I updated the web site “fall creek charter” logo today. I think the web site is ready to go. I’ll probably send out the link tomorrow. Yesterday I got confirmation from Jessica Cardwell that she would like to help with the charter school. That’s great news. She will be a great addition to our team! I’m still waiting to hear back from Kirsten, Rick, and Tammy.
Learn MoreI got confirmation from Kelly Harris that she would like to help us start the charter school. I also emailed the Garlitz’s and the Cardwell girls.
The handbook says that successful charter schools fill a niche in the community. Dionne talked with Laurie and her thought is that our niche can be small class sizes. I agree with this idea and think it will help in our school’s marketing plan. Class sizes are on the minds of all parents right now with some exceeding 40 students.
I updated the Starting a Charter School page with a bunch more information on submitting the proposal.
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Learn MoreToday I spent some time researching charter school information.
The State defines a charter school as “a comprehensive public school operated by a group of parents, teachers, and/or community members as a semi-autonomous school of choice”
Private schools may not convert to charter schools. This is an important restriction for our team to keep in mind. All of the members of the team are also affiliated with the Fall Creek Home School Academy which is a private school. I’ve contacted Kate Pattison with the ODE to make sure this won’t be an issue as long as we keep the two endeavors separate.
Purpose of Charter Schools – an avenue for parents, teachers, and community members to “take responsible risks to create new, innovative, more flexible ways of educating all children within the public school system”
All charter school employees belong to the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
(charter school handbook progress) page 7 paragraph 1
Learn MoreToday I talked with Dionne Plahn, Laurie Cardwell and Cheryl Neet about helping start the charter school. They all would like to help. Tomorrow I’m going to talk to Kelly Harris, Jessica Cardwell, and Kirsten Cardwell. Dionne, Cheryl and I are concerned that we will go through all of this work and not be guaranteed that our children get in, but we think it’s the best thing to do regardless. Right now we have the following team members:
- Jake Plahn
- Dionne Plahn
- Laurie Cardwell
- Cheryl Neet
Need to talk to:
- Kelly Harris
- Jessica Cardwell
- Kirsten Cardwell
- Rick Garlitz
- Tammy Garlitz
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