Charter School Presentation

How School Leaders and Authorizers Can Work Together to Ensure Student Success

Dr. Kia Sweeney Scott & Dr. M. Tricia Phillip-Magee

Session Objectives

Participants will discuss collaborative practices for authorizers and school leaders in order to achieve ultimate student success.

Participants will discuss challenges they face when trying to collaborate with authorizers or charter school leaders.

Participants will identify one strategy they will implement in their district to achieve ultimate student success.

Our District

43 Charter Schools

• 16,161

202 Traditional Schools

• 214,188

Special / Alternative Schools/ Other

• 13,535

OCPS Charter School Historical Grades

Building a Strong Foundation between Charter Schools and the District

Cooperation

Communication

Collaboration

Communication

• Communicate often
• Monthly Principals’ Meeting
• Deputy Superintendent’s Newsletter
• Charter Principals list serve
• Site visits
• Encourage problem-solving efforts with departments

What are some of the communication challenges you encounter in your district?

Your turn

Cooperation

• Application Process
• New and renewals
• Technical Assistance
• Visits and face to face interviews
• Board interviews
• Summer Boot Camp offered

Collaboration

• Departmental Support
• Assigned personnel attends monthly Leads Meetings
• HR
• Finance
• Grants
• ESE
• Certification
• IT
• Mental Health

What are some of the collaborative efforts in place in your district?

Framework for Successful District Charter Collaboration

Set Clear Goals

Create Conditions for Success

Strong Collaboration

Celebrate Success

Celebrate Success

Create Conditions for Success

Strong Collaboration

Anticipate Challenges

Clear Goals

• Concerted efforts to make this a partnership and positive relationship

• All stakeholders should be mindful that both groups share a common goal of educating children
• Student success
• Narrowing the achievement gaps

Create Conditions For Success

• Both Charter schools and districts need to dispel the misnomers and myths about their relationships

• State Statutes
• Charter contracts
• Administrative costs for districts
• Time to build trust do what we said we would do and back it up with results

Practical Experience From A New Principal

• Challenges
• Levels of support
• Lessons learned
• Advice to new Charter Principals

Discussion & Questions

Dr. Kia Sweeney-ScottOrange County Public Schools School ChoiceFACSA Member

Dr. M. Tricia Phillip-Magee Orange County Public Schools ESE Procedures FACSA Member