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NACSA Plenary: Making Quality Count in St. Louis (Chapter 2)
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Making Quality Count in St. Louis: Addressing the Imperative to Close Failing Schools
Earlier this year, Missouri's State Board of Education made the difficult but necessary decision to close six chronically low performing charter schools in St. Louis--one of the largest charter school closures in history.This bold action, backed by strong leadership from the Missouri Commissioner of Education and St. Louis Mayor Slay, marked a critical step to improving education options for the city's students. It is a courageous call to action--demonstrating that failing charter schools can and should be closed to make way for better schools that can provide students the education they need and deserve. Join leaders from St. Louis at the 2012 NACSA Leadership Conference as they share their insights and perspective on the decision-making process and the day-to-day work of transitioning nearly 4,000 students. Learn how this committed group is working to produce a record of success for St. Louis's charter schools.
Featured Plenary Speakers:
Deborah Carr, Director of the University of Missouri's Charter School Operations
Douglas Thaman, Executive Director of the Missouri Charter Public School Association
Robbyn Wahby, St. Louis Mayor's Education Liaison
Gwen Westbrooks, Charter Transition Coordinator for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Earlier this year, Missouri's State Board of Education made the difficult but necessary decision to close six chronically low performing charter schools in St. Louis--one of the largest charter school closures in history.This bold action, backed by strong leadership from the Missouri Commissioner of Education and St. Louis Mayor Slay, marked a critical step to improving education options for the city's students. It is a courageous call to action--demonstrating that failing charter schools can and should be closed to make way for better schools that can provide students the education they need and deserve. Join leaders from St. Louis at the 2012 NACSA Leadership Conference as they share their insights and perspective on the decision-making process and the day-to-day work of transitioning nearly 4,000 students. Learn how this committed group is working to produce a record of success for St. Louis's charter schools.
Featured Plenary Speakers:
Deborah Carr, Director of the University of Missouri's Charter School Operations
Douglas Thaman, Executive Director of the Missouri Charter Public School Association
Robbyn Wahby, St. Louis Mayor's Education Liaison
Gwen Westbrooks, Charter Transition Coordinator for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education