Charter News

Submitted by hcsao on Wed, 2008-04-09 16:15. **ALERT** April 9, 2008 Volcano School Closed Due to Vog

Volcano School of Arts and Sciences remains closed due to vog

VSAS is closed for instruction for a second day due to vog from the Kilauea volcano.

 More current information on the volcanic eruption at Kilauea link to the USGS: http://volcano.wr.usgs.gov/kilaueastatus.php
 

Submitted by hcsao on Sun, 2008-02-03 22:22. **UPDATED ALERT** February 4, 2008 Hilo Area Charter Schools Closed Due to Storm

The following Big Island charter schools are closed for Monday, February 4, 2008

• Connections -- Hilo 
• Hawaii Academy of Arts and Science -- Pahoa
• Ka Umeke -- Hilo
• Ke Ana Laahana -- Hilo
• Ke Kula Nawahi Iki -- Keaau
• Kua O Ka La -- Pahoa
• Volcano Schoool of Arts and Science -- Volcano
• Waters of Life -- Keaau

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Submitted by hcsao on Fri, 2007-09-07 12:16. Breaking Barriers to Learning Conference

CSAO hosts annual professional development conference for teachers

With the theme of Breaking Barriers to Learning the CSAO's 3rd annual PD conference will take place on September 10th and 11th in Honolulu.

Submitted by hcsao on Mon, 2007-08-13 15:13. **UPDATED ALERT** All Big Island Charter Schools Remain Closed August 15, 2007

August 15, 2007 -- All Big Island charter schools remain closed for a second day

The following charter schools are effected:

• Connections
• Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science
• Innovations
• Ka Umeke Kaeo
• Kanu o ka Aina
• Ke Ana Laahana
• Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki
• Kua o Ka La
• Volcano School of Arts & Science
• Waimea Middle School
• Waters of Life
• West Hawaii Explorations Academy

August 14, 2007 -- All Big Island charter schools closed due to Hurricane Flossie

The Big Island, a.k.a. Hawaii Island, is currently under a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch. For more information about the school closures click here.

Submitted by hcsao on Fri, 2007-05-11 16:38. Call for Presentations for CSAO PD Conference

 

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

  CSAO Annual Professional Development Conference
September 10-11, 2007, Honolulu, HI

 Proposals Due: June 29, 2007  

Submitted by hcsao on Mon, 2007-04-23 13:14. NASCA Revises Authorizing Principals and Standards

Revised Principles and Standards available along with Self-Evaluation Instrument

The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NASCA) has revised its Standards and Practices for Authorizing Quality Charter Schools.

First published in 2004, NASCA documented these principals in order to answer the question: "What is quality authorizing?" These principles reflect the lessons learned by experienced authorizers and are aimed at providing a framework fo authroizing practice.

Submitted by hcsao on Fri, 2007-04-20 12:02. 2007 CS Showcase: Selected Breakouts

A group representing a cross-section of Hawaii’s charter school and educational communities braved rare April snow flurries in Washington, DC to attend the National Charter Schools Program Showcase, here are their notes from selected breakout sessions.

Center of Education Reform — The Importance of Model Charter Legislation and Fiscal Equity  [Read the notes]

Three most important laws states need to embrace:
1. multiple authorizers
2. blanket waivers
3. equitable funding

Submitted by hcsao on Fri, 2007-04-20 10:38. 2007 US DOE CS Showcase: Closing the Achievement Gap

This US DOE report profiles eight charter schools that have successfully closed the achievement gap.

The US DOE highlighted its new report, Charter High Schools: Closing the Achievement Gap at the 2007 Showcase.

The eight schools profiled are:

• Gateway High School in San Francisco
• Media and Technology Charter High School (MATCH) in Boston
• Minnesota New Country School in Henderson, MN
• North Star Academy Charter School of Newark in Newark, NJ
• The Preuss School in La Jolla, CA [Session notes]
• The SEED School of Washington, DC
• Toledo School for the Arts in Toledo, OH [Session notes]
• YES College Prepatory School, Southeast Campus in Houston, TX

The report lists these common themes among these successful shools:

Submitted by hcsao on Thu, 2007-04-19 16:44. 2007 US DOE CS Showcase: One City at a Time

A group representing a cross-section of Hawaii’s charter school and educational communities braved rare April snow flurries in Washington, DC to attend the National Charter Schools Program Showcase.

Under the theme “One City at a Time: Expanding High Quality Charter Schools,” the US DOE’s Office of Innovation and Improvement brought together state and federal educational professionals to disseminate information aimed at increasing the understanding of the charter school model and expand the number of quality charter schools. 

Submitted by hcsao on Fri, 2007-02-02 15:42. Charter Success Story: Golden Triangle Approach Improves Language Skills

Language Arts program developed by UH-Manoa's CRDG builds strong communicators three ways

Teaching approach brings together journal-writing, sentence analysis, and reading aloud together. The strength of this approad is in using all of these traditional approaches together and extending their use through middle and high school.

The Golden Triangle was developed through the Curriculum Research and Development Group (CDRG) at UH-Manoa. And has been successfully implemented at the following charter schools:

• Ed Lab
• Connections
• Kua O Ka La

LINK>> Reading aloud helping build better writers, Honolulu Advertiser, January 28,2007
DOWNLOAD>> Overview, The Golden Triangle, CDRG, undated
LINK>> Read Aloud America