"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
Renewal: Preparing for a School Evaluation Visit
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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 more. Then Danielle Bruno, Principal / Director of Elmwood Village Days Park, reflects on the school’s most recent visit, sharing how administrators both prepared for the evaluation team and used the experience to improve school practices.
Welcoming Andrew Kile and the role of the school evaluator
What evaluators look for on the ground
Collecting evidence along the benchmarks
How the reports inform Renewal
Preparing for a visit
Welcoming Danielle Bruno
Elmwood Village's approach
Preparing teachers
Reflecting on the process
Using the experience to improve practices
