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The Private, the Public and The Private, the Public and the Charterthe Charter
Paetra Van Kammen
Beejal Parekh
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What do you know about each type of schooling system?
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The Private
Definition:
– independent, nongovernmental or nonstate schools which operate with student tuition.
– non-aligned curriculum with the Board of Education
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The Private
2 types
a) Accredited
b) Registered
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The Private
Students:
selected based on certain attributes - Religion- Gender- Academics- etc
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The Private
Parents
- can not ask the government to intervene in school board decisions
- elect members of the school society
- pay for tuition, within accredited schools there is funding however only 60-70% of what public schools get
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The PrivateTeachers
- cannot be members of the ATA
- one study showed each 12-15% lower wages
- have less stress than public school teachers because they work less
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The Public
Definition:
– primary and secondary schooling offered to all children without charge
– costs are covered in part or whole by taxation
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The Public
Characteristics
- Mandatory attendence until the age of 16 to 18 (in Canada based on the province)
- Teachers are certified by the government and part of the ATA
- Testing and standards are provided by the government
- Ex) PATs
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The Public
In Canada …- By the Constitution, schools are provincially
managedIn Australia … - Schools are run by the respective state
government In Sweden … - State school (primary, secondary and
universities) are covered by taxation. - University students may have to pay for
accommodation.
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The Public
The School Board manages …
- Administration
- Student Enrollment
- Teachers position and hiring
The public elects these people – known as trustees and there are regular meetings to regulate the system
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Expenses
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The Public
- There are more than 103 000 students from kindergarten – Grade 12 by the Calgary Board of Education
- http://www.cbe.ab.ca/default.asp
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The Charter
Definition:
- Receive public funding but operate independently from The Board of Education, non-profit school
- Report directly to the province, thus bypassing the local district board
- Known as alternate education
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The Charter
A little bit of History …
- Legislation was enacted in 1994 to enable charter schools in the province of Alberta
- Alberta is the only province in Canada to have charter schools to this day
- There are 22 charter schools in Alberta
- May not have a religious affiliation
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The Charter
In Alberta …
- 6 schools in Calgary
- 3 schools in Edmonton
- 4 schools in smaller rural communities
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The CharterArdrossan:
– New Horizons Charter School is designed for gifted children and was the first public charter school to open in Canada, established in 199
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The Charter
So what exactly is a charter?
Definition:- an agreement between the Minister of Education
and an individual or group regarding the establishment and administration of a charter school. The charter describes the unique educational service the school will provide, how the school will operate and the student outcomes that it intends to achieve.
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The Charter
Curriculum:
- Structured around the basic education system by Alberta Education
- Students must write provincial achievement test, diplomas, and any another test admixture by the Ministry
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The Charter
The Staff
- Teachers must be certificated
- Teachers are subject to applicable professional codes of conduct - ex) Labour Relations Code and the
Employment Standards Code
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The Charter
What about Teachers and the ATA?- If the school decides to hired their own teachers they
can not be active members of the ATA
However
- a charter board may choose to second a teacher from a school board or employ a teacher who has taken a leave of absence from the school board. In both cases, the teacher remains an employee of the school board and is required to be an active member of the ATA.
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Activity Time!
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List of Resourceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_school
http://education.alberta.ca/parents/choice/charter.aspx
http://www.uncommonschools.org/faq-what-is-charter-school
http://0-www.tandfonline.com.darius.uleth.ca/doi/full/10.1080/0268093042000227465#tabModule
http://www.cbe.ab.ca/schools/schools.asp
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Thanks for listening!