CANEC Urges 100 Percent Charter School Participation for STAR Testing; Public Charter Schools Demonstrate Focus On Accountability.Business & News Editors SACRAMENTO Sacramento, city, United States Sacramento (săkrəmĕn`tō), city (1990 pop. 369,365), state capital and seat of Sacramento co., central Calif. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 8, 2002 The California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Network of Educational Charters (CANEC CANEC California Network of Educational Charters ) is pleased to announce today that they have adopted an official position that urges all of California's public charter schools to meet a goal of full participation in the state's annual STAR test. As performance-based schools, California's charter schools are undertaking a leadership role by demonstrating how well the academic standards measured by the STAR program are being met. CANEC's official adopted position is as follows: CANEC urges all charter schools to educate the families they serve about the importance of their children's participation in STAR testing, and to strongly encourage all students to participate in STAR testing. As performance-based schools, charter schools are accountable for the educational success of their students. This accountability is to the student and their family, to the school itself, to the school's sponsor, and finally to the taxpayers of California. A high rate of participation in this test by charter school students is essential to sustaining support for charter schools. The STAR test is the statewide test used to measure the achievement of California state standards by students. In addition, CANEC also urges every charter school to use additional student assessment measures in order to obtain a comprehensive view of each student's achievement levels. "California's public charter schools are providing choices for public school parents and students, while also showing that public schools can help all children, even California's most disadvantage In policy debate, a disadvantage (abbreviated as DA, and sometimes referred to as a Disad) is an argument that a team brings up against a policy action that is being considered. Structure A DA usually has four key elements. children, achieve high academic achievement," stated Joe Lucente, President of CANEC. "By supporting the Governor's STAR test program, public charter schools are undertaking a leadership role by embracing true performance-based accountability and by demonstrating their ability to educate children to high academic achievement." STAR, the Standardized Testing and Reporting The Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program measures performance on the California Achievement Test, Sixth Edition Survey (CAT/6 Survey), the California Content Standards Test and the Spanish Assessment of Basic Education (SABE/2). Program, is a critical component of the new statewide accountability system. About Public Charter Schools Charter schools are independent public schools, designed and operated by educators, parents and community leaders. They are generally authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: by the local school district to monitor their quality and integrity, but they are allowed to operate free from the traditional bureaucratic bu·reau·crat n. 1. An official of a bureaucracy. 2. An official who is rigidly devoted to the details of administrative procedure. bu and regulatory reg·u·late tr.v. reg·u·lat·ed, reg·u·lat·ing, reg·u·lates 1. To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law. 2. red tape. This freedom gives public charter schools the ability to design and deliver programs tailored to individual student and community needs. About CANEC The California Network of Educational Charters (CANEC) is California's premier charter school networking and service organization and is the public voice of its members for the charter school movement in California. CANEC represents its members largely through networking, advocacy and public awareness. |
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