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DeKalb County Board of Education July 1, 2013

School System Flexibility and charter schools in Georgia Overview and Comparison. DeKalb County Board of Education July 1, 2013. What are we talking about and why?. What is the Origin of Charter Schools?. What are Charter Schools?. Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent.

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DeKalb County Board of Education July 1, 2013

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  1. School System Flexibility and charter schools in Georgia Overview and Comparison DeKalb County Board of Education July 1, 2013

  2. What are we talking about and why?

  3. What is the Origin of Charter Schools?

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

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

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  10. 2 - Entrepreneurs • For-profit companies • Some focused more on student results • Some focused more on the bottom line • Limited or no accountability • 3 - social reformers • Non-profit organizations • Focused only on student results • Urban areas • Models that work • Increased academic accountability • 1 - Pioneers • Parents, teachers, administrators • Do it our way • Different is better • Limited or no accountability • 4 - Professionals • Experienced school & organization people with proven record of effectiveness • Student achievement is the top priority • High levels of academic, financial, governance, and compliance accountability Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

  11. 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

  12. State Charter Schools Commission StateBoard of Education (60-day review) For locally-approved and system charter schools For state charter schools Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

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  15. What Kinds of Charter Schools Does Georgia Have?

  16. Same starting point as a conversion charter, but a different end point Different starting points, but same end point

  17. DeKalb County Charter Schools

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

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  22. Georgia Charter Schools Growth We have begun to address the low numbers of high quality charter school applications

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  25. Georgia’s Charter Landscape • Not yet a critical mass of high-quality charter schools • Concentrated in Metro Atlanta • We had 315 charter schools in Georgia in 2012-13 – including 77 start-up charter schools, 31 conversion charter schools, and 207 charter system schools in 16 charter systems • The 15 state-chartered special schools have changed authorizers from the SBOE to the new State Charter Schools Commission Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

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  27. Number of Charter System Schools by District

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  33. National Landscape 2011-2012 Georgia Landscape 2011-2012

  34. Georgia Charter Schools Academic Performance

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  37. 5-Year % Passing: CRCT Reading Performance Charter vs. Non-Charter Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

  38. % Passing: CRCT Reading Performance By Charter Type Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

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  40. 5-Year % Passing: CRCT Math Performance Charter vs. Non-Charter Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

  41. % Passing: CRCT Math Performance By Charter Type Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent

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