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Promising Practices Compendium
Highlighting Innovations in Charter Schools

Welcome to CEG’s Charter Schools Promising Practices Compendium.

About the Profiles in this Collection

This compendium contains profiles of promising practices about educational innovations in charter schools and about governance innovations in charter schools. The profiles were developed and compiled by the Center on Educational Governance. The profiles illustrate how charter school operators, authorizers, and state policymakers have implemented various strategies.  The Promising Practice profile includes:

  • Implementation details, including history and necessary resources
  • Impact of the practice
  • Lessons learned
  • Useful resources
  • Contact information

Promising Practices in Education Programs of Charter Schools

Alameda Community Learning Center: Parent Participatory Democracy Program

Bay Area School of Enterprise: Enterprise Project-Based Learning

California Academy for Liberal Studies: Action Research by Teachers

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy: Maintenance/Heritage Bilingual Program

Center for Advanced Research and Technology: Real-Life Application of Technology

CHIME Charter Elementary School: Co-Teaching/Planning Model

CHIME Charter Elementary School: Increasing Teacher Expertise

Community Harvest Charter School: One-On-One Adult Mentoring Programs

Creative Arts Charter School: Integration of Arts

East Palo Alto Charter School: Teacher Evaluation

Escondido Charter High School: One-On-One Adult Mentoring Program

Feaster-Edison Charter School: Mentoring Program

Gateway High School: College Counseling Program

High Tech High Charter School: The Academic Internship

Ivy Academia: Using Technology to Increase Parent Involvement

Kipp Bayview Academy: Paycheck Program

Literacy First Charter School: Using Technology To Increase Parent Involvement

Montague Charter Academy: Creating a Parent Center

Pacific Collegiate School: Writing Across The Curriculum

Pacoima Elementary Charter School: Teacher Evaluation

Ralph A. Gates Elementary School: Flexible Groupings

Redding School of the Arts: Sound Club

Santa Barbara Charter School: Articulated Fiber Arts Program

The Classical Academy: Parent Involvement Program

The New City School: Visual and Performing Arts Festivals

University Preparation School: Curriculum Development Service Learning

Venture Academy: Modified Daily Attendance

View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter High School: ArgumentativeWriting Across The Curriculum

Watts Learning Center: We Love Children Program

Yuba County Career Preparatory Charter School: The Team-Teaching Career Academy

Promising Practices in Charter School Governance

Authorizer-Initiated Peer Reviews to Facilitate Open Communication

Creating Education Partnerships to Meet the Needs of Business and Their Employees

Developing Training Programs Charter School Governing Board Members

Empowering Teachers Through a CMO-Created Union

Enhancing Charter Schools Through Parent Involvement

Harnessing Resources through Mayor-Authorized Charter Schools

Implementing an In-House Approach to Teacher Training and Professional Development

Preparing for the Inevitable: Planning for Leadership Succession at the School, Charter Management Organization, and State Agency Levels

Running Charter Schools Through a Teacher Professional Partnership

Taking the Guesswork out of Vendor Selection: Minnesota’s Charter School Consultant Survey

Using a Board Bank to Matching Board Members and Charter Schools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Promising practices were identified and selected for inclusion in this compendium based on innovativeness, evidence of positive impact, and potential for transferability or usefulness across states and schools (both charter and district-run).

The Center on Educational Center on Governance has not conducted program evaluations of the strategies profiled in this compendium and does not endorse particular policies, practices, or programs.

To nominate a promising practice for potential inclusion in the compendium, click here