Annual Review Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools

ANNUAL REVIEW LOUISIANA ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

SUPPORT PROMOTE ADVOCATE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT SUCCESSES LOUISIANA CHARTER SCHOOLS

WHAT IS A CHARTER SCHOOL? A charter school is an independently run public school of choice, meaning parents choose the school for their chil- st th dren. Charter schools are granted greater autonomy in their operations in return for greater accountability for performance in the areas of academics, financial management and legal obligations. If a charter school does not meet performance goals, 1 7 it may be closed. IN LOUISIANA IN NATION HOW ARE CHARTER SCHOOLS DIFFERENT FROM The 2014-2015 school year marks the first time that 134 The Center for Education Reform ranked Louisiana 7th TRADITIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS? charter schools educate students in 20 parishes in the state in the nation in empowering parents to make educational of Louisiana. choices for their children. 1. Choice: Parents select the school their child attends. Teachers and principals choose to work in the school. 2. Autonomy: Charter schools are free to make timely decisions about developing curricula, structuring the school day and hiring teachers who meet the needs of their nd students. 3. Accountability: Charter schools operate within a multi-tiered accountability system - to parents, taxpayers and to authorizers via a performance-based contract - that 2 19 leads to quality schools and high achievement. Bayou Community Academy IN NATION TOP GAINS WHO OVERSEES CHARTER SCHOOLS? HOW ARE THEY HELD The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools unveiled 19 charter schools were considered Top Gains Schools by WHO ATTENDS CHARTER SCHOOLS? ACCOUNTABLE? a new report that ranks the “health” of the public charter the Louisiana Department of Education for significantly Nationwide, students in charter schools have similar All charter schools have a local nonprofit board of school movement in 26 states across the country. Focusing raising their school performance scores. demographic characteristics to students in all public schools. on the factors essential for a strong charter school move- directors that oversees the school. The board must comply In Louisiana, charter schools serve significantly higher with open meeting laws, providing a forum for parents and ment such as growth, quality and innovation, the report percentages of minority or economically disadvantaged stu- ranks Louisiana 2nd best in the nation. community members to discuss the school’s operation. This dents than traditional public schools. enables schools to make quick, effective changes to meet the students’ specific needs, which helps improve student ARE CHARTER SCHOOLS WORKING IN LOUISIANA? achievement. A 2013 study released by Stanford’s Center for Research Charter schools must also comply with policies set by their rd on Education Outcomes said that Louisiana’s charter school authorizer (either the local school board or BESE). Char- students often learn more in a year than their district school ter schools are held to the same academic accountability counterparts - which amounts to about 50 more days of system as all other public schools in Louisiana. If a charter SOLD OUT learning in reading and 65 more in math for charter students. school does not meet its academic, financial and operational 3 ANNUAL CONFERENCE obligations by the end of its contract its authorizer can close WHO CAN START A CHARTER SCHOOL? the school. IN NATION The 2014 7th Annual Conference was standing room only Parents. community leaders, businesses, teachers, school A report by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes due to enormous participation by our schools, community HOW ARE CHARTER SCHOOLS FUNDED? and the National Association of Charter School Authorizers leaders, exhibitors and our sponsors! Approximately 300 districts and many others can submit a charter school found that Louisiana charter law ranks 3rd best in the nation. attendees participated in over 20 breakout sessions. proposal to the local school district. If that request is de- Charter schools, like all public schools in Louisiana, receive nied, the proposal can then be sent to Louisiana’s Board of state funds as part of the Minimum Foundation Program, Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE). In addition, which is a per-student allocation of funds to schools based on if the local district has a D or F accountability grade, the enrollment. Charter schools also partake in traditional non- Cover photo credits: applicant can apply directly to BESE. profit fundraising to help raise money for the school. Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School; Bayou Community Academy; New Orleans College Prep FROM OUR 70,119 134 STUDENTS IN 90% PUBLIC CHARTER LAPCS CHARTER LOUISIANA PUBLIC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SCHOOLS SCHOOL MEMBERS CHARTER SCHOOLS STATEWIDE As we close out our 7th year, LAPCS continues to evolve as an association to meet CHALLENGES and set new bars for GROWTH. 2014 was an exciting year for the charter school movement in Louisiana, including such 20 highlights and notable moments as: NUMBER OF PARISHES WITH • 2014 saw the New Orleans Recovery School District become the first all-charter school CHARTER SCHOOLS district in the country. Yet, the movement can no longer be characterized as just a New Orleans experiment, as evidenced by charter school GROWTH across Louisiana — 138 schools are serving more than 70,000 students in 20 parishes for the 2014-2015 school year. • With more visibility has come additional SCRUTINY — in 2014, there were a slew of bills aimed at impeding growth and thus, access to charter schools. Additionally, two lawsuits were filed to challenge the constitutionality of funding for Type 2 charter schools and continue to work their way through the judicial system. • Legislative SUPPORTERS have emerged that encourage our work advocating on behalf of charter schools across the state — the 2014 LAPCS Charter School Champion recipient was the Louisiana Senate Education Committee. We enter 2015 in the midst of an UNCERTAIN political landscape — new BESE members, new school board members, new legislators and a new governor will be elected in the next two years. But LAPCS remains committed to SUPPORTING schools to ENGAGE more deeply in the work that takes place outside of the school building. While forces around the charter school movement may change — both faces and philosophies — the mission and leadership of LAPCS will remain constant.

“I support LAPCS because I believe kids are worth competing for.” LAPCS Executive Director Caroline Roemer Shirley (third from right) presents the Charter School Excellence Award for a single site school to D’Arbonne Woods Charter School. -Jude Melville Scan the code to see highlights from our 7th Annual Conference. CEO Join LAPCS in 2015 by being a Voice for Choice: Business First Bank sign up at [email protected]! SUPPORT Going from a vision for a school to opening and sustaining a school is an enormous challenge, with far too few resources to provide support. LAPCS has launched several programs and partnerships that provide financial and learning opportunities to establish high performing schools.

A KEY COMPONENT TO A STRONG CHARTER LAPCS PARTNERS WITH COMPANIES TO EXCELLENCE IS NECESSARY FOR VOLUNTEER SCHOOL: A WELL-INFORMED AND DISCERNING INCREASE RESOURCE NETWORKS SCHOOL BOARDS: LAPCS TEAMED WITH LA AUTHORIZER APPLESEED TO GUIDE CHARTER SCHOOL BOARDS

LEGAL HANDBOOK FOR CHARTER SCHOOL BOARDS

The number of parish school board The number of vendor partners who joined The number of Louisiana Charter authorizers that the LAPCS-created Autho- LAPCS in 2014. Our vendors address a wide School Board Legal Handbooks rizer Toolkit seeks to support. According to 64 range of charter school needs spanning from produced for distribution to the 138 Veronica Brooks, LAPCS Policy Director and author of the 40 1,500charter school boards across the state. facility financing, legal assistance and sur- “To have the opportunity to Toolkit, “LAPCS is committed to promoting and sustaining veillance systems to curricula, employee Led by LAPCS Legal Director Sarah high quality public charter schools. A key component to benefits and back office needs. Scan the Vandergriff and Louisiana Appleseed, impact minds and adopt an a strong charter school is a well-informed and discerning code to view a complete list of our vendor the handbooks were introduced through authorizer. Knowing how and when to authorize a charter expectation of excellence for partners. free continuing legal education courses school, how to evaluate charters and determine renewal in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Scan all children is the reason I and when to close a school for non-performance are all the code to hear LAPCS partner organization Louisiana support LAPCS.” critical decisions that most school boards now have to face. Appleseed tell NPR about the gap that the handbook filled We recognize that this is new territory for school boards THE WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION PROVIDED to help achieve charter school excellence. -Delano Wilson and that the unknown can be scary, so this toolkit can help CRITICAL OPENING FINANCIAL SUPPORT districts better understand their role.” THE TOP SHELF EXPANDS TO DELIVER McDonald’s Franchisee CUSTOM BOARD TRAINING SESSIONS IN 2014 Trustee THE START-UP CHALLENGE: LAPCS SUPPORTS SCHOOL DEVELOPERS WITH A RIGOROUS Magnolia School of Excellence CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION BOOTCAMP

The amount in grants The number of prospective charter school $2,000,000 awarded by The Walton Family Foundation to eight schools: The number of new members recruited to applicants who attended the three-day LAPCS STEM-focused Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Acade- the Board Bank by LAPCS Governance 38 Apply Yourself Bootcamp in 2014. Scan the my in Jefferson Parish; East Baton Rouge Parish schools Initiatives Director Makiyah Moody. code to hear LAPCS Policy Director 200 Louisiana Key Academy, serving children with dyslexia, Forty-five new board or committee mem- Veronica Brooks in an NPR interview as Capitol High School in North Baton Rouge, plus two Bak- bers were placed in 24 schools throughout she describes LAPCS’ efforts to make the er-oriented schools: Impact Charter School and Advantage Orleans, East Baton Rouge and Jefferson application process transparent. Charter Academy. Beekman Charter School in Morehouse parishes, while 21 board members were Parish, Northshore Charter School in Washington Parish featured in the Board Member Focus. and Willow Charter Academy in Lafayette Parish serve Scan the code to learn more about board more rural areas and received the other awards. leadership from board members across the state. PROMOTE Margaret Mead said that the only thing worth doing is adding accurate information to the world. LAPCS consistently focuses on providing accurate

LAPCS TOURS THE STATE TO DEFINE CHARTERS LAPCS EXPANDS PRESENCE IN LOCAL MEDIA STRENGTH OF LAPCS CHARTER MOVEMENT AND COMBAT MISINFORMATION ACROSS THE STATE HIGHLIGHTED NATIONALLY The number of cities that LAPCS visited to share information and answer questions at a mix of 11 schools, charter board meetings, civic groups and media appearances. From Ferriday to Houma, LAPCS spent over three weeks from August to September promoting the work that our member schools do every day to educate children throughout our “I support LAPCS because of state. Scan the code to read an article in Alexandria’s newspaper, The Town Talk, about districts its long-standing commit- embracing more public school options. ment to improving public edu- The attendee rating of the session presented cation and advocating for by Governance Initiatives Director Makiyah The number of articles, guest commentaries 10 Moody and Algiers Charter School Association educational policies that and op-eds specifically about LAPCS’s work CEO Adrian Morgan at the National Al- to support charters throughout Louisiana has liance for Public Charter Schools Annual ensure quality outcomes for 90 Conference, which highights the strength risen from zero in 2012 to more than 90 our children.” in 2014. This includes 11 opinion pieces of Louisiana’s charter movement. Scan by daily newspapers. Scan the code to the code to view Cultivating Leadership: read a piece by Claudia Baker, Executive Strategic Board Composition. -Shree Medlock Director of the Edible Schoolyard, about National Advocacy Director Veronica Brooks and Jay Altman on the set of the success of the innovative program and how it is teaching students to eat healthy. Black Alliance Educating Louisiana for Educational Options LAPCS TAKES ITS MESSAGE TO CABLE BY (BAEO) LAUNCHING FIRST PUBLIC EDUCATION SHOW IN LOUISIANA The number of educators, policy makers and legislators interviewed by LAPCS Policy Di- 52 rector and show host Veronica Brooks during the inaugural season of Educating Louisiana. Airing in Lafayette, Baton Rouge and New Orleans on Cox Chan- nel 4, the show tackled current education issues while dispelling rumors about the charter school movement. Scan the code to watch interviews with Judge Ulysses Thibodeaux, board president of the Lake Charles Charter Academy Founda- tion, and Jay Altman, CEO of FirstLine Schools.

New Orleans College Prep ADVOCATE Every cause needs a strong advocate. LAPCS is the only statewide advocate for Louisiana charter schools. Recognized as both a leading expert and trusted resource for information, we are at the policy table lending a voice to laws and policies that impact classrooms across the state.

LAPCS AND 7 CHARTER SCHOOLS INTERVENE IN TYPE 2 CHARTER LITIGATION, LAUNCH LEGAL DEFENSE FUND Two lawsuits were filed in the fall of 2014 against BESE and the Louisiana Department of Education challenging the state’s funding of Type 2 charter schools. The first lawsuit, filed by the Iberville Parish School Board, challenges the “The Louisiana experience formula used to determine both how Type 2 charter schools has proven that a system of are funded and how much funding they receive, while the second lawsuit, filed by the Louisiana Association of Ed- independent but accountable Kenilworth Science and Technology Charter School New Orleans College Prep ucators, challenges the constitutionality of the state use of the Minimum Foundation Program to fund Type 2 charter schools that compete for LAPCS ADVOCATES TO SUPPORT CHARTER LAPCS: A VOICE ON K-12 ISSUES, NOT SIMPLY schools. Recognizing the direct threat these lawsuits pose students can provide better SCHOOLS IN THE LEGISLATURE CHARTER SCHOOL ISSUES to charter school funding, LAPCS and seven individual charter schools intervened in the litigation to ensure the alternatives for many children This year, a number of special interest groups filed a In addition to its legislative presence, LAPCS and its interests of charter schools are well represented before the multitude of anti-charter bills. While the bills varied in member schools were also at the table working on a variety court. We know this will be a long, exhaustive process that than traditional schools. No purpose, each was ultimately aimed at limiting families’ of K-12 issues that were not exclusively limited to charter will likely go to the Louisiana Supreme Court. Accordingly, organization is better educational options by either reducing charter autonomy, schools. This work included having a presence at all BESE we hope you will consider showing your support by donat- cutting charter school funding or restricting charter school meetings, with LAPCS members providing leadership on ing to LAPCS’ Legal Defense Fund to help offset any legal positioned than LAPCS to help expansion. the MFP and Accountability task forces. costs incurred defending against these lawsuits. Scan the code to read more about the Type 2 charter litigation. make those choices available Luckily, most of the damaging bills were not supported by to all Louisiana families.” the legislature, including: • HB 37/HB 44/HB 89/SB 666: These bills would have -Curt Eysink had catastrophic financial impact on charter schools and would have redirected funds towards the state’s Executive Director debt-laden retirement system. SB 666 was changed Louisiana Workforce from a bill to a study resolution. • HB 101/HB 124: These bills would have decreased Commission charter hiring autonomy. • HB 129/HB 184/HB 870/HB 999/SB 162/SB 225: All bills were targeted at shutting down for-profit education service providers (all charters are governed by nonprofit boards but are allowed to hire companies that provide certain services) or severely limiting their scope. • HB 703: This bill would have limited education options and pared down charter movement growth by preventing rejected charter school applicants from appealing to BESE if their schools would be located in A, B or C districts. Alice M. Harte Charter School Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy Advantage Charter Academy Akili Academy of New Orleans Algiers Technology Academy Alice M. HarteAcadiana Renaissance Charter Academy Advantage Charter Academy Akili Academy of New Orleans Algiers Technology Academy Alice M. Harte Elementary School Andrew H. Wilson Charter School ARISE Academy Arthur Ashe Charter School Audubon Charter School Avoyelles Public CharterElementary School Andrew H. 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