City of Milwaukee and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School Chartering Processes: Academic Accountability Issues   by Alex Molnar   Center for Education Research, Analysis, and Innovation School of Education University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PO Box 413 Milwaukee WI 53201 414-229-2716   May 3, 1999     CERAI-99-9

City of Milwaukee and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School Chartering Processes: Academic Accountability Issues* (CERAI-99-9) Alex Molnar Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 3 May 1999   Table of Contents Introduction Charter School Reform Overview Charter School Accountability Charter School Accountability Under Wisconsin Law University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Charter School Accountability City of Milwaukee Charter School Accountability Discussion Conclusion Recommendations Endnotes Tables 1-5 Tables 6 and 7 Appendices   List of Appendices The Appendices to this report are not posted on the CERAI website. However, hard copies of these documents are available upon request from CERAI. Please e-mail us at cerai@uwm.edu to request a copy. If you prefer to obtain originals of the appendix documents, publication and contact information follow the titles when available. Appendix A: Page 5 from Amy Stuart Wells, et al., Beyond the Rhetoric of Charter School Reform: A Study of Ten California School Districts (Los Angeles: UCLA Charter School Study, 1998). Call the UCLA Charter School Study office at 310-825-9903, or send your mailing address to charter@gseis.ucla.edu, to request a copy of the report. Return to Report Appendix B: Wisconsin's Charter School Law, various sections of Chapter 118 and Chapter 121 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Available on the website of the Wisconsin Revisor of Statutes Bureau, http://www.legis.state.wi.us/rsb/stats.html. The Bureau may be contacted at Suite 800, 131 W. Wilson St., Madison, WI 53703-3233, or 608-266-2011. Return to Report Appendix C: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Application for Charter School Status (Fall 1998). Available from the Center for Charter Schools, Paul A. Haubrich, Director, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee WI 53201-0413, or 414-229-6406. The Center's website is http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/ccs/. Return to Report Appendix D: City of Milwaukee Charter School Application Guidelines and Procedures (Revised July 1998). Available from the Department of Administration, attn. Max Riemer, 200 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, WI 53202, or 414-286-3850. Return to Report Appendix E: UWM Draft Charter School Contract (Spring 1999). Available from the Center for Charter Schools, Paul A. Haubrich, Director, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee WI 53201-0413, or 414-229-6406. The Center's website is http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/ccs/. Return to Report Appendix F: Charter School Contract Between City of Milwaukee and Khamit Institute, Inc. (dated 31 August 1998). Contact the Department of Administration, attn. Max Riemer, 200 E. Wells St., Milwaukee, WI 53202, or 414-286-3850, for availability. Return to Report     Return to Projects and Publications "City of Milwaukee and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School Chartering Processes: Academic Accountability Issues" (CERAI-99-9) was produced for the Institute for Excellence in Urban Education, UW-Milwaukee.