Volume 3, Number 27, July 7, 2000 Pages: 5
A Publication of the Resource Center for Charter Schools
Phone 210-348-7890 Fax 210-348-7899

© Resource Center for Charter Schools All Rights Reserved

Patsy O'Neill, Executive Director; Jimmie Driver, Assistant Director;
Sally Friedli, Office Manager; and Sara Murphy, Administrative Assistant

                      

THE LAST ACADEMIC/ACCOUNTABILITY ACADEMY will be hosted by the Resource Center in Dallas at Focus Learning Academy Charter. Map is attached. Please RSVP to the Resource Center at 210-348-7890 as soon as possible. Workshops and lunches will be provided at no cost to the charters.

ORIENTATION FOR ALL NEW CHARTERS All new state-approved charters that will be operational in August or September 2000 are required to attend the TEA Second Day Orientation in Austin on July 20, 2000 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For additional information call the TEA Charter School Division at 512-463-9575. See attached letter from Dr. Susan Barnes and meeting agenda.

ALL FIRST GENERATION CHARTERS All First Generation Charters will receive a Charter Renewal site visit by TEA between September - December, 2000 to gather information about each charter's educational plan and to verify compliance with the charter.

FUNDING FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Information about funding 
from more than 100 sources in different government agencies (in areas such as Food, Health and Safety, Learning, Recreation, Research, and Technology) can be found on the web at www.afterschool.gov/feddollar.html. Thanks to Lizzette Gonzalez from the Governor's office for this funding information.

Training will be conducted on the subjects listed below. On Monday, two file boxes with 116 colored-coded indicator folders will be available for each charter school as well as sample documentation. The same schedule will be followed at every location. Workshops and lunch are provided by the Resource Center for Charter Schools at no cost to the charters. When you RSVP please indicate which workshops you and your teachers will attend.

Monday Compliance Training - Charter School Initial On-Site Visit (Administrators/Lead Teachers) Financial and charter compliance indicator boxes will be distributed on Mondays. Tuesday Reading Strategies for Student Success - Elementary Reading Strategies for Student Success - High School (Test taking strategies included) (These are two separate workshops)   Wednesday Math Strategies for Student Success - Grades 1-4 - Day 1 Math Strategies for Student Success - Grades 5-8 - Day 1 (Day 2 will include a make/take session) Math Strategies for Student Success - High School (Test taking strategies included) (These are three separate workshops) Thursday Math Strategies for Student Success - Grades 1-4 - Day 2 Math Strategies for Student Success - Grades 5-8 - Day 2 Active Learning Strategies - At-Risk Students - Grades 6-12

FOCUS Learning Academy Charter School
Concord Missionary Baptist Church
6808 Boulder Drive
Dallas
972-283-1414

• >From downtown Dallas, take I-35 South (toward Waco) to # I-67 (Cleburn) veer right
• Proceed south to Camp Wisdom Road
• Turn right on Camp Wisdom
• Stay in the right lane until you get to Boulder Drive
• Turn right on Boulder
• The school is in the Conord Missionary Baptist Church on the second floor

MEMORANDUM

You are invited to a charter school orientation to be held on July 20, 2000 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM.  The orientation will be held at the William B. Travis Building (Texas Education Agency) located at 1701 North Congress Avenue in room 1-104.  Agency staff will present information regarding reading, dyslexia, accelerated instruction, school transportation, prekindergarten, bilingual education, English as a second language, federal title funding programs, GED, accountability/evaluations, alternative accountability, graduation requirements, EEO compliance and others.

Generation Four Charter School Orientation
William B. Travis Building (TEA)
1701 North Congress
July 20, 2000