Charter School Amendment

It is too late to read that, but we had a whole thread on this. I can't remember if you were in it or not. :dunno (I'll look at that in the morning)
 
Guard Dad said:
I found this, doesn't sound like a good thing.

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/19817782/ga-charter-amendment-would-tilt-power-to-state

Does anyone have any further info on it?
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I've read that the amendment is poorly worded and would create another layer of bureaucracy, at a time when we need it least. I know I need to do more research (since we only have a few weeks left). I've been leaning toward "no" even though there are folks who I respect tremendously who disagree with me. I'm still in a mode that I could be persuaded. :dunno
 
Still voting yes on this one. I am in favor of giving parents more choice in the education of their children.
 
Absolutely voting yes. The State has tried to play nice with local boards, but many have shown that they will not approve anything that smells of change without a gun to their head. This bill will allow them to approve or disapprove a charter school just as they can now, but it also puts the state as the final arbiter. It's not so much a gun to the head as it is putting teeth behind the charter school law. Charter Schools need to happen. A child's educational opportunities shouldn't be limited by their zip code.
 
lotstodo said:
Absolutely voting yes. The State has tried to play nice with local boards, but many have shown that they will not approve anything that smells of change without a gun to their head. This bill will allow them to approve or disapprove a charter school just as they can now, but it also puts the state as the final arbiter. It's not so much a gun to the head as it is putting teeth behind the charter school law. Charter Schools need to happen. A child's educational opportunities shouldn't be limited by their zip code.
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But, Georgia does have some charter schools. So, they aren't saying no to all of them. I'm still undecided. Keep talking. I'm listening.
 
Madea said:
lotstodo said:
Absolutely voting yes. The State has tried to play nice with local boards, but many have shown that they will not approve anything that smells of change without a gun to their head. This bill will allow them to approve or disapprove a charter school just as they can now, but it also puts the state as the final arbiter. It's not so much a gun to the head as it is putting teeth behind the charter school law. Charter Schools need to happen. A child's educational opportunities shouldn't be limited by their zip code.
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But, Georgia does have some charter schools. So, they aren't saying no to all of them. I'm still undecided. Keep talking. I'm listening.
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Madea, some counties are saying no to everything no matter how well thought out. They have made it plain that they are not behind Charter Schools and are just fine with doing everything the same old way that gets us 49th place year after year. That's the problem. If Counties were abiding by the spirit of the current law, this amendment wouldn't be required.

ETA: It also provides an approval and funding mechanism for Charter Schools that may draw from several small districts in Rural Georgia.
 
How much do you want to bet that a charter school in Paulding would actually have text books for the math curriculum?
 
unionmom said:
How much do you want to bet that a charter school in Paulding would actually have text books for the math curriculum?
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Not sure, But I do know that a new curriculum is being implented in one Cobb school without any resources, the teachers are forced to go online and print their own copies for their classrooms. :rant
 
Madea said:
lotstodo said:
Absolutely voting yes. The State has tried to play nice with local boards, but many have shown that they will not approve anything that smells of change without a gun to their head. This bill will allow them to approve or disapprove a charter school just as they can now, but it also puts the state as the final arbiter. It's not so much a gun to the head as it is putting teeth behind the charter school law. Charter Schools need to happen. A child's educational opportunities shouldn't be limited by their zip code.
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But, Georgia does have some charter schools. So, they aren't saying no to all of them. I'm still undecided. Keep talking. I'm listening.
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Most of the charter schools were approved by the old board that the Supreme Court shot down. Since this has become a hot button issue a few have been approved by local BOE. Up until then NOT ONE had been approved by a local BOE.
 
unionmom said:
How much do you want to bet that a charter school in Paulding would actually have text books for the math curriculum?
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GA Cyber Academy serves Paulding Students. It is a virtual school and it has excellent books. Paulding BOE denied the only one that came before it. It was a virtual school.
 
dapandlap said:
unionmom said:
How much do you want to bet that a charter school in Paulding would actually have text books for the math curriculum?
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Not sure, But I do know that a new curriculum is being implented in one Cobb school without any resources, the teachers are forced to go online and print their own copies for their classrooms. :rant
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You don't even want to know how much of what goes into our classes comes from outside sources. The copying budget alone from any of our schools would make you cringe.
 
unionmom said:
dapandlap said:
unionmom said:
How much do you want to bet that a charter school in Paulding would actually have text books for the math curriculum?
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Not sure, But I do know that a new curriculum is being implented in one Cobb school without any resources, the teachers are forced to go online and print their own copies for their classrooms. :rant
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You don't even want to know how much of what goes into our classes comes from outside sources. The copying budget alone from any of our schools would make you cringe.
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Understand completely, my beef would be the fact that the teachers have to teach a new curriculum without actually having it in hand so to speak. Then they have to spend all the additional time downloading/copying something that should be in the classroom before the freakin school year starts.
 
I agree. This year is so much worse than others, too. With the new curriculum and no materials ... ugh! That's one of the things that parent volunteers can help out with ... copying. It frees the teacher's time up for other things.
 
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