Resources
The following links provide access-both local and national- to laws, policies, data, research, promising practices and other resources for charter school developers, administrators, sponsors, parents, students and other interested stakeholders.
State and Regional Resources
- Northwest Center for Educational Options-Supporting High Quality Public School Options http://www.nwceo.org
- Oregon Department of Education (Handbook, Directory, Grant Information, Federal Updates etc.) http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=124
- Oregon School Boards Association http://.www.osba.org
- Teacher Standards and Practices Commission http://www.oregon.gov/TSPC/
- Oregon Public Employees Retirement System http://oregon.gov/PERS/
- Northwest Association of Accredited School http://www.northwestaccreditation.org/
- Chalkboard Project http://www.chalkboardproject.org
- Oregon Small Schools Initiative http://www.e3smallschools.org
- Ed Choices http://www.edchoices.us
National Resources
- National Charter School Clearinghouse http://www.ncsc.info
- Center on Reinventing Public Education http://www.crpe.org
- National Association of Charter School Authorizers http://www.qualitycharters.org/
- National Alliance for Public Charter Schools http://www.publiccharters.org/
- US Charter Schools http://www.uscharterschools.org/
- US Department of Education Charter School Program http://www.ed.gov/programs/charter/index.html
- Federal Non-Regulatory Guidance Charter Schools Program
- National Association of State Directors of Special Education’s Special Education in Charter Schools Project http://www.nasdse.org/Projects/TACustomizerSpecialEducationalinCharterSchools/tabid/416/Default.aspx
National Policy Information
- The Center for Education Reform http://www.edreform.com/index.cfm?fuseAction=section&pSectionID=5&CFID=11314046&CFTOKEN=60561887
- Education Sector http://www.educationsector.org/
- Education Evolving http://www.educationevolving.org/
- Progressive Policy Institute http://www.ppionline.org/
- Public Impact http://www.publicimpact.com/
- Heritage Foundation http://www.heritage.org/
- Thomas B. Fordham Foundation http://www.edexcellence.net/template/index.cfm
- Education Commission on the States http://www.ecs.org/
Additional Research Sites
- American Institute for Research http://www.air.org/
- National Charter School Research Project http://www.crpe.org/cs/crpe/view/projects/1
- Center for Education Reform http://www.edreform.com/index.cfm?fuseAction=section&pSectionID=5&CFID=11314046&CFTOKEN=60561887
- National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Educational Research (CALDER) http://www.caldercenter.org/
- National Center for Educational Statistics http://nces.ed.gov/
Charter School Finance, Facilities and Funding
- FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://free.ed.gov/displaydate.cfm
- National Resource Center on Charter School Finance and Governance http://www.charterresource.org/
- National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/financing_charter.cfm
- National Charter School Clearinghouse (Corporate and Foundation Opportunities) http://www.ncsc.info/mod.php?mod=userpage&menu=906&page_id=44
- The Walton Family Foundation http://www.waltonfamilyfoundation.org/forgrantseekers/types.asp
Accountability
- Compendium of accountability resources http://www.uscharterschools.org/gb/account_auth/end.htm
- http://www.qualitycharters.org/
- http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/109934045/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
Instruction and Assessment
- Oregon State Academic Content Standards http://www.ode.state.or.us/tachlearn/real/newspaper/
- Oregon Diploma http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=368
- Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (OAKS) http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=169
- Northwest Evaluation Association http://www.nwea.org/
Charter School Promising Practices
- Surveying High-Achieving Charter Schools: Identifying Best Practices http://www.vanderbilt.edu/schoolchoice/research-13.html
- State Leadership for High-Quality Charter Schools http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.9123e83a1f6786440ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=aa476068808b0110VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD
- US Charter Schools Web Dialog http://www.edgateway.net/cs/dia/view/dm/1543
- Sharing Best Practices and Innovation http://www.masscharterschools.org/fellowships/
- Lessons From California’s Charter Schools http://www.ppionline.org/documents/CA_Charters_0703.pdf
- Innovations in Education: Successful Charter Schools http://www.uscharterschools.org/pub/uscs_docs/scs/toc.htm
Special Education
- Primers on Implementing Special Education in Charter Schools http://www.uscharterschools.org/cs/spedp/print/uscs_docs/spedp/home.htm
- Navigating Special Education in Charter Schools, Part I and II http://www.qualitycharters.org/i4a/pages/Index.cfm?pageID=3627
- Reference Guide to Special Education Law for Charter School Authorizers http://www.uscharterschools.org/cs/r/view/uscs_rs/1738
- National Association of State Directors of Special Education’s Special Education in Charter Schools Project http://www.nasdse.org/Projects/TACustomizerSpecialEducationalinCharterSchools/tabid/416/Default.aspx
Oregon Law-Makers and Policy-Makers
- Oregon State Legislature http://www.leg.state.or.us/
- Oregon State Board of Education http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results//id=144