Charter School Office

Successful Charter School Practices

Spotlight on Charter Schools

The New York State Education Department (SED), in its Federal Charter School Program Application, created the goal of highlighting and promoting the strategies and accomplishments of successful charter schools. The links below highlight some of these strategies and accomplishments.  Strategies and accomplishments were selected using a variety of evidence and data. This can include but is not limited to student achievement results, results from fiscal audits, etc.

Articles about NYS Charter Schools' Successful Practices (written in spring/summer 2011)

Community Roots Charter School  PDF File (216 KB)

Genesee Community Charter School at the Rochester Museum &
Science Center   PDF File (1 MB)

Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School  PDF File (483 KB)

Tapestry Charter School  PDF File (2 MB)

True North Rochester Preparatory Charter School  PDF File (222 KB)

Westminster Community Charter School  PDF File (473 KB)

Doing What Works  External link

Doing What Works (DWW) is a website sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education. The goal of DWW is to create an online library of resources that may help teachers, schools, districts, states and technical assistance providers implement research-based instructional practice.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan Announces Twelve Grants for $50 Million to Charter School Management Organizations External link

Innovations in Education Series: Successful Charter Schools  PDF File (3.44 KB)

This publication, produced by the US Department of Education, highlights eight of the most successful charter schools in the United States.

U.S. Department of Education Awards $3.5 Million in Charter School Leadership Grants to Support Projects of National Significance in the Charter School Sector External link

 

Last Updated: July 27, 2012