"More Great Seats 4 Kids": A SUNY Charter Schools Institute Podcast
The SUNY Charter Schools Institute's "More Great Seats 4 Kids" podcast is your resource for sustained charter school excellence. The series dives deep into the SUNY authorization process and the high standards and best practices that make New York’s charter schools so successful. Each episode will feature interviews with Institute staff members and leaders at our highest performing charter schools. We will explain what it takes to become – and remain – a high quality charter school and ensure more great seats for kids throughout New York State.
Episodes
12 episodes
How School Leaders Collaborate to Build Strong Public Charter Schools
Dermoth Mattison, founder and Executive Director of South Shore Charter School, and Mark Crusante, founder and Executive Director, Diamond Charter School, join the podcast to discuss how they are working together to overcome challenges and shar...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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41:59
Preparing Students for College and Career Success at Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy
Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy’s Head of School, Nicia Fullwood, and Dean of Postsecondary Success, Cassie Magesis, share how the all-girls charter high school empowers students for future success through a rigorous college-preparatory curri...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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32:23
Career and Technical Education Success at The Academy Charter School
The Academy Charter School's founder and CEO Bishop Barrington Goldson and his team join the podcast for an engaging discussion on The Academy's Career and Technical Education (CTE) program, their process for recruiting instructional expertise ...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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42:31
Developing a Strong Internal Leadership Pipeline with Recy Dunn of Ascend Charter Schools
Ascend Charter Schools is a not-for-profit charter school education corporation with authority to operate 10 charter schools rooted in Brooklyn. Beyond a reputation for rigorous inquiry-based curricula and a responsive school culture, Ascend is...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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14:44
Accelerated Learning in Practice with Erin Allen
Erin Allen, Senior Analyst, SUNY Charter Schools Institute, joins the podcast to discuss the Institute's new white paper, Accelerated Learning in Practice:<...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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13:38
Introducing Experiential Learning into the Classroom with Kristie Swanson of Finn Academy Charter School
Kristie Swanson, Experiential Learning Coordinator at Finn Academy Charter School, joins us to discuss introducing hands-on activities in the classroom to connect academic learning to real-world situations and build cultural competency.
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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12:23
School Spotlight: Designing a New Facility, Addressing Unfinished Learning with Central Queen Academy's Ashish Kapadia
Central Queen Academy's Executive Director Ashish Kapadia joins the podcast to discuss the new school year, partnering with community groups to deliver critical services and supports, and addressing unfinished learning through targeted SEL. He ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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16:09
School Spotlight: Lessons Learned in the Pandemic with PAVE Academy's Marsha Gadsden
Marsha Gadsden, Executive Director of PAVE Academy Charter School, joins the podcast to discuss what makes PAVE Academy Charter School different than other public schools, lessons learned from the pandemic, and more.
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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14:40
The Preopening Process
Maureen Foley, Director of New Charters, joins the podcast to discuss the preopening process leading up to the first day of instruction and how schools should prepare for a pre-opening visit from the Institute team.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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11:10
Renewal: Preparing for a School Evaluation Visit
Andrew Kile, Director of School of Evaluation, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of the school evaluation visit, the types of evidence the team collects and evaluates, specific on the ground activities, the purpose of reports, and mor...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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25:30
Charter School Renewal and What it Means to be an Academic Success
Charter schools in New York trade greater operational autonomy for greater accountability for academic outcomes. We call this the “Autonomy for Accountability Bargain.” But what does this look like in practice? Jeff Wasbes, Executive Deputy Dir...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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20:07
Trailer: Introducing "More Great Seats for Kids" (Launching December 2019)
In this new series, More Great Seats for Kids, the SUNY Charter Schools Institute takes you deep into the authorization process and the high standards and best practices that make New York’s SUNY authorized charter schools so successful. We wil...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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7:20