Reply #11: And $6 billion out of $167 billion [View All]

[sandnsea]

is going to do what exactly? A state removes a cap of 20 charters, and suddenly they're going to be overrun on less than 5% of the money the regular public schools are getting? Especially when there is no requirement any state use a charter to qualify for RTTT money anyway.

These are the four models that can be used, from the Dept of Ed site:

Turnaround model: Replace the principal and rehire no more than 50 percent of the staff, and grant the principal sufficient operational flexibility (including in staffing, calendars/time, and budgeting) to implement fully a comprehensive approach to substantially improve student outcomes.
Restart model: Convert a school or close and reopen it under a charter school operator, a charter management organization, or an education management organization that has been selected through a rigorous review process.
School closure: Close a school and enroll the students who attended that school in other schools in the LEA that are higher achieving
Transformation model: Implement each of the following strategies: (1) replace the principal and take steps to increase teacher and school leader effectiveness; (2) institute comprehensive instructional reforms; (3) increase learning time and create community-oriented schools; and (4) provide operational flexibility and sustained support.