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What are charter schools?
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Charter schools are nonsectarian public schools that operate
with freedom from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public
schools. The "charter"
establishing each such school is a performance contract detailing the school's
mission, program, goals, students served, methods of assessment, and ways to
measure success. The length of time
for which charters are granted varies, but most are granted for 3-5 years.
At the end of the term, the entity granting the charter may renew the
school's contract. Charter schools
are accountable to their sponsor – usually a state or local school board –
to produce positive academic results and adhere to the charter contract.
The basic concept of charter schools is that they exercise
increased autonomy in return for this accountability. They are accountable for both academic results and fiscal
practices to several groups: the sponsor that grants them, the parents who
choose them, and the public that funds them.
Oregon’s
Public Charter School Legislation (Senate Bill 100 and House Bill 2550) was
passed in May 1999 to encourage the creation of new innovative and more flexible
ways of educating children within the public school system.
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