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1 Charter School Presentation Michigan for Public Education December 5, 2014 Dr. Timothy H. Wood Special Assistant to the President for Charter Schools Grand Valley State University

2 About Your Presenter Education Achievement Authority Board of Trustees Grand Valley State University Special Assistant to the President for Charter Schools Superintendent, Saugatuck Public Schools, Saugatuck, A 2006 State Blue Ribbon School Principal, Northview High School, Grand Rapids, MI A 2003 National Blue Ribbon School Principal, Lakewood High School, Lake Odessa, MI A 1995 State Blue Ribbon School

3 GVSU Charter Schools By the Numbers 68 - Charter Schools 31,776 - Students 1,842 Teachers Michigan Charters 130,000 MI Students 302 charter schools 3

4 GVSU Academic Performance 70% - Free/Reduced Lunch (State Average 49%) 78 th Percentile Reading (State 50 th Percentile) 79 th Percentile Math (State 50 th Percentile) 19.4 ACT Average (State Average 19.8) 77% Graduation Rate (State Average 65%) 4

5 Charter School When you hear the words Charter School, what is the first thing that pops into your mind? Discuss with those near you Time 1 minutes

6 Charter Schools General Information Charter Schools 1. Are public schools 2. Are governed by boards 3. Are free cannot charge tuition 4. Are funded by the State 5. Are regulated by Authorizers 6. Are open to all lotteries are conducted for enrollment 7. Are required to employ Michigan certified teachers 8. Are required to administer the state MEAP Test 9. Are subject to all public schools health and safety codes 10. Provide Choice to parents

7 Charter Schools General Information 1. Education in Traditional Schools - Function of Board of Ed o Education in Charter Schools Function of Operator 2. Teachers in K-12 Districts Belong to a Union o Teachers in Charter Schools are Generally not Unionized 3. Traditional Districts Levy Tax Dollars to Build Facilities o Charter Schools may not Levy Tax Dollars 4. Traditional Districts May be Closed by the State for Poor Performance o Charter Schools Closed by their Authorizer for Poor Performance

8 Public Charter Schools Nationally Charter Schools were formally considered a Republican initiative They are currently considered bi-partisan The Obama Administration views Charter Schools as an educational option for failing urban schools

9 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Favor Charter 54% 57% 77% Oppose Charter 32% 23% 16% _

10 For-Profit Charter School Operators When you hear the phrase listed above, what are the first thing that pop into your mind? Discuss with those near you Time 1 minutes

11 GVSU Charter School Protocols 1. Nationally 35% of charter schools are operated by forprofit companies in Michigan 80% 2. Reality: the original notion of Mom n Pop charter operators are risky 3. Access to capital 4. Facilities 5. July 1 to October 15 funding 6. Recruit national operators 7. Proven curricular or instructional model success in other cities 11

12 National Operators: 1. Carpe Diem, Middletown, OH 2. Charter Schools USA, Fort Lauderdale, FL 3. Constellation Schools, Ohio 4. Expeditionary Learning, Denver, CO 5. Lighthouse Academies, Boston, MA 6. National Heritage Academies, Grand Rapids, MI 7. Prep Net, Grand Rapids, MI 8. Rocketship, San Jose, CA 9. SABIS, Beirut, Lebanon 12

13 Graduation Rate 2014 Target Districts 48.6% 49.5% 56.5% 64.7% Grand Rapids Public Schools Flint City Schools Pontiac City Schools Detroit City Schools Source: CEPI 4 yr. Cohort Graduation Rate 13

14 Sam Joseph s (middle) Covenant House serves homeless, expelled, dropout, and court placed youth The Covenant House educates students up age 22.

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16 2013 PSA Authorizer Comparison Review State Board of Education 1.5 DPS Ranking of Authorizer Portfolios Using the State TtB Rules EMU NMU FSU BMCC SVSU WRESA OU CMU LSSU GVSU Authorizer Performance Index Legend: A Performance Index of 0.00 is Average Note: Data extracted from Table 2 of the Report (Attachment A, page A-3). The Authorizer Performance Index shows the rank order using a proficiency index, a progress index, and an achievement gap index. 16

17 Free Press Series Issues as identified by the Free Press 1. Closure of low performing schools 1. Council members will close all schools in the Bottom 5% 2. Transfer of low performing schools 2. Authorizers will not transfers of low performing schools 3. Financial reporting of privately held corporations 3. Requires court or legislative change to resolve 4. Leases $1M per year 4. Market value lease analysis by third party audit firm 5. Charter School Underperform Traditional Districts 5. Stanford University CREDO Study

18 Stanford University CREDO Study (Center for Research on Education Outcomes)

19 the Center for Education Reform Washington DC mediabullpen.com

20 Authorizing 2.0 Improving our existing schools Students do better on tests they can read. Richard Elmore, Harvard University 20

21 Charter Schools Grand Valley State University is a Michigan Charter School Authorizer Authorizers issue a state code enabling a Charter School Board to open a Charter School operated by a Management Company (operator) Authorizers hold charter schools accountable for: Contractual and Legal Compliance Academic Performance Financial Stewardship Professional Development

22 Growth with Quality Balanced Oversight o GVSU Charter Schools must comply with 3 academic and 1 financial contract standards o Board Annual and Monthly CPR Report o GVSU CSO has closed or transferred 15 charter schools since 1999 o Statewide 62 charter schools have been closed for poor academic performance

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25 EBLI Literacy Support Personnel Wendy Miller Reading Supervisor EBLI Certified Lori Davis Reading Specialist Jill Weber Reading Specialist EBLI Certified

26 Evidence Based Literacy Instruction Schools receive support in the form of professional development, individual school workshops and onsite collaboration. Tom Izzo EBLI Video

27 The College of ED degree program in Detroit and Grand Rapids: Masters Instructional Technology Masters Educational Leadership Masters Differentiated Instruction Masters Special Ed Administration Masters Early Childhood Masters Literacy Educational Specialist Degree - Leadership 27

28 Language Arts * English Language Arts 11 * English Language Arts 12 * Literacy & Comprehension I* & II * Expository Reading and Writing * English Language & Composition Detroit Center Advanced Placement Coursework Dual Credit: Diploma & Grand Valley Transcript Credit World Languages * Spanish I, II & III * French I, II & III * German I & II * Chinese I & II * Latin I & II Social Studies * Survey of U.S. History * Survey of World History * Modern World History * U.S. Government * Economics * Human Geography * Psychology * World History Test Preparation * SAT * ACT Mathematics * Pre-calculus * Mathematical Models with Applications * Trigonometry 28

29 Learning Network Learning Network Richard Lemons, Ph.D. Improving Teaching and Learning through a Network of Michigan Charter School Leadership Teams Formally the co-founder of the Harvard Change Network, EdTrust of Washington DC, currently Director of Connecticut Center for Urban School Reform

30 Principal s Network Professor Greg Dale, Ph.D. Psychology and Sport Ethics at Duke University. Duke Basketball team psychologist Greg Dale, Ph.D. Greg has written extensively on leadership and performance. Will serve as the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Summer Olympics' Team Psychologist

31 Data Driven Instruction Lissa Brunan NWEA MAP Specialist Alissa Thelen NWEA MAP Specialist

32 How do we view learning?

33 Technology & Class Management Support Instructional Technology Dan Warren goes into our schools to assists our teachers in the use of instructional technology in the classroom Dan Warren Classroom Management Dan Matthews is a classroom management specialist who works in our schools developing a discipline model that treats students with respect Dan Matthews

34 If a child doesn t know how to swim, we teach. how to read, we teach. how to multiply, we teach. how to drive, we teach. how to behave, we..teach? punish? Why can t we finish the last sentence as automatically as we do the others? Tom Herner (NASDE President)

35 Professional Development 207 PD Offerings in Learning Styles Reading Writing NWEA Creating Student Booklists Hands-on Math Technology in the Classroom Differentiated Instruction ADHD Clinic for Educators Teaching and Connecting with the Urban Student Responsible Thinking Students Special Education Law College Ready Data Driven Instruction Technology Tools and Teaching Tricks

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37 Thank You

38 Suspension Gap Analysis Metric High Performing Schools Gap between high and lower performing schools Covenant House Academies

39 Public Funding: $215,158, from GVSU to the Academies $6,486, Authorizer Fee of 3% to GVSU 39

40 $2,300, Annually we Return to GVSU Charter Schools 40

41 GVSU Detroit Center 41

42 GVSU Charter Schools GVSU MI-School-net Project: GVSU Charter Schools Office Michigan Schools Project