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LEHNER CHARTER BILLPRESS CONFERENCEDrew om napcsAnd nacsaAnd teo reports Fordjam commissionedCites how charter kids make less prog than distrivts14 fewer dats of learning in reading’43 fewer in mathother CREDo stidues have found that uyrban charters ofteb graertly outperform distrioctsin Bostonbm, charter kids gain an extra year in botyh reading and mathNewark“The question isn’t what’s wrong with charter scjholls, per se, but why have Ohio charter schools not achieved similar success.”:state ewas “extremely loose” in who could sponsor, govern and oiperate“we failed to pout up the sort of guardrails”to forcve wants Ohio cvharters to be best in nationattract high per models to Ohiomany sponsor recs in HB 2But here: all sponsors have conmtract w ODE incl prev grabndfatyhered sponsortsBackgrounf checjks for boardNoi crim offenses or findsing fior recoveryMust file disclosure statement on any conflictsCommon senseWants board compewnsation ther same as district schools at $120 meetingGoverning board must adopt budget by Oct 31Non delegable dutyMgt companies getting 20% or moreMust do better reportsDepoat will publish names of operators and do report card for operatorsODE can only directly sponsor schools fir 2 yearsHigh perf charter schools can get access to OFCC $$SEN SAWYER joint sponsorCharters subject of controversial devate a long timeLoopholes that allow subpar and failing charter schools to existWhile some are marvelous examples of good ed“It ios our hope and out bel that the bad actors“we’re hoping to shione a light on thoise that are the best and trhose rthat are the worst.”Closes loopholesElim comnflicts of interesyIncreases school sponsorshiop standardsIncrease charter operator tarsnspoarencyROEGNERHB 2 full of “many solid reforms”She and John Pattersons will be joint sponsors of companion leg to Lehner;’s bill3 perimary reformsmany in HB2also some in budgetthird group: noit in HB2 or budgetr“Those are what have mne so excited.”20% footnote“The additional detail lends tytabnsparency”HB 2 “it’s a step in the right direction. This bill is going to be a giant leap in the right direction and its very very necessary.”PATTERSONHe voted agsint HB2Bc wants a better bill“its not a ar issue.Its not a D issue. Its an Ohio issue”SCHIAVONNI“while the leg will not solve all probs with Ohio CS, it’s a step in the right direction.”CANDISKY Q what do you expect to happen?LEHNERODE has done bertter about failing schools in last couple years“There will be some that will cvlose, but ,oire impoartly I think we will seer schools improving.”High q coming here:“That is one of the first and fornostthry won;y c“Untilk we gert our act together rthewy won’t come to Ohio.”SAWYERIf #s fall bc loase bad actors “That would not be a bad thing.:”Q: Does biulkl step up ODE staff to reg?LEHNERThat is importantThinks ODE will decide it needs to add staffALDISBill picks up Kasich sponsor ratings of poor@ from SiegelHouse was reluctant were wiulling to push operatotsLEHNERForemost concern should be what is in best interest of studentrsIf can demonstrate that trans is in best interert of stuidentsSponsor hopping will be prohibitedSIEGEL…leaseLots of school buildings are ubnderutilizedWants“It’s a away to uytilize those use buildings public paid for, and ket chaerters use good buioldings we paid forNYC has lots of co-location“we;’d like to encoiurage that to occur more frequently.”SIEGELWill req doc about what has iopened and closed?ALDISWants historical knowledge“It’s hard top track. It can be done, but it’s rather laborious.:CharterHasn’t seen languageIf they took the money iut that is for PARCCm without leaving it in for an alterbatuve test that leaves us in kind of a bind. Thee are federally mandarted tests and we’ll have to devepl an alterbative test.”Left early childhood money inAdded $180 million more for schiooolfundingAIRTJohn CullenDee WagnerMercedes BaltsoHad pretty much a fukl gaklery“everybody kind of has their own perspective on it.”Will bne hard to get to one group recommendationHad orig planned oin 4 meetimngs ending tomorrowNeeds 4 moreGather thoughtsThen hear alternatives“it’s a heavy list, but it’s a good group.”Content?“part of the problem is that no one has seen it.Not a high comfort leel with content“teachers need to be beter prepared to teach their ids to answer diff kinds of questions. They are so interactive.”Kids wiorry about how to manipulate it as nuch as answersHeard fro over 20,000 on websiteAnd suerveys“everything is basically PARC. P P test test test and virtiually no complaints aboiut the CC, not from the ed community.”Some districts are against CC“But it has all been replaced with the trsting anghst.”5:30 -82 ? hrsgave questions that group came up with to particiapamnts ahead of timeasked for amnswerrs in writingin case they don’t have timecan sebnd questionsdiustributedCHRTERSSen FabverDoes not want controversial bills in committee chaired by sponsor of billSo put whoile biull in ed subcomkittee of financeCliff Hite chairsShe is vice chairCHECKShe asked for HB2 to be in same committee to do all together“there’s a lot of crossover between the two bills, so it made a lot of sense to do them together.”Dave yost..“we didn’t go beryomnd what he asked for.”A couple prioviusions will see how they play oit togetherShe wants goiverbing boards tocrteate budget fior charter and noit delegate to other entity“the gicv board cnnot delegate the budget creation to the op company.”Op coimnpany must us Gasb for own books and oipoen for eviewCan’t rrequest invoicesNut will have to break into better categoriesShould be a seoarate category for advertyisingNot sure“It should be.”“At least how much they;’re spebndiung of public dollars.”Some closure provisions throughtout: sponsor rated poor loses ability to sponsor any schoolsAnd go under ODE umbrella“it’s more aimed at the sponsor.”“The thgrust of this really is that w“set up a go9vernbanvce structure that’s more appropriate.”Cannot use the 3% for anuthing other than duties of a sponsor“you can’t run out and sponsor schools as a way to raise ,oney for your non-profit.”“When you put all the little pieces togerher trhat close looppholes and set up accountability, we envision that yu’re going tosee fwer poor schools operate.”The ince tive to opetae schools to make money is gone. You better want to run schools to educate ids.”One area not flushed out well enough eals with rad rates in dropiourt recover schools“ranly grad rates in the single digits are unacceptable.”Wants to create a sytem for paying for comp[lertion of dropiout recoverty not enrollment“right now there are an awfuil lot of kids that are being paid for in dropout recovery that are nmot attending school and that has to stop.”Specifies in bill whois on committeerWhen you see how “Once we start saying we’re not paying for you just to go..”can’ty go to stay on TANIS“This is an area that the auditot has really shineda lught on. I don’t feel rthat the bill goes as afr as it neds to go eventually but I hope more work gets done on it.”HB 2 came faster tan expected so not enough time to developIt’s nopt any one big thing that is flashy ort will fix all of the problems with charter schools.”Lots of idicidial parts that addfress gapsLike a colander that’s full of holes. What we’te basicallty doing is plugging one whole after another on this.”“We’re filling the holes one at atime and I think we’re doing a good job at getting 95% of those holes plugged up.”‘I don’t think that until we can improve the nrand name of cs that the public is interested in more funding at this timer.”Some for afcikities for high per charter schoolsABS in PIOr 3 years of continual growth in PIOr A or B in VAThat’s how qual high perf2 proviosn for facioitiers funding1) incentivide district schools to leave undeultiled space to charters, co-locatein exhnagge state gives bonus to district school 2) allow a high perf charter to access school facility $$ using private $$ in lieu of levy dollatrsif raise $5 illion, 1-1 matchschool, not sponsor$$$ avil tio a sponsor or model of school that is from out of state or high perflike Rocketshipthey hace is defined ................
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