What is a Charter School?
A charter school is a public school that is organized differently than traditional district public schools. A charter public school is governed by an independent school board whose only focus and responsibility is that particular school. This allows charter schools to be hyper-responsive to the needs of students and families enrolled in them. In exchange for this independence and freedom, charter schools operate under contracts (or “charters”) that allow them to be closed or replaced for failing to reach specific academic and non-academic goals, or for failing to operate in a responsible manner. Charter schools are public schools, they are free and open to all students in the districts where they operate, and are accountable for specific results.
A charter school is a school that has a specific mandate over and above the basic Alberta curriculum. Charter schools are designed to provide students and their parents with more choice in education to better serve their needs. Charter schools provide an opportunity to demonstrate innovative education.The province of Alberta, as stipulated in the School Act (Section 3, Paragraph 32), provides for the Minister to allow a charter school if there is sufficient evidence that the current programs from other local school districts are unable to meet the needs of the population to be served by the charter school. Charter schools in Alberta are publicly-funded institutions, they are not private schools but public schools funded by the provincial government.Charter schools are able to register and educate students from outside a normally defined catchment areas or boundary. New Horizons School is focused on the education of the gifted student, and will accept students from any area who are will
A charter schools is a public school which operates according to specific guidelines stated in its charter, and is tuition-free, non-sectarian, and independent of most state programs and initiatives to allow for innovation and a focus on its specific educational goals. The ASD’s charter is posted on this web site. More information on charter schools in New Hampshire is available from a number of sources, including the New Hampshire Center for School Reform and the New Hampshire Chartered Public School Association.
A charter school is a public school that is organized by a group of teachers, community members, or parents and is sponsored by an existing public school board. Charter schools are different from other public schools in important ways. The charter school has control over its curriculum, management of the school, and the budget. Funding for charter schools is provided through state and local revenues. For more information about charter schools, please visit http:// www.uscharterschools.org/pub/uscs_docs/index.
A charter school is a public school that operates independently of the district board of education under a charter granted by the Commissioner. Once the charter is approved and established, the school is managed by a Board of Trustees with status as a public agent authorized by the State Board of Education to supervise and control the school. A charter school is a corporate entity with all the powers needed to carry out its charter program.
