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Slide #13 Bulleted list of Recommendations / Best Practices for Compliance

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Slide #13 Bulleted list of Recommendations / Best Practices for Compliance

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* Stay active in the current issue of school choice with policy makers.
* Research the different types of schools that are appealing to you and what they have to offer.
* Research curriculum and instruction for students based on the grade levels of your children.
* Take a tour of the school to see the difference between the culture and climate of the schools to see which school fits best with your child.
* Identify the laws behind school choice to see which one will apply to you and your school or choice.
* Make your voice heard by voting for the best fit for your family.

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This is helpful for anyone who wants to learn about the different types of school choice. This also includes information about the funding regarding these laws.
Types of School Choice. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/types-of-school-choice/.

https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/types-of-school-choice/

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(G) Standard 1.7. The educator shall comply with state regulations, written local school board policies, and other state and federal laws
Texas Educators Code of Ethics, §247.2 (G) Standard 1.7.
https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.TacPage?sl=R&app=9&p_dir=&p_rloc=&p_tloc=&p_ploc=&pg=1&p_tac=&ti=19&pt=7&ch=247&rl=2
This is regard to school choice because as an educator, it would be my responsibility to abide my the laws regarding school choice. This would mean that I would not be able to go against any laws that have passed regardless of my personal view.

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Slide #10 Local Administrative Law/Policy/Rule

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Slide #10 Local Administrative Law/Policy/Rule

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Examples of local administrative codes are student/staff handbooks and school policies. This also refers to private schools have different rules and regulations than public schools regarding attendance policies and schedules.

( Tex. Ed. Code, § 37.001 .)
http://www.austininternationalschool.org/school
life/attendance policy. cfm

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* This School Improvement law covers funding or grants for low performing schools.
* This is to ensure that students are receiving the best education regardless of the area they come from or the poverty rates.
* The government can provide funds for these schools due to low scores and to improve the education students are receiving.

School Improvement, 20 USC §6303.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/6303

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* Administrative law defines the daily operations of all Charter Schools.
* This provides another school of choice for students in Texas. * This also applies to the rules surrounding Texas charter schools that are implemented by the Texas Education Agency.
* There are different types of charter schools in Texas but most of them are open enrollment are run by a lottery.
19 Tex. Admin. Code §100.1001 et seq

http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter100/index.html

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* The U.S. Constitution protects its citizens from religious discrimination under the Free Exercise Clause of the First
Amendment (U.S. Const. amend. I.).
* But, the Establishment Clause, also in the First Amendment, seeks to keep church and state separate.

Church v. Bullock, 109 S.W. 115
(Tex.1908).

https://casetext.com/case/church-v-bullock

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* Power was given to the states to create their own public education system.
* Texas created their own in their constitution.
* Public education is provided for all children in Texas and it is free.
* This regards school choice as far as funding is concerned.
* Since the constitution states that there is a free public education, many will argue that if there is school choice, the do public funds pay for private education as well.

“A general diffusion of knowledge being essential to the preservation of the liberties and rights of the people, it shall be the duty of the legislature of the State to establish and make suitable provision for the support an maintenance of an efficient system of free public schools”
(Texas Const. Art. VII § 1).
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CN/htm/CN.7.htm

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*Betsy Devos has proposed a five billion dollar plan to push for educational freedom which stands for school choice.
*Public schools are upset since this brings charter schools to light and neglects the public schools.
*This proposal has faced critism since many have argued that this would hurt public schools financially and would take many resources from them.

Blad, E. (2019, November 18). Betsy DeVos Tests a Rhetorical Twist on 'School Choice'. Retrieved from https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/10/02/betsy-devos-tests-a-rhetorical-twist-on.html.

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/10/02/betsy-devos-tests-a-rhetorical-twist-on.html

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* Policy makers do not take transportation into consideration for school choice when a student wants to attend a school that is out of their city or county.
*Student records may become difficult for students to obtain if the student is moving from school to school.
*Data should be provided for parents to see if the school of their choice is helping their child's academic progress.

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/07/18/how-school-choice-is-about-to-fundamentally.html?cmp=eml-enl-eu-news2&M=%%MESSAGE_ID%%&U=%%CF_ICNACCOUNTNUMBER%%

Elgart, M. A., & Wheelan, B. S. (2019, February 20). How School Choice Is About to Fundamentally Change. Retrieved from https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/07/18/how-school-choice-is-about-to-fundamentally.html?cmp=eml-enl-eu-news2&M=%%MESSAGE_ID%%&U=%�_ICNACCOUNTNUMBER%%.

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This information included how school choice affects students and teachers. Parents were satisfied once their child was in a charter school because of the rigor and instruction they were receiving. However, teachers from public school settings felt more pressure competing with teachers from charter schools since that is where the students were heading.

http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/dec00/vol58/num04/-School-Choice-and-Lessons-Learned.aspx

Holloway, J. H. (n.d.). Research Link / School Choice and Lessons Learned. Retrieved from http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/dec00/vol58/num04/-School-Choice-and-Lessons-Learned.aspx.

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The topic of school choice is important to me because parents have the choice to bring their child to our charter school. At IDEA Public Schools, students come from public schools to learn about our school and receive the instruction that we provide. We aim to accept a maximum of 120 students in each grade level. This amount also helps with the funding we receive from the state.

Best Practices around School Choice

·         Regardless of choice, administrators and school officials should embrace school choice and support each other since the students should receive quality instruction according to what works for them.

·         There should be more choices for students to give them opportunities regardless of income.

·         Politicians are getting involved when the focus has left the students out of sight. We need to think about what is best for our students.

An emerging issue with school choice deals with the funding that comes with the students. Some public schools argue that they are losing their students to charter schools in the area. I can see how this is upsetting for them, however, the same can happen to use too. Expanding school choice in the United States would mean that schools would be working twice as hard to keep their students.

(Sylvia Mejia, Principal, IDEA Weslaco Academy)

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In my future role of a Principal, school choice would greatly affect my campus since I would want to make sure that parents would want their children at my campus. Understanding the different types of school choice would benefit me to be aware of what is available to students. My topic is School Choice and what is means for students in Texas.
My audience would be parents who are looking for the best fit for their family and what they law allows for this topic. This interests me because all my life, I was in a public school setting. My first teaching job was with a charter school. I see the differences and the similarities both provide and I wanted to look into the legal side of it.