"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.
"More Great Seats 4 Kids": A SUNY Charter Schools Institute Podcast
Charter School Renewal and What it Means to be an Academic Success
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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 Director for Accountability at the SUNY Charter Schools Institute, discusses the renewal process, quantitative and qualitative benchmarks, evidence collection, what it means for a school to be an academic success and more.
