An ECS Conference On State Policy Responses to Low-Performing Schools Under NCLB:
What is the Role of Charter Schools?

November 19, 2004

On November 19, 2004, the Education Commission of the States (ECS) convened its second meeting of state policymakers to talk about the possible roles that charter schools can play in state responses to low-performing schools under the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. There were 34 people from 10 state teams, as well as 11 individuals representing 10 national organizations and local school districts, in attendance at this meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. This meeting was part of a larger two-year project funded by the U.S. Department of Education. To see the project abstract, click here. [The first meeting of this group was on May 21, 2004, in Denver, Colorado. To access the materials distributed at this meeting, click here.]

To see the meeting agenda, click here.

To see a summary of the small group discussions conducted at the meeting, click here.

To access the power point presentations and documents discussed at the meeting, see below:

• "Innovations in Education: Successful Charter Schools" by the U.S. Department of Education

• "Closing Low-Performing Schools and Reopening Them as Charter Schools: The Role of the State" by Todd Ziebarth

• Randy DeHoff of the Colorado State Board of Education's Power Point Presentation

• Leslie Jacobs of the Louisiana State Board of Education's Power Point Presentation

• Representative Carl Gatto of the Alaska Legislature's Power Point Presentation

• Alex Medler's Power Point Presentation on "Reconstitution as Charter - Models and Motivations"

• San Diego City Schools' Request for Proposals to Restructure Schools

• San Diego City Schools' Plan for Schools Subject to School Restructuring Under the No Child Left Behind Act