Hundreds of parents, students, school leaders and board
members helped to make the May 6 Lobby Day in Albany a success. Nineteen NYC public charter schools sent representatives to meet with state lawmakers
and advocate on behalf of their schools. Most attendees reported meeting with their individual legislator rather than with a staffer. Judging by the
feedback, participants were very pleased with the results and having the opportunity to talk directly with policy makers.
Next year’s Lobby Day is tentatively set for
May 5th. Please mark your calendars. With each passing year, we draw more support for this annual effort. And with a strong show
of support -particularly from parents- we send a clear message to state legislators that charter schools “work” as options for parents,
as models of innovation for our education system and as leaders for accountability and academic results in the classroom.
Please click here to view a “photo gallery” from
Lobby Day.
CSP Planning and Implementation Grant
The Center would like to congratulate the following NYC charter schools for receiving a CSP Planning and
Implementation Grant from the New York State Department of Education (NYSED). For more information on the grant and how to apply, please go to the
NYSED’s Web site at www.emsc.nysed.gov/.
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DREAM Charter School
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Bronx Global Learning Institute for Girls Charter School
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Brooklyn Ascend DREAM Charter School
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The Equity Project Charter School
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The Ethical Community Charter School
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Mott Haven Academy Charter School
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PAVE Academy Charter School
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St. Hope Leadership Academy Charter School
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VOICE Charter School
Renaissance Charter School Students Going to New
Orleans
About 31 students and teachers from Renaissance Charter School in
Jackson Heights, Queens are raising funds for a trip to New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward (May 30 - June 6). The trip is part
humanitarian effort and part educational enrichment. Students will work with grassroots organizations assisting in the city's rebuilding effort in the
aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. They will also create a case study of the disaster based on talking with school children about their
experiences.
The school has already raised approximately $12,000 through a letter-writing campaign and other local efforts. On May
19th, the school will hold a talent show and raffle. The grand prize is two round-trip tickets to London courtesy of British Airways. For
more information, or if you are interested in supporting the trip, please contact Alison Rosow, 718-803-0060, ext. 203, or email at kraphty@hotmail.com.
ELA Test Results 2008
The ELA test results for the 2007-2008 school year are now
available on nySTART.
Schools are prohibited from publicizing the data until it is officially released by the NYC Department of Education and posted on the Division of
Assessment and Accountability's Web page at http://schools.nyc.gov/daa/.
As we have done in the past, the Center will compile and
analyze the test data to produce comparisons between charter performance and that of the districts and city.
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