Education

1. Is your charter an open one?
2. Can any child go there?
3. Is is neighborhood based?
4. Does it ever expel students?
5. For what reasons?
6. Does the school operate on the same per pupil expense of the others schools in the district?
7. Are teachers required to do all the same things and meet the same test standards as the other schools in the district?
8. Does the school maintain the same class-size as the other schools in the district.
9. Does the school receive funds from sources not available to the other schools in the district?
10. Are the teachers required to follow the same curriculum as the other schools in the district?

If you choose to reply, please don't cherry pick the questions that you want. Here are the answers to these questions for all of the charter schools in our area.

1. No
2. No
3. No
4. Yes
5. A variety of reasons that aren't used at regular schools for expulsion. Mostly for disruptive behavior and lack of academic progress.
6. No
7. No
8. No. Class size is from half to 2/3 of other schools in district.
9. Yes
10. No