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Charter Schools and Charter Systems in Georgia

Charter Schools and Charter Systems in Georgia. Georgia Grantmakers Alliance Summer Meeting August 16, 2012. What are Charter Schools?. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent. Innovation. Choice. Competition.

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Charter Schools and Charter Systems in Georgia

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  1. Charter Schools and Charter Systems in Georgia Georgia Grantmakers Alliance Summer Meeting August 16, 2012

  2. What are Charter Schools? Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

  3. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

  4. Innovation Choice Competition Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

  5. Same starting point as a conversion, different end point Different starting points, same end point Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

  6. Who creates Georgia charter schools? StateBoard of Education State Charter School Commission For locally-approved and system charter schools For state chartered special schools [IF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PASSES - For state charter schools] Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

  7. Georgia Charter School History Charter system law also passed, followed by first 4 charter systems in 2008-09 Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

  8. Georgia’s Charter Landscape • Not yet a critical mass of high-quality charter schools • Concentrated in Metro Atlanta • We now have 217 charter schools in Georgia – including 80 start-up charter schools, 30 conversion charter schools, and 107 charter system schools in our 14 charter systems • 15 local charter schools or state-chartered special schools were created for students who planned to attend the 16 former Commission schools Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

  9. National Landscape 2010-2011 Georgia Landscape 2010-2011

  10. Chartering Through the Ages Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

  11. What Made an Old Generation “High-Quality” Charter School?

  12. What Makes a 4th Generation Charter School “High-Quality”?

  13. Minimum 4G Academic Standards

  14. Minimum 4G Financial Sustainability Standards

  15. Minimum 4G Governance Standards

  16. Minimum 4G Legal and Regulatory Compliance

  17. Where do Charter Systems Fit In? • Local school systems must choose to operate as an: • Investing in Educational Excellence (IE2) System • Charter System • Status Quo School System • Deadline: June 30, 2015 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (OCGA) 20-2-84.3 (b)

  18. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

  19. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

  20. Strategic Foundation

  21. Centralize or Decentralize? Decision Structure Considerations Waivers needed? Yes Status Quo Charter System System of Charter Schools IE2 Centralized Decentralized No Waivers

  22. For more information Louis J. ErsteCharter Schools Division DirectorGeorgia Department of Education2053 Twin Towers East205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SEAtlanta, GA 30334lerste@doe.k12.ga.ushttp://www.gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/Charter-Schools/ (404) 651-8734

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