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Feb
17
2022
More Great Seats 4 Kids Newsletter: CREDO releases new research on charter response to COVID-19 pandemic
Institute News
Editor’s Note: The following was published in the February 17, 2022 edition of the More Great Seats 4 Kids Newsletter This week, the Center for Research and Education Outcomes (CREDO) at Stanford University released their eagerly awaited report ...
Jan
28
2022
Open Meetings Law Guidance Update for January 28, 2022
Institute News
On January 14, 2022, Governor Hochul signed legislation (Chapter 1 of the Laws of 2022), which continues the temporary amendment to the Open Meetings Law (subdivision 103(c) of the Public Officers Law), which permits telephonic and video conference ...
Jan
05
2022
2022 Request for Proposals Draft for Public Comment – Round 1 Cycle
Institute News
The SUNY Charter Schools Institute (the “Institute”) announces the release of the draft of the 2022 SUNY Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to open new charter schools in New York State. The New York Charter Schools Act of 1998 (as amended, the “Act”) requires ...
Sep
14
2021
‘More Great Seats for Kids’ Newsletter: Mitigating Missed Learning
Institute News
By Susie Miller Carello  Dear School Leader, Last year was a monumental achievement. We know that. You, as leaders and as educators, did all you could in the wake of so much ambiguity, so much uncertainty, to maintain not just educational continuity but ...
Sep
10
2021
Temporary Waiver of Open Meetings Law Requirements
Institute News
On September 1, 2021, the Legislature passed a temporary amendment to the Open Meetings Law as part of Chapter 417 of the Laws of 2021, which the Governor signed the next day. Through January 15, 2022, the following rules apply to charter school education ...
Jul
16
2021
2021 Proposals to Establish New Charter Schools – Round 2 Cycle
Institute News
The SUNY Charter Schools Institute, on behalf of the State University of New York Board of Trustees (the “SUNY Trustees”), in its capacity as a charter authorizer, has received the following proposals to establish charter schools in response to the July ...
Jun
29
2021
Open Meetings Law Update for June 29, 2021
Institute News
With the expiration of the Governor’s executive orders related to COVID-19 on June 24, 2021, the remote meeting flexibility charter school boards of trustees have enjoyed with respect to the New York Open Meetings Law comes to an end.  Going forward, ...
Apr
15
2021
Learning pods now helping vulnerable students at Ascend
Institute News
“Like many New York City charter schools, Brooklyn’s Ascend network started off the year fully remote. But just a few months in, it became clear: Remote learning wasn’t working for certain students. Attendance dipped, and teachers struggled to reach ...
Mar
17
2021
‘More Great Seats for Kids’ Newsletter: Reflecting on Renewal
Institute News
Dear School Leader, Yesterday marked a pandemic milestone for SUNY charters with the SUNY Charter Schools Committee voting to renew six additional schools, putting a cap on a renewal season unlike any we have ever experienced. March 10, 2020 was the last ...
Mar
08
2021
‘More Great Seats for Kids’ Newsletter: Parent Perspective on Reopening
In The Press, Institute News
Dear School Leader, Throughout this past year we’ve talked at length about (and celebrated) the herculean efforts by our school leaders to ensure continuity of learning amid a historic crisis. The transition to remote learning last spring. Technology and ...