As it turns out, tomorrow will be a big day at the CPS Board of Education meeting. Why? Well, one of the big things on the agenda will be voting on whether to extend, or not, the contracts of independently run charters into the future. There are a number of firms who now operate in the city.
Some of the firms are seeking a 5-year renewal while others are looking to extend their contracts for an additional 3 years. It will be interesting to see if the brass at CPS will take a deep dive and look at the performance of these schools and firms, one by one, prior to taking a vote. That is what ought to take place.
But taking a look at the performance of the school and charter firm running it shouldn't merely be relying on test scores. I realize that's the standard practice. I'd also be interested in teacher retention, student growth (not necessarily a standardized test score), whether the charters actually accept special needs students and the like. If a charter really is a public school then they are accepting these children.
I'll get back to you on the Wednesday CPS pronouncements.
Dick
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