State of the Charter Report
Download 255.87 Kb.
|
- Navigate this page:
- NCLB Categories Overview
- Overview of Charter Attendance by Sub Groups
- Governance Operations Summary Page
- Governance Board (GB) Training Brief
- Performance Assessments
- Academic Performance Summary Page
- Amana , Fulton Sunshine , Main Street , Spalding Drive , Woodland
- Amana , Fulton Sunshine , KIPP SFA , Main Street , Spalding Drive , Woodland
- Amana , Fulton Science, Hapeville MS , KIPP SFA , Ridgeview, Sandy Springs
- Fulton Science Academy HS (TEACH), North Springs , Riverwood
- 1. Liquidity Ratio compares a charter school’s assets (what they “own”) to liabilities (what they “owe”).
- Amana FSA HS FSA MS
Attendance Fundamentals
NCLB Categories Overview
Poverty Levels Overview
Of the 62 elementary schools* in order of lowest poverty level:
*KIPP SFA serves 5th grade but the relative numbers are so small in the overall system that they were not included in this analysis. Of the 24 middle schools in order of lowest poverty level:
Of the 18 high schools in order of lowest poverty level:
Overview of Charter Attendance by Sub Groups 
Overview of Charter Free and Reduced Lunch Percentages 
Governance Operations Summary Page Charter law allows school systems to delegate certain specific responsibilities to local governing bodies as specified by the charter contract. According to O. C. G. A. 20-2-2062: "School level governance" means decision-making authority in:
While Local School Advisory Councils (LSAC) may advise the principal, Governing Boards retain true authority to establish school policy. New this year, FCS has started conducting training for governing board members to assist them in this important task. In September, 68 governing board members attended a five hour workshop held at North Springs Charter High School. The topics covered included: Governance Theory Charter Law Financial Practices Performance Assessments A follow up survey will be conducted in January to ask participants about the usefulness of the material presented. The intervening three months timeframe was to allow the governing boards time to discuss the concepts presented and review their internal operations as they relate to the training material.
Governance Board (GB) Training Brief The entire workshop presentation is available from the FCS Charter Department. However, the summary learnings of each of the four topics covered are as follows: Governance Theory
Charter Law
Financial Practices
Performance Assessments
Academic Performance Summary Page Charter schools are required to meet or exceed the same academic expectations as typical schools, are held accountable under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), and are required to participate in all state mandated tests. Additional nationally normed tests such at the ITBS or the Terra Nova can be selected by the charter governing body. FCS requires that charters also compare their student performance to similar typical school performance. FCS has included the charter schools in our Value Added Framework (VAF) and that report was given to all governing boards in September. The individual reports for each school in FCS are also already available to the FCBOE. Therefore, to avoid repetition, this report compares charter school academic performance on the national normed ITBS to typical FCS schools with similar poverty levels in the “high stakes” grades of third, fifth, and eighth grades. Since not every student must take the national Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Testing (ACT), the scores of the GHSGT will be analyzed for the eleventh grade. The Value Added Report reflects the EOCT scores; this analysis is a separate and distinct measure. There exists a very strong relationship between poverty levels in a school and overall school performance on standardized tests. A trend line on the attached charts indicates the expected performance levels of a school as predicted by the poverty level in the school. Analysis for each of the “high stakes” grades follows: ITBS Grade Three
Color Code: Amana, Fulton Sunshine, Main Street, Spalding Drive, Woodland 
Color Code: Amana, Fulton Sunshine, Main Street, Spalding Drive, Woodland Color Code: Amana, Fulton Sunshine, Main Street, Spalding Drive, Woodland
Color Code: Amana, Fulton Sunshine, KIPP SFA, Main Street, Spalding Drive, Woodland 
Color Code: Amana, Fulton Sunshine, KIPP SFA, Main Street, Spalding Drive, Woodland   
Color Code: Amana, Fulton Sunshine, KIPP SFA, Main Street, Spalding Drive, Woodland 
ITBS Grade Eight
Color Code: Amana, Fulton Science, Hapeville MS, KIPP SFA, Ridgeview, Sandy Springs 
GHSGT* Grade Eleven
*The GHSGT will be phased out by the GADOE in two years. ** The Writing test indicated is in a 90 to 100 scale.
Color Code: Fulton Science Academy HS (TEACH), North Springs, Riverwood 
Color Code: Fulton Science Academy HS (TEACH), North Springs, Riverwood 
Color Code: Fulton Science Academy HS (TEACH), North Springs, Riverwood  
Financial Assessment Start Up Charters FCS start up charter schools are required to submit financial statements every month and their Annual Audit each October 1. This is the first year of operation for both Main Street Academy and Fulton Sunshine Academy. They will be audited next year, but, as of this writing, do not have financial information which can be included in this analysis. The May 2009 report from the National Consensus Panel on Charter School Operational Quality sponsored in part by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers indicated the Liquidity, Sustainability, and Occupancy Expenses were useful measures of a charter schools’ financial performance. Based on feedback from board members as well as the as the October 2010 charter case study from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, a Debt – Asset measure has also been included. 1. Liquidity Ratio compares a charter school’s assets (what they “own”) to liabilities (what they “owe”). The charter’s total assets less their total liability as a percentage of their total expenses calculates the liquidity ration in the below table. A school with a high liquidity ratio is better able to raise additional capital, either through selling off or borrowing, against its assets. Since the December 2009 report:
Directory: divisions -> acd -> supportserv -> Documents divisions -> 450 Main Street #207 Pleasanton, California 94566 divisions -> California state university, long beach college of the arts department of theatre arts divisions -> Draft initial Entry Training For An Army at War The United States Army is An Army at War divisions -> Uavs – Sensors, Platforms, and Applications Wednesday, November 19, 2008 divisions -> Basics of Radiation – Field [Transcript] Documents -> Ged class programs atlanta Technical College acd -> Board of education linda Schultz, President Linda McCain, Vice President Download 255.87 Kb. Share with your friends:
|
