Charter School Association of Nevada
Legislative Outlook 2017
Chartering better education for Nevada
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Let us know if your school is in the news!
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"2017 National Teacher of the Year" Sydney Chaffee
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From Codman Academy Charter School, Boston, MA,
has been invited to be a Keynote Speaker at CSAN's
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7 Annual Charter School Conference Las Vegas, September 21-22nd. (Save the Date!)
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Results from CSAN's member survey--2017 Conference:
(Thank you CSAN members--almost 1/3 of you responded)
Question: "Reception and Awards Dinner?"
* Thursday, Sept. 21st?..........................................................57%
* Friday, Sept. 22nd?..............................................................43%
Question: "Priority/Preference for Session Track Categories?"
* Administrators & Board Members.....................................73%
* Finance & Facilities Issues...................................................71%
* Teachers and the Classroom.................................................43%
Question: "Topics for Panel Discussion with Nevada Education Officials?"
# 1 Legislative updates & requirement changes for charter schools
#2 Updates on reporting and testing requirements
#3 Discussion of greater & facilities funding for charter schools
Question: "School Services and Vender offerings?"
#1 Curriculum and instruction services
#2 Technology programs and assistance
#3 Facilities Funding
#4 Transportation, food services, etc.
Question: "Priority themes for Workshop sessions?"
#1 Developing leadership...................................59%
#2 Parent Involvement........................................47%
#3 School Culture issues......................................41%
#4 Assessments/Accountability...........................35%
#5 Teacher Evaluations........................................35%
Question: "Topics for Session presentations?"
* Recruiting and retaining high performing teachers & staff
* Governance and performance management
* Future of Charter Schools--growth and replication
* Structure of SPCSA, DOE & CSAN--opportunities for board members
* Community outreach and communications skills
** Thanks to everyone who responded. This will help make a better CSAN
Conference in September!
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If you would like to come or call in, please arrive or call in at 9 am on the number below:
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A Rare Opportunity to Personalize Your School
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We believe you and your school are at the forefront of exploring how personalized and competency-based learning could be infused in the classroom to ensure that all of our students are learning in the most appropriate way for them (e.g., individualized, differentiated levels, pacing, methods, and supports).
The Nevada Department of Education has developed a partnership with Summit Learning, a best in class non-profit school network, that specializes in personalized, competency-based learning for grades 4th through 12th. Summit is offering Nevada educators totally free use of their best-practice personalized learning platform (per World Economic Forum report and iNACOL CBE Overview webinar) along with 100% free professional development services for teachers and school leaders.
They are able to offer this service because of the remarkable results they have achieved at their Summit Public Schools in California; students in the bottom quartile are learning 2 years of content in one academic year and 98% of their students are admitted to 4 year universities. Thanks to these results, philanthropists such as the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (Facebook founder), Gates Foundation, and Dell are providing Summit Learning with the resources to share their services at NO COST to schools in Nevada.
Please have a look at this one minute video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKgzIk3RRnU) and let me know if you’d like to learn more. I’ve cc’d Brett Barley, the Deputy Superintendent for Student Achievement at the Nevada Department of Education, who'd be happy to hop on the phone with you to discuss this exceptional opportunity in more detail. I’ve also attached a one-pager with more info on the program and the free support for teachers/principals/schools that you can share with your colleagues. If you want to consider participating this coming fall, we'll help you complete the application by June 9th.
Thanks so much for leading the way to the future of education in Nevada!
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We’re approaching a crossroads in the charter school community. In 2017, we will gather together at the National Charter Schools Conference (NCSC17), June 11-14 in Washington, D.C to be informed to be engaged and discuss how the new administration will shape the work we do every day on behalf of students and families.
NCSC17 will bring together charter school professionals from across the nation for professional development, networking, and fun in our nation’s capital. Gain valuable resources and learn best practices with dozens of hands-on workshops and sessions presented by national experts. With thousands of your peers in attendance, you’ll have unparalleled opportunities to share advice, build relationships, and connect with what’s going on nationally in the charter movement.
We’re especially looking forward to NCSC17 Keynote Speakers Netflix CEO, innovator and charter supporter Reed Hastings as well as Capital Preparatory School and motivational speaker Dr. Steve Perry. These keynote addresses will inspire you and provide you with knowledge that will last far beyond your time at the conference.
Teachers, administrators, board members, and advocates alike will find NCSC17 to be an inspiring and energizing experience! Individual registration is open, and group discounts are available now. Take advantage of additional discounts by registering by our advance deadline- April 24th. To learn more and register, visit:
www.publiccharters.org/conference
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trustED – June 1st, 2017
Earlier this month, a pair of school choice advocates were elected to the Los Angeles Unified School Board in what amounted to the most expensive school board campaign in American history. The changes come as school and community leaders continue to debate the impact of charter schools on K-12 enrollment and funding.
The 74 – May 31st, 2017
What Serena Williams is to the Grand Slam, what the John Wooden UCLA basketball teams were to the NCAA tournament, and what Magic Johnson to the NBA finals — that is what Granada Hills Charter High School is to the rarified world of the United States Academic Decathlon: an iconic L.A. powerhouse that could soon run out of room in its trophy case.
Cincinnati.com - May 31st, 2017
Do you have a high school diploma? There it was, in some form or other, on every application. The same question. The same answer. No. It didn’t really bother Evelyn Hunter, Sr., because she knew why she quit high school in 1980. She wanted to be home with her children. She prioritized them. She’d do it again. Tuesday night, Hunter walked across the stage at Taft Theatre downtown and collected a diploma from Dohn Community High School, a charter school with a special program for people 22 and older. Hunter graduated with her daughter, Tyrea Hunter, 33, and two nieces, Evelyn Hunter, Jr., 24, and Andrea Foster, 20. All four attended Dohn at the same time. Dohn (pronounced D-A-W-N) is a dropout-recovery school, targeting students who otherwise would probably not graduate. The charter school has about 1,000 students in all, including those in the 22-plus program.
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Opinion/Commentary Articles
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Please Note: The following is a sampling of opinion articles about charter schools that appeared in the media. The opinions in these articles do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Charter School Association of Nevada (CSAN).
The Nevada Independent – July 1st, 2017
Almost from its inception, the Nevada Achievement School District (ASD) was enveloped in controversy. The state Board of Education sat patiently through hours of testimony as (busloads of) parents, professional educators, and district officials voiced concerns about the ASD taking over the state’s chronically underperforming schools and converting them to charters. Some concerns reflected reasonable skepticism around how or if a charter operator would succeed where the traditional school district had struggled. Other concerns reflected misinformation.
Requiem for a less partisan era
The Nevada Independent – May 31st, 2017
As we survey the ever-widening partisan gulf in the first quarter of the 21st century, is the rancorous scenario of Lincoln’s day once again playing out? These United States appear anything but united, these days.
As a country – and here in Nevada, as a state – we seem perilously close to being on the verge of a most uncivil war. Hyper-partisanship is widening the divide between us and along lines nearly as pronounced as those that once separated the North and South.
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Community Calendar
Th
e following is a list of events put on by Schools and organizations throughout the state:
Event:
Utah Association of Public Charter Schools 11th annual charter school conference
Date:
June 6-7th, 2017
Note:
Greetings!
I just wanted to reach out and send a quick reminder to everyone to register for the
11th Charter School Conference
on
June 6-7th
before the early bird registration expires
this Friday
!
Regardless of membership in the Association, we hope this conference will be a place where best practices can be shared, continuing education credits earned, peer to peer networking increases and where we can come together to educate and empower one another to keep moving forward in this awesome work we do!
I attached a conference flier and the classes that will be taught during the two days! Here are a few links that will
showcase our great keynotes
this year! Hopefully that will give you an idea of the incredible event we have put together to celebrate our successes as a movement! Let me know if you have any questions or if I can help register your folks!
See you in June!
Best Regards,
Tina Smith
Chief Operations Officer
Utah Association of Public Charter Schools
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Education Blogs, Forums and Resources
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Below are some other great education reform news, blog and discussion sites that may be of interest:
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