Oakland Charter schools
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Oakland Charter schools are publicly funded, independently operated schools in Oakland that serve local students with alternative educational programs and curricula.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | public charter school system ⓘ |
| accountabilityFor | student academic outcomes ⓘ |
| accountabilityTo |
California state education authorities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
charter authorizers ⓘ |
| admissionsMethod | lottery when applications exceed capacity ⓘ |
| admissionsPolicy | open to public school students ⓘ |
| authorizationBy |
Alameda County Office of Education
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California State Board of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ Oakland Unified School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBe |
closed for persistent low performance
ⓘ
closed for serious legal or financial violations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distinguishedFrom | traditional district-run public schools in Oakland ⓘ |
| educationLevel | K–12 education ⓘ |
| employ | credentialed teachers (with limited exceptions allowed by law) ⓘ |
| feature |
school-level autonomy over budgeting
ⓘ
school-level autonomy over curriculum ⓘ school-level autonomy over staffing ⓘ |
| fundingSource | public funds ⓘ |
| goal |
improve student achievement through innovative practices
ⓘ
increase educational options for families in Oakland ⓘ |
| governance | independently operated schools ⓘ |
| governedBy |
independent nonprofit school boards (for some schools)
ⓘ
nonprofit charter management organizations (for many schools) ⓘ |
| legalFramework | California Charter Schools Act of 1992 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alameda County
ⓘ
surface form:
Alameda County, California
Oakland ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California
|
| mayReceive |
federal education funds
ⓘ
local education funds ⓘ private grants and donations ⓘ state education funds ⓘ |
| maySpecializeIn |
STEM-focused programs
ⓘ
arts-focused programs ⓘ college-preparatory programs ⓘ language immersion programs ⓘ project-based learning ⓘ |
| offer |
alternative curricula
ⓘ
alternative educational programs ⓘ |
| operatedAs | publicly funded schools ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | California Department of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | part of the broader Oakland public school system ⓘ |
| requiredTo |
comply with state testing requirements
ⓘ
report performance data to authorizers ⓘ |
| sector | public education sector ⓘ |
| serve | local students in Oakland ⓘ |
| subjectTo | charter petition renewal every few years ⓘ |
| tuition | tuition-free ⓘ |
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