The Academy Charter School's founder and CEO Bishop Barrington Goldson and his team join the podcast for an engaging discussion on The Academy's Career and Technical Education (CTE) program, their process for recruiting instructional expertise

Developing a Strong Internal Leadership Pipeline with Recy Dunn of Ascend Charter Schools

Jan 9th, 2024 14m 44s

Ascend Charter Schools is a not-for-profit charter school education corporation with authority to operate 10 charter schools rooted in Brooklyn. Beyond a reputation for rigorous inquiry-based curricula and a responsive school culture, Ascend is

Accelerated Learning in Practice with Erin Allen

Feb 16th, 2023 13m 38s

Erin Allen, Senior Analyst, SUNY Charter Schools Institute, joins the podcast to discuss the Institute's new white paper, Accelerated Learning in Practice: Promising Practices from the SUNY Charter Schools’ 2021-22 School Visit Season. Allen d

Introducing Experiential Learning into the Classroom with Kristie Swanson of Finn Academy Charter School

Nov 15th, 2022 12m 23s

Kristie Swanson, Experiential Learning Coordinator at Finn Academy Charter School, joins us to discuss introducing hands-on activities in the classroom to connect academic learning to real-world situations and build cultural competency. Support

School Spotlight: Designing a New Facility, Addressing Unfinished Learning with Central Queen Academy's Ashish Kapadia

Oct 18th, 2022 16m 9s

Central Queen Academy's Executive Director Ashish Kapadia joins the podcast to discuss the new school year, partnering with community groups to deliver critical services and supports, and addressing unfinished learning through targeted SEL. He

School Spotlight: PAVE Academy Charter School

Aug 23rd, 2022 14m 40s

Marsha Gadsden, Executive Director of PAVE Academy Charter School, joins the podcast to discuss what makes PAVE Academy Charter School different than other public schools, lessons learned from the pandemic, and more. Support the Show.

The Preopening Process

Jun 30th, 2022 11m 10s

Maureen Foley, Director of New Charters, joins the podcast to discuss the preopening process leading up to the first day of instruction and how schools should prepare for a pre-opening visit from the Institute team. Support the Show.

Renewal: Preparing for a School Evaluation Visit

Feb 17th, 2020 25m 30s

Andrew Kile, Director of School of Evaluation, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of the school evaluation visit, the types of evidence the team collects and evaluates, specific on the ground activities, the purpose of reports, and mor

Charter School Renewal and What it Means to be an Academic Success

Jan 13th, 2020 20m 7s

Charter schools in New York trade greater operational autonomy for greater accountability for academic outcomes. We call this the “Autonomy for Accountability Bargain.” But what does this look like in practice? Jeff Wasbes, Executive Deputy Dir

Starting a SUNY Authorized Charter School: Best Practices for Application Success

Dec 9th, 2019 33m 19s

Maureen Foley, Director of New Charters, discusses everything you need to know about the SUNY application process, including the RFP, collecting and documenting evidence of community need, working with Institute staff, submitting a high quality

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Trailer: Introducing "More Great Seats for Kids" (Launching December 2019)

Nov 18th, 2019 7m 20s

In this new series, More Great Seats for Kids, the SUNY Charter Schools Institute takes you deep into the authorization process and the high standards and best practices that make New York’s SUNY authorized charter schools so successful. We wil

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