Policy and Management "Search Help" Note that this is a web site search and will not search our databases ("Directory of Organizations", "In-Process Abstracts", the ERIC Database , "Publications"). Abstracts Discussion Links References ... Resources Leadership Guides, Handbooks, and Designs Getting Charter Schools Started: Seven Songs of Woeand Ways To Overcome Them. Abstract: Examines how charter schools can avoid past pitfalls, describing: policy dilemmas (e.g., state charter laws and political opposition); school-level dilemmas (e.g., lack of business acumen and enrollment problems); and the life cycle of charter schools (e.g., staff burnout and worrisome test scores). Notes solutions to startup problems, examining favorable environmental conditions and steps schools must take. (SM)
Extractions: Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools Charleston WV. Charter Schools: An Approach for Rural Education? ERIC Digest. Charter schools have emerged in the 1990s as a prominent and controversial school reform idea. This Digest describes characteristics of charter schools, outlines some tentative research findings, discusses advantages and shortcomings, and summarizes challenges rural communities might face in starting such a school. WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT CHARTER SCHOOLS In some ways, charter schools are traditional and tap historic rural roots of public education. They give parents, students, and educators public school alternatives based on the idea that competition will bring educational innovations (Thomas, 1996). But there is potential for controversy, especially in poor rural communities with limited financial and educational resources to support additional schools. Since Minnesota passed the first charter school law in 1991, 32 other states and the District of Columbia have passed similar legislation (Hirsch, 1998). The Center for Education Reform (1998) estimated 1,129 charter schools existed nationwide in September 1998. Most schools were in the South and West. Half were in three states: Arizona, California, and Michigan. Almost another quarter were in four other states: Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, and Texas. While the number of charter schools has increased rapidly since 1991, these schools represented only about 0.5% of public school students in charter states during the 1996-1997 school year (RPP International, 1998). It is unclear how many were in rural areas.
