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authorizers walking through a school

Posted by: Kim Perron

Categories: Accountability Systems, Charter School Authorizers

September 18, 2024

The Art of Charter School Renewal

In the intricate cycle of charter school authorizing, the renewal process is a crucial juncture. This is where authorizers evaluate a charter school’s performance against its contractual expectations and decide whether to renew the charter for another term. ...read more

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Posted by: Stephanie Bignault

Categories: Accountability Systems, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Reflections on Our Work

October 2, 2023

Promoting Equity in Schools

This past July, two representatives from each of the five schools across the country participating in SchoolWorks’ Advancing Eq ...read more

Chalkboard with Bring your thinking cap written on it

Posted by: Stephanie Bignault

Categories: Accountability Systems, Charter School Authorizers

May 2, 2023

Conducting Site Visits as Part of Ongoing Monitoring

Authorizers are pivotal storytellers for the schools they oversee. Conducting Site Visits as part of the oversight and monitoring process will help authorizers assess the leading indicators ...read more

Entrepreneur thinks through the challenges

Posted by: SchoolWorks

Categories: Accountability Systems, Charter School Authorizers, School Design

May 3, 2022

Best Practices in Evaluating Charter Applications

When evaluating charter applications, prioritize transparent and evidence-based decision making. As the approval or denial of a charter school is a weighty decision that impacts the lives of students and families, the stakes of this decision-making process are inherently high. In order to fulfill this function successfully ...read more

Teacher in classroom

Posted by: SchoolWorks

Categories: Accountability Systems, Charter School Authorizers, Kudos

September 13, 2019

Wisconsin Authorizers Gain Access to Resources

For the past year, SchoolWorks has been honored to serve as a partner to the Wisconsin Resource Center for Charter Schools (WRCCS) to develop and provide professional development resources ...read more

Person holding lightbulb

Posted by: SchoolWorks

Categories: Accountability Systems, Charter School Authorizers

February 28, 2018

How many authorizers does it take to change a lightbulb?

Let’s face it. Authorizing charter schools is demanding, complicated, compliance-ridden, highly sensitive (and often politically-charged) work ...read more

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