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ED436856 EA030188
Title: Charter School Governance.
Author(s): Borsa, John; Ahmed, Marcus; Perry, Karen
Pages: 15
Publication Date: August 1999
Notes: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (53rd, Jackson Hole, WY, August 10-14, 1999).
Available from: EDRS Price MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
Language: English
Document Type: Reports--Evaluative (142); Speeches/meeting papers (150)
Geographic Source: U.S.; Illinois
Journal Announcement: RIEJUN2000
This paper
reports and analyzes data related to the governance of charter schools.
The report focuses on recent reform movements in charter schools,
analyzing these schools' strengths and weaknesses. For the study,
531 questionnaires were sent to all charter school directors listed
in the 1996/1997 Charter School Directory and to randomly selected
new member directors identified in the 1997/1998 Charter School
Directory. A total of 180 questionnaires were returned. Demographic
data show that 60 percent of charter-school students were white,
17 percent were African-American, 4 percent were Asian, 11 percent
were Pacific Islander, 19 percent were Hispanic, and 2 percent were
other. Among the findings, 34 percent of respondents indicated that
legal services were available, and 29 percent reported the availability
of training programs in the state. In regards to discipline, many
charter schools do not follow the same discipline procedures as
those followed by the local school district. Study participants
reported concerns that were clustered around four basic areas: the
lack of acceptance of charter schools as full partners, the lack
of support by local districts of charter schools, the lack of research-based
practices, and the scarcity of startup support. Another major concern
was the tepidness of local support for charter schools. (Contains
11 references.) (RJM)
Descriptors: *Charter Schools; *Educational Administration; Educational
Change; Educational Practices; Elementary Secondary Education; *Governance;
National Surveys
