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Parental Involvement

• Parents are encouraged to become involved in their child's education.
• Parents are “Partners in Learning.”
• Parents may volunteer their time in and outside of the classroom in school activities.

Safe and Caring Environments

• Charter schools create small, safe and nurturing environments.
• Charter schools provide innovative ways of teaching, making learning fun, challenging, and stimulating for their students.
• Charter school students feel confident in themselves.
• Charter schools respect individual differences and learning styles.

Accountability and Improvement

• Charter schools are driving change in schools nationwide.
• Charter schools offer new choices in public education.
• Charter schools routinely measure parent approval and student progress. They must respond with proven success to the New Jersey Dept. of Education, parents, policymakers and their communities.
• Charter schools represent quality educational reform and innovation.
• Charter schools focus on the students, giving them renewed hope and new opportunities to maximize their education.

*The CSRC acknowledges Red Bank Charter School's Dissemination Grant for providing the above information.

*Here are some questions you can ask the staff at a charter school*

Goals:

What are the goals of this school? What strategies are you using to accomplish those goals?

Standards:

What standards does the school have for each grade? Can you provide some examples of what will be taught in my child’s grade? Does the school offer challenging work for all students, or just a select-few? Does what’s being taught in the school match with New Jersey’s standards?

Teachers:

What are the backgrounds of the teachers in this school? How does the school measure and reward teacher success? What is done about teachers who do not meet the school’s expectations?

Miscellaneous:

How is this school different from other public schools in the district? What is the culture and environment of the school like? Does it fit my child's needs? How many students have left to attend other schools (student mobility rate)? Will the school be in this same location next year? What is the school's financial situation like and it's longer-term viability? Has the school eve been on probation?