ASD News
2015 All Call for Charter Evaluators
As we seek outstanding charter partners able to move schools from the bottom 5% to the top 25% of schools across the state, we we’re looking for potential charter evaluation team members capable of objectively vetting applicants and providing recommendations to the ASD on approval or denial of charter proposals received during this authorization cycle.
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Looking Ahead to a New Authorization Cycle
We believe that every child in Tennessee deserves a seat at an excellent school. We also believe that the key to creating great schools for all children is to engage charter partners, skilled in turnaround work and focused on supporting and engaging neighborhoods and communities. Our role as a district and authorizer, therefore, is to identify needs across the state, put “out the bat signal” to signal to potential partners about that need, rigorously vet potential operators, and hold schools accountable through performance contracts.
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Seven New Schools to Join the ASD Next School Year
Following a school matching process to carefully weigh data and listen to parents, the ASD decided today to add one new school in Nashville and six in Memphis, bringing the total number of ASD schools in 2015-16 to 30, serving nearly 10,000 total students. “If you had a chance to visit our schools and see firsthand the great, hard work being done by our charter operators—and the positive impact this work is having on our kids—you would understand why I’m so excited to welcome the families of these seven schools to the ASD,” said superintendent Chris Barbic.
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ASD News
2015 All Call for Charter Evaluators
As we seek outstanding charter partners able to move schools from the bottom 5% to the top 25% of schools across the state, we we’re looking for potential charter evaluation team members capable of objectively vetting applicants and providing recommendations to the ASD on approval or denial of charter proposals received during this authorization cycle.
READ MORE
Looking Ahead to a New Authorization Cycle
We believe that every child in Tennessee deserves a seat at an excellent school. We also believe that the key to creating great schools for all children is to engage charter partners, skilled in turnaround work and focused on supporting and engaging neighborhoods and communities. Our role as a district and authorizer, therefore, is to identify needs across the state, put “out the bat signal” to signal to potential partners about that need, rigorously vet potential operators, and hold schools accountable through performance contracts.
READ MORE
Seven New Schools to Join the ASD Next School Year
Following a school matching process to carefully weigh data and listen to parents, the ASD decided today to add one new school in Nashville and six in Memphis, bringing the total number of ASD schools in 2015-16 to 30, serving nearly 10,000 total students. “If you had a chance to visit our schools and see firsthand the great, hard work being done by our charter operators—and the positive impact this work is having on our kids—you would understand why I’m so excited to welcome the families of these seven schools to the ASD,” said superintendent Chris Barbic.
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Upcoming Events
- Jan. 14–Charter Evaluator RFP
- Jan. 19–Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
- Jan. 31–Tennessee Charter School Center Enrollment and Information Fair
- Feb. 17–Charter Operator RFP