Citizens of the World Charter Schools
are trying to open TWO privately managed charter schools into our district. They intend to move into our public schools, draw white middle class kids away from our schools and into theirs (with enrollment targets of 55% white families), and take away our valuable art rooms, science labs, music rooms, computer labs, and mixed space for special needs kids. When you scratch beneath the surface of the glossy marketing, are these proposals offering anything new or different?
are trying to open TWO privately managed charter schools into our district. They intend to move into our public schools, draw white middle class kids away from our schools and into theirs (with enrollment targets of 55% white families), and take away our valuable art rooms, science labs, music rooms, computer labs, and mixed space for special needs kids. When you scratch beneath the surface of the glossy marketing, are these proposals offering anything new or different?
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What do Public Schools offer
vs. the proposed Charter Schools?
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The Neighborhood
Public Schools
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Citizens of the World
Charter Schools
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Project-based Learning
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Yes
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Yes
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Constructivist Learning models with Differentiated Instruction
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Yes
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Yes
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Ongoing robust assessment of children’s learning for
ongoing academic interventions
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Yes
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Yes
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Balanced Literacy including leveled library, Workshop
Model and Writing Curriculum out of Teachers College
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Yes
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Yes
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Authentic literature in the classroom
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Yes
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NO
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Service learning and integration of meaningful community
service with classroom curriculum
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Yes
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Yes
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Community building within the school community including
character education, respect for diversity, and addressing
the “whole child” with attention to the social and emotional
development of children.
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Yes
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Yes
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Arts threaded through the Curriculum
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Yes
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Yes
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Parents involvement in shaping school budget
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Yes
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NO
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Parents involvement in the evaluation and assessment of
educational programs
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Yes
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NO
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Teachers with more than 3 years Experience
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Yes
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NO
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Teachers with Masters Degrees +30 hours
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Yes
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NO
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Principals with more than 10 years of
leadership/classroom experience
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Yes
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NO
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Regular job-embedded professional development for
teachers including Backwards Planning, technology in the
classroom, and re-directing reluctant learners.
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Yes
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Yes
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Casual policy to hold back children in grades K-3
(grade retention)
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NO
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Yes
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A commitment to educate EVERY child in the community
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Yes
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NO
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