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Issue Briefs

issue-brief-coverNACSA's Authorizer Issue Briefs showcase in a quick and easy to read format specific authorizing issues, challenges, practices, and strategies that illustrate and instruct the theory and practice of charter school authorizing.

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Latest Issue Brief:

Issue Brief No. 20 - October, 2009
Measuring Charter School Financial Health - By Ben Aase

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Past Issue Briefs:

Issue Brief No. 1 - Renewal Decisionmaking
"When It Really Matters: Charter Renewal Decisions at the State University of New York" - William Haft

Issue Brief No. 2 - Roles and Responsibilities
"Building a Foundation for Success: How Authorizers Can Help Schools with the Facilities Challenge" - Robin Halsband and Bryan C. Hassel

Issue Brief No. 3 - Agency Capacity and Infrastructure
"Built for Quality: The Capacity Needed to Oversee Charter Schools" - Nelson Smith and Paul Herdman

Issue Brief No. 4 - Ongoing Oversight and Evaluation
"The Value of Quality On-Site School Reviews: Seeing Is Believing" - Rebecca Wolf DiBiase

Issue Brief No. 5 - Ongoing Oversight and Evaluation II
"Charter School Authorizers and Oversight: Where is the Line Between Effectively Holding Schools Accountable and Overregulation?"

Issue Brief No. 6 - Agency Capacity and Infrastructure
"School Districts Choosing to Charter" - Robin Lake

Issue Brief No. 7 - Agency Capacity and Infrastructure II
"Square Pegs: Charter Authorizers in Non-Charter Agencies" - Nelson Smith

Issue Brief No. 8 - Renewal Decisionmaking
"The Authorizer and Charter School Closures: Exercising Adaptive Leadership to Protect the Public Interest" - Veronica Geyer

Issue Brief No. 9 - Role and Responsibilities
"Steering the Course for Success: Authorizers and Effective Charter School Governance" - Marci Cornell-Feist

Issue Brief No. 10 - Role and Responsibilities
"A Primer on Virtual Charter Schools: Mapping the Electronic Frontier" - Gregg Vanourek

Issue Brief No. 11 - Role and Responsibilities
"Authorizing Virtual Charter Schools: Rules of the Road on the Digital Highway" - Gregg Vanourek

Issue Brief No. 12
“Steadying the Three-Legged Stool: Authorizers, Charter Schools, and Education Service Providers” - Adam Lowe and Margaret Lin

Issue Brief No. 13
"Navigating Special Education in Charter Schools Part I: Understanding Legal Roles and Responsibilities" - Lauren Morando Rhim

Issue Brief No. 14
"Navigating Special Education in Charter Schools Part II: The Authorizers’ Role in Ensuring Quality Special Education Programs" - Lauren Morando Rhim

Issue Brief No. 15
"Good to Govern: Evaluating the Capacity of Charter School Founding Boards" – Marci Cornell-Feist

Issue Brief No. 16 - October, 2007
“Starting Fresh in Low Performing Schools” - David T. Kindler

Issue Brief No. 17 - December, 2008
“Stepping Up: University Leadership in the Charter School Sector” – Kim Wechtenhiser

Issue Brief No. 18 - February, 2009
"The Terms of the Deal: A Quality Charter School Contract Defined" – William Haft

Issue Brief No. 19 - July 2009
"Leave No Charter Behind: An Authorizer Guide to the Use of Growth Data" -
By Dr. Jody Ernst and Richard Wenning

 

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