Document Type
Report
Publication Date
2008
Pages
54 pp.
Abstract
In 2002, Tennessee passed its first Public Charter School legislation. Four schools were successful in gaining approval to begin operating in the 2003-2004 academic year. The second cohort of three charter schools began operation during the 2004-2005 academic year, with the third cohort of five schools starting up during the 2005-2006 academic year. No new schools were added during the 2006-2007 academic year. According to the charter school law, these charter schools were granted "maximum flexibility" to achieve alternative ways for public schools to educate school children. Though the flexibility granted to these schools is considered an advantage, previous research on charter schools has demonstrated mixed results in their success.
The purpose of the present evaluation study was to examing the progress made in program implementation, school climate, and student achievement by the charter schools. A "mixed-methods" design, encompassing both qualitative and quantitative data, was employed. The questions upon which the evaluation methods are based relate to the progress of individual schools and the overall group in implementing desired strategies for curriculum, instruction, and organization, and in attaining the goals of No Child Left Behind by bringing every child to proficiency in reading and mathematics on the TCAP by 2014. It should be noted that student achievement will be more fully examined in a supplemental report when student-level data become available.
The work was conducted by the Center for Research in Educational Policy (CREP), a state of Tennessee Center of Excellence, located at The University of Memphis.
Rights
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Original Publication Citation
Ross, S. M., McDonald, A. J., & Bol, L. (2008). Fourth year evaluation of Tennessee charter schools, 2006-2007. Center for Educational Research, University of Memphis. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED661355
Repository Citation
Ross, Steven M.; McDonald, Aaron J.; and Bol, Linda, "Fourth Year Evaluation of Tennessee Charter Schools, 2006-2007" (2008). STEMPS Faculty Publications. 382.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/stemps_fac_pubs/382
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