Transforming Schools: Charter Schools as a Strategy for School Turnarounds
Presenters
Sarah Feldman (Primary)
Senior Research Associate
WestEd
Myrna Castrejón (Primary)
Senior Vice President for School Development and Support
California Charter Schools Association
Tim Wolf (Primary)
Chief Executive Officer
King-Chavez Public Schools
Description
As part of a series of WestEd-sponsored webinars related to education goals of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Sarah Feldman, Senior Research Associate in WestEd's Innovation Studies Program; Myrna Castrejón, Senior Vice President, Development and Support of the California Charter Schools Association; and Tim Wolf, CEO, King-Chavez Public Schools will describe how the California Charter Schools Association has worked with three schools in San Diego to transform low performing schools into successful charter schools.
This webinar will also provide an overview of a free website,Transform My School, which features resources including videos, sample materials, case studies and slide shows from three schools in San Diego, California, that became charter schools in order to improve student achievement.
WestEd is offering this webinar as part of series of free webinars related to the education goals of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The series includes:
- Early Head Start: Providing a Quality Comprehensive Program for Infants, Toddlers and Their Families:
- Making Progress on Essential Standards and Assessment Reforms
- Turning Around Chronically Low-Performing Schools: Resources from Doing What Works
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"The format allowed for direct response to participants without two issues that are common in such situations. First, it was good that we didn't have to travel. Second, it allowed effective management of interaction without limiting opportunities."
—Webinar Participant
Webinar Resources
- Chat Log, "Transforming Schools" webinar, 9-23-09
- Handout Version - PDF of PowerPoint Slideshow, "Transforming Schools" webinar
- MP 3 Audio Recording for Session webinar: "Transforming Schools: Charter Schools as a Strategy for School Turnarounds"
- PDF of PowerPoint Slideshow, "Transforming Schools" webinar, 9-23-09
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From WestEd.org
Charter High Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap
This free guide addresses a central goal of current education reform efforts nationwide — closing achievement gaps that separate the academic performance of various subgroups of students, especially between low-income, minority, and special needs students and their peers.
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