How to Benefit from Charter Schools in Rural WI

How to Benefit from Charter Schools in Rural WI A charter school can provide options for students and teachers, functioning as an additional tool in serving all students; it can be a lab of innovation, and a place of learning new practices for everyone

How to Benefit from Charter Schools in Rural WI How does it all work? Is a charter right for your community? How do you leverage this opportunity in your area? How can WRCCS help?

How does it all work?

How does it all work? Chartering simply means that there is a contract between an authorizer and a school’s governance board to create and operate a school that functions under a specific model, though it must meet traditional measures of success. Chartering allows a student to attend the charter school at no additional cost to the family. All WI School Districts are able to serve as charter school authorizers (virtual or traditional schools). In the case of a district-authorized charter school, the state funds go through the district to the charter. Independent charter school authorizers are able to serve as authorizers throughout the state now (not virtual schools). In the case of an independently authorized charter school, the state funds go directly to the charter. DPI is currently offering grant funds to support the start-up of charter schools over the next 5 years

Is a charter right for your community?

Is a charter right for your community? What are some needs in our community? Survey Data Community conversations What are some ways we could address those needs? Minor tweaks to instruction/schedule/etc. across the district Minor tweaks to instruction/schedule/etc. in one focused niche of the district Charter or magnet school

How do you leverage this opportunity for your area?

How do you leverage this opportunity for your area? Develop a planning team Survey community and develop initial plan Choose an authorizer/ Apply to authorizer Write a DPI charter grant Plan/ Do PD/ Implement design

How can WRCCS help?

Wisconsin Resource Center for Charter Schools WRCCS (“works”) Statewide center housed within CESA 9 Funded through federal grant awarded to the DPI to strengthen the charter school system in the state and improve student learning Serves to provide technical assistance to individuals or organizations around charter school development Resources are available to all charter and non-charter schools.

Wisconsin Resource Center for Charter Schools WRCCS (“works”) Build a continuous warehouse of resources and awareness of the needs and strengths of WI Charters. Cultivate relationships among schools and facilitate sharing of practices.

Partners

Partners Boardman & Clark Law BoardOnTrack CESA 9 CMS 4 Schools Edio EdVisions Innovative Schools Network (ISN) Institute for Personalized Learning (IPL) Ready to Blend Schools That Can Milwaukee (STCM) University of Kansas Wisconsin Digital Learning Collaborative (WDLC) Wisconsin Association of Schools Boards (WASB) Wisconsin E-Schools Network (WEN) Wisconsin Green Schools Network (WGSN)

Priorities

Priorities English language learners special education students economically disadvantaged students racial/ethnic minority students rural schools school climate mental health family/ community engagement online & blended learning discipline students school communities classrooms

Audience

Audience authorizers governance boards charter school leaders charter school classrooms Audience

Technical Assistance

Technical Assistance WRCCS Supports Schools 1:1 Consulting Resource Warehouse Annual Conference WRCCS Supports Schools Technical Assistance Professional Dev Trainings Charter Schools Yearbook Mentor Program

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Professional Dev Trainings Free WRCCS PD ZOOM

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Resource Warehouse

Resource Warehouse

Charter Schools Yearbook

Charter Schools Yearbook

Charter Schools Yearbook

Let’s Connect!

Let’s Connect! Sarah Hackett, Director Web – wrccs.org Facebook – Wisconsin Resource Center for Charter Schools Twitter – @WRCCSworks LinkedIn – Wisconsin Resource Center for Charter Schools Phone – 715-453-1079 Email – shackett@wrccs.org Let’s Connect!