ERIC Number: ED516609
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Nov-29
Pages: 79
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Renewal and Optimism: Five Years as an Ohio Charter Authorizer. Fordham Sponsorship Accountability Report, 2009-10
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
As the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation chronicled in its last year's Fordham Sponsorship Accountability Report, "Seeking Quality in the Face of Adversity", the 2008-09 school year was a brutal one during which schools, and their peers, faced many existential threats. The 2009-10 school year was Fordham's fifth year as a charter school authorizer (aka, sponsor) in the state of Ohio. As such it marked a milestone in its sponsorship efforts because it was the first time it had to make contract renewal decisions for its sponsored schools. In June 2005 the foundation issued five-year sponsorship agreements to the following schools: (1) The Dayton Academy (now called Dayton Leadership Academies: Dayton Liberty Campus); (2) The Dayton View Academy (now called Dayton Leadership Academies: Dayton View Campus); (3) Phoenix Community Learning Center; and (4) Springfield Academy of Excellence. In each contract the foundation shared expected achievement targets for each school over the term of their five-year agreements; all of which expired on June 30, 2010. This report looks at other academic growth factors in making the foundation's renewal decisions (see overview of Fordham-sponsored schools in 2009-10), and takes into consideration school performance in comparison to the schools children would attend if they were not in a Fordham-sponsored charter school (these data are reflected in the individual school profiles in the second portion of this report). Exhibit 4: Academic Performance Plan for Primary and Middle Schools (One-Year Term) is appended. (Contains 11 tables and 5 figures.) [For "Seeking Quality in the Face of Adversity: Fordham Sponsorship Accountability Report, 2008-09", see ED508050.]
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Accountability, Leadership, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Governance, Technical Assistance, Educational Quality, Educational Indicators, Federal Programs, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Federal Legislation, Educational Philosophy, Writing Achievement, Science Achievement, Social Studies
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Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Authoring Institution: Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
Identifiers - Location: Ohio
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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