Measuring Success in Public Charter School Alternative Education Campuses: What Can We Learn?
Alternative schools are a subset of public schools designed to serve students with significant challenges whose needs often cannot be met in a typical school program. The odds are often stacked against young people enrolled in alternative education settings. Yet a recent report from the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools reveals some bright spots for students that attend alternative school campuses that operate as public charter schools.
In this webinar, panelists will share lessons learned from public charter alternative education schools on creating flexible learning environments, including data on alternative school performance, ways to measure the success of schools designed to serve students on the margins, and how state policy can help ensure these schools can best serve these students while also navigating traditional accountability expectations. Learn from school leaders, researchers, and state policymakers who recognize there is no one-size-fits-all education and are undertaking impressive work to tailor public charter alternative schools to meet students’ specific needs.