June 01, 2011
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Articles of Interest...
Editorial
Charter schools are public schools; they should work together.
For the full article click here
Department of Education
Funding Opportunity:
The Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD)
For the full article click here
Department of Education
Funding Opportunity:
Grants for the Integration of Schools and Mental Health Systems program
For the full article click here
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Contact Us
Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools
33 N. Third Street,
Suite 600
Office: (614) 744-2266
Fax: (614) 744-2255
www.oapcs.org
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Senate Version of Budget Includes Many Positive Changes for Ohio Community Schools
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On Tuesday, the Ohio Senate Finance Committee announced its proposed changes to the budget, Sub. H.B. 153. The entire Senate is expected to vote on the bill soon. The bill then moves into conference committee, where members of the House and Senate will work out the differences between their versions of the bill. The bill must be signed into law by the governor by June 30.
Many of the changes offer good news for Ohio’s community schools. The Senate included language that not only requires the local district to offer unused property to a community school at its fair market value, but also says that if the community school has a performance index score in the top 50%, the local school district must lease the property to the community school for $1. Also, the Senate’s version would give an additional $17 dollars per student for schools that rate excellent and excellent with distinction on their annual state report card.
The Senate removed many of the controversial provisions that the House had added, including allowing for-profit schools to operate without a sponsor. OAPCS had been vocal in its concern that some of these House amendments would weaken accountability and transparency for charter schools and lead to lower quality.
Several changes were made to both E-schools and hybrid schools. The Senate version replaces the lifting of the moratorium on new E-schools that the House had removed. (The executive budget had also included, like the Senate, a lifting of the moratorium). The Senate version would allow as many as five existing brick and mortar community schools to transition into Hybrid schools. Hybrid schools are a combination of E-schools and traditional schools where students are required to complete lessons both in the classroom and at home electronically. If successful, the hybrid school concept may expand to another five schools after a three-year study of their operation by ODE.
The Senate version changes the definition of a challenged school district and allows for the possibility of opening a community school in a district that isn’t challenged. Challenged school districts, in addition to existing requirements, would also include districts with performance index scores in the lowest 5% of all districts. It also allows the creation of new community schools in districts that aren’t challenged, as long as the new community school is operated as a public benefit corporation, at least 75 percent of the school’s enrollment is students with disabilities, and either the local district or the Ohio Department of Education identify a need for a community school that serves students with disabilities in that particular district.
There are also notable changes to sponsors. For example, under the Senate’s version of the bill, as many as 100 community schools can now be sponsored by each sponsorship entity, and there is no longer a penalty on that sponsorship limit when a sponsored community school closes. But 80 percent of a sponsor’s community schools must be in the top 95 percent of all schools based on performance index score before it is allowed to sponsor any additional community schools. Another change was that sponsors wishing to end their sponsorship of a community school must notify the school by March 1 of the school year that they intend to end sponsorship. This is a change from the original 90 day notice requirement in effect and the 180 day notice requirement proposed in the House version.
The budget bill offers many promising changes that will increase accountability, promote transparency, and ultimately lead to higher quality charter schools. OAPCS looks forward to continuing to work with the Senate, the House, and the Governor to promote excellent and sustainable charter schools.
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Public Charter School Program Updates
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Deniece Cooper, Grant Manager at the Office of Community Schools, reports that the United States Department of Education will announce which states will be awarded Public Charter School Program (PCSP) funds the first or second week of June. If Ohio is awarded, OCS will quickly communicate out information concerning the grant process and timelines for submissions. If Ohio is not awarded, communication will be provided on how schools can seek grant awards directly from the USDOE.
Additionally, Scott Pearson, Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary at the USDOE, recently hosted a webinar giving new guidance on the PCSP, specifically addressing the use of facilities and school expansion. The intent of these changes is to allow a state education agency (SEA) to award CSP start-up subgrants to multiple charter schools established under a single charter if each of the charter schools meets the CSP definition of "charter school" and the schools truly are separate and distinct. These schools must, however, conduct separate admissions processes and students moving from one school to another would need to go through a lottery. SEAs wishing to preserve feeder patterns between, for example, a previously funded elementary school and a new middle school seeking startup funds need to treat the two schools as a single school and must ask for a waiver from the U.S. Department of Education. The request would ask for a waiver from section 5202(d)(1) of the ESEA to permit making multiple subgrants to a single school serving different grade spans. We encourage you to contact your SEA and encourage them to ask for such a waiver if they haven't done so already.
Resources: USDOE Charter Schools Program Nonregulatory Guidance April 2011.doc
http://cso.publiccharters.org/files/resources/USDOE_Charter%20Schools%20Program_Nonregulatory%20Guidance_April%202011.doc ; also see: http://cso.publiccharters.org/node/731
Also – the new director of the Federal Charter Schools Program has been named! Stefan Huh has led the District of Columbia’s Office of Public Charter School Financing and Support for the past four years. In this role, he project managed the State Educational Agency Startup, Implementation and Dissemination Grants, the Credit Enhancement Grant, and the State Facilities Incentive Grant. Prior to joining the Government of the District of Columbia, Mr. Huh worked for organizations in the private and not-for-profit sectors, including Arthur Andersen LLP and an endowment fund that supports schools and programs for educating children from low-income families. In addition, Mr. Huh served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Independent Samoa, where he taught at a government high school. Stefan joins USDOE on June 20. He will immediately head down to the National Alliance for Public Charter School’s annual conference in Atlanta and so will have an opportunity to meet many of you there.
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School Leader Consortium Update
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On May 20th, 2011, OAPCS hosted its first School Leader Consortium at the Columbus Main Library. We were delighted with the level of participation – 70 School Leaders attended – and thrilled with the high marks we received in the participant evaluation. The day started with Bill Sims welcoming the school leaders. Next, Stephanie Klupinski joined Bill with an update on the State Budget. The room had six tables, all with a designated topic: Curriculum and Assessment, Funding, Advocacy, School Climate, Special Education and School Operations. School leaders were given three opportunities to sit at the table of their choice and talk with other school leaders to find out best practices, discuss common concerns, and recognize each other’s strengths and challenges. Each table had a mediator to take notes, listen, and most importantly keep the conversation going so the school leaders could gain the most out of these sessions. Lunch provided another opportunity to meet other school leaders. Each school leader was placed at a randomly designated table to participate in a trivia challenge. Marianne Lombardo designed the quiz to demonstrate the new performance management program OAPCS will be rolling out this summer.
We want to thank everyone that attended the event and thank the mediators that were there to help keep the even a success. We are looking forward to hosting another meeting in the next few months and we hope to see even more school leaders present.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jennifer Wall at jwall@oapcs.org.
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Meet OAPCS' Interns
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By Lindsay Nichols
This summer OAPCS welcomes four interns from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. OAPCS is as excited about them as they are about the world of charter schools. Here's a little introduction so you can meet the OAPCS interns!
Kevin Stanek
Walking through the Statehouse with Kevin Stanek is like walking through the Statehouse with a political celebrity. Kevin gave the rest of the OAPCS interns a tour last week when we started our summer internship program and every corner we turned revealed yet another person who waved and said hello. Kevin spent an intervening three years in the legislature between graduating in 2007 with a Political Science degree from the Ohio State University and beginning his first year of law school at OSU Moritz College in 2010. The Highland Heights, Ohio native worked as a legislative aide for State Representative Bill Coley, where he was the sole support staff for Rep. Coley’s office. Kevin’s responsibilities included dealing with constituent issues, the representative’s legislative issues and serving as the caucus staffer for the Criminal Justice Committee, of which Rep. Coley was the ranking member. While Kevin hasn’t decided on one particular area of the law yet, he has always been a supporter of charter schools and the school choice movement. Although Kevin sites the biggest challenge of law school being the transition from work to school, he’s found it rewarding as well. The highlight? When Property Professor Michael Braunstein hosted a party for his section at the end of the year. This summer is giving Kevin a chance to work at OAPCS, take a few law classes and play lots of golf and get his handicap down.
Skylar de Jong
Skylar de Jong currently holds the title of “Farthest Intern From Home” at OAPCS. He is originally from Salt Lake City, Utah and graduated from Brigham Young University in 2010 with a degree in Political Science. Skylar is also a proud new dad: he and his wife Sabrina welcomed daughter Gracie last August. Some of his dad duties include being Gracie’s pillow and pony. The beginning of law school this past August at OSU Moritz College of Law commenced an “endless amount of studying,” but despite nine months of outlining and reading, Skylar said he was surprised at how much he enjoyed his first year. Although Skylar is still deciding on what area of law to practice after graduation, he is excited to be in education law this summer, a field he finds fascinating and increasingly more relevant to his own life, as he recently became a parent. This summer he’s balancing family time with his work at OAPCS before setting off for his 5-week study abroad program at University of Oxford in England beginning in July.
Donald (Donny) Leming
Donny Leming attempted to convince the rest of us that he was the “Not Fun” intern, but didn’t succeed at all. In fact, he’s got quite the pre-Law School story. After graduating from the Ohio State University in 2005 with a degree in Political Science and International Studies, the Cincinnati-Ohio native began five years of service with the U.S. Navy, stationed in Norfolk, Virginia and San Diego, California. Donny was a Surface Warfare Officer who drove warships like destroyers and frigates, and also ran different divisions on the ship, each with different responsibilities that varied from main propulsion to force protection to anti-terrorism, training and readiness. On his several deployments he travelled all over the globe: assisting in anti-piracy operations near Somalia; visiting Bahrain, the UAE, Greece, and the Seychelles; assisting in anti-narcotics operations in Central and South America; and visiting Japan, Vietnam, Guam and Australia. He also spent a year deployed in Iraq to run a compound in a detainee facility. The best part of Donny’s experience in the Navy was the opportunity to work with a great group of people from all over the world. He enjoyed leading, mentoring and battling seasickness with the sailors. The transition from combat zone to civilian life is usually challenging enough- and the first year of law school is a tough way to start it out- but Donny found that his 1L year at OSU Moritz actually helped ease the transition for him. Donny is currently interested in Labor and Employment Law, an interest that springs from his Human Resource work in the Navy, but he is also very interested in the education system in Ohio. Donny chose OAPCS for his summer internship because he is excited about helping to review and organize the Ohio Revised Code to make sure that charter schools can ensure their compliance with regulations. When he’s not at OAPCS, he will be spending his summer with his wife Jenny, a health and benefits actuarial consultant at AON, at their home in Dublin.
Lindsay Nichols
And then there’s me. I just might be the only intern who studied English (specifically, British Modernism) and History of Art (Modern Art) at the Ohio State University. I graduated recently, in 2009, and spent the intervening time working at The Princeton Review and with the Upward Bound Program (OSU Chapter), two experiences which I credit with forming my interest in education. I also attended a private charter school, Discovery School, in my hometown of Mansfield, Ohio for my elementary education. It was a formative educational experience that fueled my life-long love of learning. I, too, started my first year at OSU Moritz College of Law this past August. The best part of law school is being able to meet talented, dynamic fellow law students from a variety of different backgrounds. The worst part was the feeling that outlining would never end. I’m excited to have the opportunity to work with OAPCS this summer to learn more about charter schools, and the legal side of school choice movement. I’m also very much looking forward to helping OAPCS write a paper for presentation at a conference in November. In my spare time, I’m hoping to rekindle my love affair with running, which got sadly neglected during 1L year as well as work on my reading list of Modern novels (first up? The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man). If all goes well, I’ll be able to discuss Stephen Dedalus before or after (not during) the Columbus Half Marathon this October!
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OAPCS Membership News
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Associate Membership is Growing: Newest Members
Massa Financial Solutions, LLC
You have invested so much time, effort and money to start your new charter school and you will do whatever it takes to ensure its overall success. Next to academic success, it is no secret that an independent charter school also needs to ensure that it achieves financial success. As noted in a recent study of charter school closures across the country, the reason why most charter schools closed their doors was due to FINANCES! So why risk a sudden end to the dream of running your own charter school simply because you didn’t have a strong financial management system in place to give you the warning signs? Only excellence in every aspect of financial operation: Accounting, Budgeting, Analysis and Audits will allow you to keep things on course and let you know when adjustments need to be made. If you are a charter school leader and are not currently receiving this kind of timely and essential financial information, it is time for a change.
Signature Learning Resources, Inc.
At Signature Learning Resources we are able to offer your school the highest quality professionals in speech-language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, special education, counseling, and professional development. We can assist your school in developing and executing a successful special education and/or related therapy service program while holding paramount the educational needs of the child. We are truly committed to the diverse population of individuals we serve, helping people reach their maximum potential…and realize their dreams.
School Insurance Consultants
School Insurance Consultants (SIC) is the only fully service consulting firm in the state of Ohio for property, liability and fleet insurance. We currently represent 100+ schools in 30 counties and are growing. Six of those being Charter schools. We are not insurance agents who sell insurance and work for an insurance company. We are consultants who are hired by the schools to represent them. We do not replace your current insurance agent. We work with your agent on your behalf. For our six Charter School clients we reduced their annual premium an average of 67%. More importantly we made sure that they were properly insured since in all six cases none of the schools had the proper coverages to protect them from financial loss. Over the years that we have represented OH Schools we have reduced their overall premium over $4,000,000 and improved their coverages. Most importantly, we have provided our clients peace of mind knowing that not only are they properly insured but that they have the most extensive, most comprehensive coverages available in the insurance market place today exclusive to our Group.
For a small annual fee we will perform the following services:
1. An in depth coverage review that informs you as to whether or not you are properly insured, either over insured or under insured, as well as if you have the necessary coverages in place. As we mentioned, to date, we have found that no school, especially JVS’s, have been properly insured prior to being our client.
2. We will take you to market for competitive quotes from three to four different insurance companies as part of our 100+ client Buying Group. The coverages in our bid specifications are the most comprehensive in the state and exclusive to our clients. It is a buying group not a pooled program. All schools have there own policies, coverages and limits.
3. We do not replace your current agent since they represent the insurance company and we represent you.
4. We will negotiate all the quotes on your behalf to ensure that you are receiving the very best coverages at the best market prices.
5. We will create an apples-to-apples comparison on a detailed spreadsheet so that you can clearly see all the bids each company submitted.
6. Then, as your consultants, we will make a recommendation as to which program we feel best suits the needs of your operation. Of course, it will be your final decision of which program to choose.
7. Finally, we will continue to be there for you on a 24/7/365 day basis for any and all insurance questions, certificate of insurance, claims coordinating and risk management.
K-12 School Furniture Auction!
Mike Reindel of Reindel Auction Service
Leipsic school :June 4th 2011 9:00 AM
View @ auctionzip.com & click on Reindel Auction Service
K thru 12 school desks ,teacher desk, four wheel carts, Game Time playground Equipment, file cabinets & closets, overhead projector, computers, etc.
OAPCS is now on Twitter, be sure to follow us to receive the latest news and updates!
Please contact Jennifer Wall at jwall@oapcs.org or at (614) 744-2266 ext. 205 to become a Parent Member or for any other membership questions.
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OAPCS Welcomes a New Board Member - Mr. Steve Burigana
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Steve Burigana is currently CEO of Resource Network, Inc. Prior to that he was Chief Operating Office for the Ohio Department of Education, largely responsible for overseeing data services, fiscal services, human resources, information technology, communications and customer service; and, Steve at one time was responsible for the department’s Office of Community Schools. Steve served as an elected school board member of the Grandview Heights City School District, a member of the eTech Commission, and as a member of the Educational Management Information System Advisory Council. Steve also served as the COO of the Industrial Commission of Ohio. Steve attended Notre Dame University and holds business and technology degrees from Franklin University.
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Ohio Assessment Data is Rolling In: Make Sure Your Data is Correct in EMIS!
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OGT results have been publicly posted on the ODE website. Rescores and verifications for Spring 2011 OGT will be collected in TIDE May 16–June 27. There will be a $25 charge for processing each request, unless it results in a score change. OAA results are to be ready for download on June 15, 2011, and hard copy results should be available June 30, 2011. Districts are responsible for reporting their results to the statewide EMIS system. Over the years, we’ve seen a number of schools make significant data reporting errors. It is critical that test data and other items such as disadvantaged rate, teacher salary, attendance, etc., be correctly submitted. Transparency is increasing and we want to see charters get the full benefit of their hard work throughout the year. If you are interested in having a third-party review of your EMIS data so that you can gain peace of mind prior to final submission, please contact Jenny Wall or Marianne Lombardo at (614) 744-2266.
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Ohio Center For Law-Related Education Offers Great Opportunities For Ohio Students
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On May 25th, students from elementary schools all over Ohio competed in the We The People competition held at the Fawcett Center in Columbus. The students spoke on topics such as the Philadelphia Convention and voting and then responded to questions on the topics. OAPCS staff and interns judged the students. To the delight of the students, Brutus the Buckeye made a special appearance at the event. As pictured, he helped Skylar de Jong, a first-year law student and intern for OAPCS, calculate scores.
We The People is a nationally-acclaimed instructional program on the history and principles of constitutional democracy for elementary, middle, and high school students offered by the Ohio Center for Law-Related Education (OCLRE). The program is aligned with Ohio academic content standards for English and Social Studies. Judges at the showcases and competitions include professionals from the legal and education communities who provide educators with feedback on aspects of student performance like understanding, reasoning, responsiveness, and participation. To find out more about how to get your schools involved in this program or others offered, including Mock Trial, visit www.oclre.org, or contact the program coordinator, Tim Kalgreen at tkalgreen@oclre.org.
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Ohio Innovative Learning Environments, August 1-5, 2011
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Co-sponsored by ODE, Hilliard City Schools and the ESC of Central Ohio, this five-day conference provides an opportunity for educators to learn global perspectives and share innovative learning and leadership practice. Each day offers a blend of international and local expert keynotes as well as practical classroom breakout sessions. Keynotes include: Ian Jukes, Andy Hargreaves, Dylan Wiliam, Will Richardson, Robyn Jackson, Sara Kajder and many more that can be found in the Ohio ILE conference brochure. Cost is $30 per day or $99 for the entire week. Teachers may receive up to two $100 daily stipends to attend the days of their choice. Contact hours or Ashland University graduate credit options available. Location: Hilliard Bradley High School, Hilliard, Ohio. Registration at sandy.denney or (614) 542.4111.
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Coley Replaces Cates in Ohio Senate
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By Kevin Stanek
On May 24, 2011 William P. Coley, II (R-Liberty Twp.) became the newest member of the Ohio State Senate. Sen. Coley replaces Gary Cates and will represent Ohio’s 4th Senate District, which covers all of Butler County in Southwest Ohio. Prior to his nomination, Sen. Coley was in his fourth term as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. He will serve as a member of the Senate Education Committee, chaired by Sen. Peggy Lehner.
A strong proponent for charter schools, Sen. Coley has been heavily involved in education issues. Most notably, Sen. Coley sponsored an amendment to 2007-2008 biennium budget to create an online educational clearinghouse. Originally under the authority of eTech Ohio, the clearinghouse is now being developed and housed by the Ohio Board of Regents as the Distance Learning Clearinghouse (DLC). The DLC allows students of varying levels from across the state to access educational content and courses. Its purpose is to breakdown the barriers of a traditional bricks and mortar school by expanding available curriculum. For his efforts on this project, Sen. Coley was awarded the eTech Ohio 2008 Robert R. Cupp Legislative Award. He has also spoke at the 2009 National Summit on Education Reform, the annual forum of the Foundation for Excellence in Education and serves on the group’s Digital Learning Council.
Sen. Coley resides in Liberty Township with his wife Carolyn. He is an attorney at Strauss and Troy in Cincinnati.
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CPA Balloon Launch Raises Awareness for National Missing Children's Day
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By Skylar de Jong
On May 25th, the Columbus Preparatory Academy (CPA), held their annual balloon launch in recognition of National Missing Children’s Day. The event both raises awareness of those children currently missing and warns students of kidnapping dangers. Principal Carr began by welcoming OAPCS’ very own Jennifer Wall, who praised CPA for their academic success as well as their contributions to National Missing Children’s Day. Brent Currence, manager of the Missing Persons Unit, followed Jennifer’s remarks with some safety tips students could use to prevent being kidnapped (see below). The event then moved outside, where each child was given a balloon to launch. Attached to each balloon was the name of a missing child and the date they went missing. Principal Carr challenged the students to send their hopes and wishes that the missing children, whose names they held, would be found when they released their balloons. CPA provided a fun and respectful event which helped raise awareness among the students and the community about missing children.
Some of the safety tips recommended include:
• Make sure children know their full name and address.
• Children should know how, and when, to call 911.
• When home alone, kids should keep doors locked and not open the door for anyone.
• Know how your child is able to access the Internet – at home and elsewhere.
• Practice “what if” situations. For example, “What if you fell off your bike and needed help?”
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Bullying and Civil Rights: An Overview of School Districts' Federal Obligation to Respond to Harassment
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A webinar hosted by the Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention
June 3, 2011 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
Note: You must register for the webinar. Click here to register.
For registration questions, contact Michelle Duhart-Tonge at MDuhart-Tonge@nttac.org or 703-225-2103.
Participants will gain or enhance their understanding of the following:
• When bullying triggers obligations under federal anti-discrimination laws
What conduct constitutes harassment (including the type of conduct and protected classes) and Examples of harassment
• The obligation of school districts to respond to allegations of harassment in a prompt, thorough, and effective manner
Examples of appropriate and inappropriate responses
• What to do if the harassment continues
Resources available through the Departments of Education and Justice
Submit questions for the webinar panel by May 20th to Deb Temkin Deborah.Temkin@ed.gov.
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Sal Khan Academy - Free Online Classroom Lessons and Assessments
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In his testimony to the House Budget Committee, Bob Sommers, Director of the Governor’s Office of 21st Century Education, talked about the Sal Khan Academy. The Sal Khan Academy is an online resource — http://www.khanacademy.org — providing thousands of FREE lessons in Algebra, Biology, Chemistry, Humanities, and other subjects. Mr. Sommers notes this site as an example of how online learning and shared resources will benefit Ohio’s schools and schoolchildren. Check out this awesome resource and share with your teachers!
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OAPCS Awarded Walton Family Foundation Performance Management Grant to Increase Services to Schools
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OAPCS is pleased to announce that it has been awarded start-up funding to expand services to Ohio’s charter schools. This seed money provides OAPCS with the critical resources needed to support and increase high-quality charter school options in Ohio. Ohio charter schools can benefit in several key areas:
New School Development: Similar to work in other state charter school organizations across the nation, OAPCS will offer modules containing key information needs for new school developers. Modules will include topics and resource referrals in the following areas:
• Orientation to Ohio Community Schools
• Ohio Charter Laws, Policies, and Ethics
• Charter School Governing Boards
• Understanding School Finance, Fundraising, and Sustainability
• Educational Program Design, Including Assessment, Special Education, and Accountability
• Charter School Facilities and Operations
• Human Resources: Staffing for Success
• Selecting and Implementing a SIS and Understanding SOES and EMIS
• Dealing with the Media and Promoting Community Engagement
• Implementing Performance Management Frameworks and Tools
• The Charter School Contract
Services can be packaged or a la carte – providing for those brand new to charter schools, and those perhaps already in operation but seeking reinforcement.
Student Assessment for Achievement: OAPCS is in contract negotiations with two companies with proven success, yet new to the Ohio school market – Illuminate Education’s “Data and Assessment” and Intel-Assess. Through an extensive vetting process, we have found a cost-effective, web-based, state-of-the-art solution that we believe can help schools and teachers manage student performance data and easily move data into analysis. Data and Assessment allows schools to integrate results from all types of test instruments: state, vendor, and classroom-created. Reports provide information on student growth to standards and content clusters. Schools can choose to add Intel-Asses, which is a standards-aligned formative assessment bank with “rationales” that explain why a child answered a question wrong. The GradeCam software replaces expensive scanners, allowing instant scoring, recording, and reporting. These tools provide immediate feedback to inform next steps, analyze trends, and shape curriculum. OAPCS will provide implementation support and curriculum and assessment coaching and data teams facilitation to participating schools.
Additionally, we will undertake an effort to build consensus on Ohio’ Charter School Quality Indicators. Our goal is to work in partnership with school leaders from all types of Ohio’s charter schools, along with the CREDO staff from Stanford University, to operationalize the Building Charter School Quality (BCSQ) Framework. BCSQ is endorsed by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) and the National Association for Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), and provides a way for schools to internally measure how they are doing in the areas of academics (student achievement, student progress over time, postsecondary readiness and student engagement), and operations (financial performance and sustainability, board performance and stewardship, and parent and community engagement).
We are seeking talented and enthusiastic staff to join our Performance Management team. Position descriptions are posted on the OAPCS website. Cover letters and resumes should be sent to resumes@oapcs.org. If your school is interested in learning more about the performance management products and services we will be offering, please contact Marianne Lombardo at mlombardo@oapcs.org.
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OSU Summer Economic Workshop for High School Students
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Play Games. Learn Economics. Get Paid.
What: One-day workshop on “experimental economics” at Ohio State for high-school students.
When: Monday, June 27, 2011 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. OR Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Please specify for which of the two dates you are available. Parking & lunch will be provided.)
Where: Arps Hall Room 318, 1945 N. High Street, Ohio State Campus, Columbus, OH 43210
Who: Any local high-school student currently in their freshman, sophomore, or junior year. Economics isn’t just about GDP and interest rates… it’s also about how to bid in an auction, the best way to sell a used car, why people give money to charities, optimal strategies for small businesses, and even how to use stock prices to predict the future! Over the last 40 years, economists have used laboratory experiments with real people to understand how these economic interactions work.
Professor Paul J. Healy invites YOU to come to Ohio State’s campus for a one-day workshop where you’ll play economic “games” in our research laboratory, learn about current topics in economics and “game theory”, and — best of all — get paid based on how well you play! Earnings will be between $40 and $100 per person, depending on performance. You’ll also get a taste of what life is like in a college classroom … and maybe even discover your future career!
How to Apply:
Apply to Professor Paul Healy by email to healy.52@osu.edu or by “snail mail” to:
Professor Paul J. Healy
OSU Department of Economics
Arps Hall, Room 410
Columbus, OH 43210
Please include the following information:
1. Your name (first & last)
2. Your school
3. Your current year for 2010 – 2011 (freshman, sophomore, or junior; no graduating seniors please)
4. Contact information: Your email address OR a phone number OR both.
5. For which of the two dates you are available (6/27 or 6/28), and if you prefer one or the other.
6. A copy of your high school transcript (it doesn’t need to be an official copy)
Applications must be received by Friday, June 3rd at 5:00 p.m.
Questions? Contact Professor Healy at (614) 247-8876 or by email at healy.52@osu.edu
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