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New Jersey Charter School Resource Center
Growing and Sustaining your Legacy of Choice in New Jersey
a program of the Center for Effective School Practices
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The mission of the New Jersey Charter School Resource Center (CSRC) is to help organizers and operators create and sustain high quality public schools of choice. No other organization in the state is committed to this singular focus. The CSRC supports educational reform and innovation by helping charter school organizers work through the challenges of designing and operating a public charter school. At every stage of school development--planning, proposal, approval, and operation--the CSRC provides information, resources, and technical assistance. Through workshops, statewide conferences, and site visits, the CSRC assists charter school planners and operators, introduces regional participants to experienced educational leaders, and highlights exemplary schools.
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Charter School Application Development Institute - Saturday, February 16, 2008
This full-day session scheduled for Saturday, February 16th is for applicants submitting charter proposals March 31, 2008.
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"How charter schools help New Jersey's children"- Op Ed by Heather Ngoma
LAST MONTH the nation embarked on a campaign for justice that resulted in Don Imus being fired from his talk radio show for racist and sexist comments about the Rutgers Women's Basketball team. Shortly after, hip-hop artists were threatened with censorship for their use of inappropriate words when referring to blacks and women.
While Imus's remarks and some hip-hop lyrics are problematic, dealing with these individual incidents of injustice will hardly bring about transformational changes needed in our nation. Institutional challenges like educational justice should be our priority. Let us be reminded of this as we nationally recognize charter schools this month.
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2007 Charter School Facility Finance Landscape
The Educational Facilities Financing Center (EFFC) of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is pleased to announce publication of the "2007 Charter School Facility Finance Landscape," an updated and expanded mapping survey of public and nonprofit financing programs for charter school facilities across the nation.
With support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, over a nine-month period the EFFC conducted extensive research and interviews with 150 individuals. The 2007 Landscape includes descriptions of financing products and geographic markets for 25 private nonprofit providers active in the sector and two public-private partnerships in Indianapolis and Massachusetts. Public initiatives are also detailed, including descriptions of two grant programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education, four other financing programs administered by diverse federal agencies and state-level grant, loan and credit enhancement programs in the 41 jurisdictions with a charter law. The report includes all available website and statutory references, with active links in the electronic version.
The 2007 Landscape will serve as a roadmap for individual charter schools as they strive to finance their buildings and as a policy guide for those interested in helping to rationalize the sector and develop more equitable funding for charter school facilities. This publication can be downloaded electronically by clicking the "read more" link. To request a hard copy of this report, please contact the EFFC at effc@lisc.org.
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New Charter School Publication - Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The Education Commission of the States (ECS) announces the release of the Education Leadership Policy Toolkit, a comprehensive online toolkit that provides information on effective education leadership policies and practices. The toolkit was created through the generous support of MetLife Foundation and is designed to provide information to state policymakers and school district leaders -- as well as principals and teachers -- with the goal of increasing leadership capacity in schools, districts and states. Information on the site was gathered and synthesized from a series of case studies conducted around the nation in districts with strong student learning, often in challenging contexts. The Education Leadership Policy Toolkit organizes information into eight key categories that represent the common leadership factors in all the studied districts: Vision, Governance, Relationships, Culture, Human Development, Instruction, Evaluation and Resource Allocation. Within each category, users can find example policies and practices, recommendations and key elements of effective leadership at three different levels: state, district and school. Additional resources for each leadership factor are provided as well. Additionally, the site features case studies on the challenges and successes of three different districts: Boston; National City, Calif.; and Memphis, Tenn. Each case study features the perspective from a teacher, a principal and the district superintendent about how change was implemented, and what conditions and beliefs are essential for effective and successful leadership. The toolkit provides online audio clips of interviews with a teacher, principal and superintendent from each district.
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Commissioner Davy Approves 6 Charter School Applications- January 17, 2007
Scheduled to open this September are: Community Charter School of Paterson, in Paterson, Passaic County; Mercer Arts Charter High School, serving students in six communities in Mercer County; and Pride Academy, serving three communities in Essex County. Applications approved for schools opening in 2008 are: The Burch Charter School of Excellence in Irvington, Essex County; Camden’s Pride Charter School in Camden, Camden County; and Capital Preparatory Charter High School, serving two communities in Mercer County.
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New Charter School Publication
The U.S. Department of Education recently released this guide that profiles eight charter secondary schools. The schools included in the guide were chosen in 2005 from over 400 charter high schools that were meeting academic targets under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and closing achievement gap by holding students to high academic standards. To be considered, the schools must have graduated at least one cohort of students and have data to show that, for the most part, students were moving on to post-secondary education or employment. This guide features New Jersey's very own North Star Academy Charter School located in Newark, New Jersey.
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Commission Davy Announces 12 Charter School Renewals
Commissioner of Education Lucille E. Davy has announced that she has renewed the charters for 12 charter schools for a second five-year term.
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Foundation Academy Charter School
“The staff of the Resource Center has always been available to listen to our challenges and help in very concrete ways. Developing a charter school is a challenging and trying experience, but our team never felt that we were taking on this challenge alone. We were always confident that the Charter School Resource Center was ready and willing to help.” - Ronald Brady, Co-Founder
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Central Jersey College Prep Charter School
“We also appreciate your openness and your prompt answers to our questions. You were always the first resource we would consult when we had a question. The CSRC is a great resource for charter school developers. We look forward to benefiting from the CSRC while we open and operate the Central Jersey College Prep Charter School.”-Mehmet Ozhabes, Founder
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Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School
“Thank you for having the sincere desire to see us succeed and give birth to the Adelaide L. Sanford Charter School. Your time honored council has been priceless.” -Fredrica Bey, Executive Director
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ECO Charter School
“NJCSRC has been at the center of my school development efforts, connecting me with research to support my school design plans and facilitating for extensive reviews of my application. NJCSRC has truly distinguished itself as a service provider that is committed to hands-on support, flexible service delivery and high quality technical assistance.”-Anotinette Dendtler, Founder and Head of School
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