Charter Schools and Special Education by Kelsie Stapley https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah Every Child Needs a School Of Fish to Call Home en-us 2018-01-26 00:23:27 UTC 2026-02-11 22:54:03 UTC hello@padlet.com Charter Schools and Inclusion kstapley88 https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/237732440 Are charter schools better at inclusion in the general classroom than public schools? Why or why not is this the case?]]> 2018-03-03 21:06:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/237732440 Charter School Facts kstapley88 https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/237732696 This website has links to each states charter school policies. Look at the policies for Utah and at least 2 other states. What similarities and differences do you see in the policies? Are there any gaps in the policies you think should be included?]]> 2018-03-03 21:10:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/237732696 Leaving Students with Special Needs Behind kstapley88 https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/237733311 Are charter schools "killing public schools" and leaving students with special needs behind in the process?  Is this a national issue or a state to state issue?]]> 2018-03-03 21:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/237733311 Every Student Succeeds Act and its impact on special education in charter schools kstapley88 https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/237736867 These are the slides from a webinar  in July 2016 presented by the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools. You can watch the webinar on YouTube if you would like to get more detail. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e2UreRulBc
Presentation: What Every Student Succeeds Act provisions will impact special education in the charter sector? 
Your thoughts: Do you think the provisions will benefit students with special needs in charter school environments?]]> 2018-03-03 22:08:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/237736867 What are Charter Schools? kstapley88 https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/237738678 Before we can discuss charter schools and special education, we need to understand the what makes a school a charter school. What do you think they are? After reading the NPR statement, did your initial predictions match the definition of a charter school? Are they the same thing as a private school?]]> 2018-03-03 22:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/237738678 Charter Schools and Accountability kstapley88 https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/237869283 This note from the June 2017 issue of the Columbia Law Review discusses legal considerations for charter schools regarding special education. Are charter schools held as accountable as traditional public schools with regard to policies and procedures concerning students with special needs? Why?

]]> 2018-03-04 23:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/237869283 lisaboneck https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/238964850 I wanted to share this clip in response to Kelsey's article, "Just What is a Charter School anyway?" This clip gives further support to the article.

]]> 2018-03-07 01:26:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/238964850 One parents experience with Charter schools alexandra38 https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/238998186 I'm curious to see what people think about this. I am in shock that these students were treated badly in the charter school system. I liked that this parents said that we have to focus on the students rather than the scores. 

]]> 2018-03-07 04:45:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/238998186 andieweight https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/239246800 This article is from the Utah Board of Education's charter school information page. I thought it helped to clarify some important questions individuals may have.]]> 2018-03-07 16:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/239246800 Creaming SamCress https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/239293786 This video talks about rumors regarding creaming and weeding out difficult kids. I think this has been brought up in multiple responses from multiple people and I think it's an important concept to talk about. What do you think the answer is? Is creaming existent and to what level?]]> 2018-03-07 17:44:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/239293786 Should Charter Schools Be Expected to serve all students? cas_fras0 https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/239333267 I really like this article in that it discusses plainly how charter schools help students with disabilities.

]]> 2018-03-07 18:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/239333267 Gateway Preparatory Academy andieweight https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/239493984 Here is the charter application and bylaws for a local charter school that is in Enoch.

]]> 2018-03-08 03:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/239493984 jennifermckenzie1 https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/239930972 2018-03-08 21:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/239930972 Discipline and Charter Schools jennifermckenzie1 https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/239931077 Get ready to be shocked...or maybe not.]]> 2018-03-08 21:33:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/239931077 robeany2002 https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/239951390 I liked this video, it sounds like this could be a good resource for teachers working in a charter school in the DC area. Would be great to model in other areas as well]]> 2018-03-08 22:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/239951390 lindseylyman21 https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/240014524 I thought it was interesting to look at how to improve outcome for students with disabilities. After Kelsie's post on leaving students with special needs behind, I wanted to focus on preventing the problems occurring in charter schools.

]]> 2018-03-09 05:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/240014524 Know Your Rights rowdymiller https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/240024848 I found this little document super interesting. This is from the United States Department of Education and tells about the rights for students with disabilities is charter schools under Section 504 as well as IDEA. Although I know there are lots of documents to explain rights for parents and students, I found it interesting that they had this article just for charter schools What do you all think about it?]]> 2018-03-09 06:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/240024848 Toolkit for Charter School Authorizers AmandaLandt https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/240245286 This is a toolkit to help charter school authorizers meet the needs of students with disabilities. It covers a wide spectrum of crucial details, but pay close attention to pages 6 and 48-50 and tell me your thoughts. ]]> 2018-03-09 16:40:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kstapley88/3lpnp22u0dah/wish/240245286