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MA Charter Public Schools Available for Consultation
Through the MCPSA Technical Assistance Program

A number of established charter public schools have experience and knowledge that they are willing to share. They've sent school leaders to trainings, have examined key practices, and they've developed and offered workshops and consultation in particular areas of expertise.

Creating a Teacher-Driven, Standards-Based, Curriculum and Assessment System

Teachers and leaders from Roxbury Preparatory Charter School--a Mass Insight Education 2005 Vanguard Model School--will help you: develop or refine your school standards and ensure they are aligned with the MA Frameworks; create a year-long curriculum to teach those standards; develop assessments to test those standards throughout the year; analyze the data from these assessments to improve instruction and student achievement.

Sustained Tutoring for MCAS Proficiency

By embracing courage, discipline, and perseverance as core values, Media and Technology Charter High School (MATCH) has produced the results needed for its students to realize the school’s mission--college and beyond. Consultants from MATCH will show you how to start a tutoring program that has 12 essential elements for success.

Parents as Partners

Partnering with parents is key to the mission of Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School. Consultants from Hilltown will help you create a school culture in which parents feel welcomed, valued, informed, and empowered. Building on Hilltown’s 10 years of experience, you’ll inventory your school’s current state of parent involvement, and strategize next steps.

Interested in learning more about the above opportunities? Call MCPSA at 413-625-0135.

 

News & Events

Campaign begins to open new charter schools that replicate successful models. Charter school founders being sought. Grants available to develop proposals. If you are interested in starting a charter public school in your community, please contact John Tarvin.
Read the full press release here.

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Five MA charter schools document keys to their success.
Read their 2007 papers here.
Learn about study tours here.

US DOE report on best practices of charter school authorizers highlights Massachusetts. To read the full report click here

Exhaustive State DOE study finds Charters outperform sending districts

To read the full study go here.

Recent Charter School Media

The achievement gap wins one, a Boston Globe editorial

Make charter schools a priority, a Boston Globe editorial

No delays, please on new charters, a Boston Herald editorial

Take the brakes off the charter movement, an op-ed from Democrats for Education Reform

Boston Globe editorial: A new leader for better schools

Boston Globe editorial: "Don't cheat charter schools"

 

 

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