Seattle Schools Community Forum: Charter Bill to Get Hearing on Friday

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Charter Bill to Get Hearing on Friday:

Charter Bill to Get Hearing on Friday

 The Washington Policy Center had a whole article about how swell charter schools are doing, both in enrollment and outcomes. Over and over, charter supporters say there is "evidence" that students in former charter schools are doing better but they have given NO definitive, verifiable evidence. There are no baseline scores to say where the kids were before they came into the former charters and no explanation of what kinds of assessments were done (what? two months into school?) to show progress.


What I DID find was the following about charter schools in Washington State.

Soar Academy's Dec Board minutes reflect this:

"Kristina gave an update on enrollment that we are approximately 20% below target enrollment mostly due to families concerned with uncertainty around charter schools.

Apparently every former charter isn't full. 

I also think it unseemly for Green Dot's Destiny Middle school to offer parents $5 gift card for referrals and free uniform shirts for students who enroll by a certain date. Real public schools generally don't try to bribe parents and students.

As well, Rainier Prep had this in their December minutes:

"Ms. O’Sullivan reported on the current reading data. Specifically,she Seattle Schools Community Forum: Charter Bill to Get Hearing on Friday: