THE NEWSLETTER OF THE COMPREHENSIVE CENTER-REGION VI

 Volume 5, No. 1

Spring 2000

 
 

The Newsletter of the Comprehensive Center­RegionVI

FROM THE DIRECTOR:
BEYOND THE CONTROVERSIAL IN CHARTER SCHOOLS
[ walter g. secada ]

CHARTER SCHOOLS:
DIFFERENT MISSIONS, COMMON ISSUES
[ anne turnbaugh lockwood ]

DR. WAYNE SANSTEAD:
WHY WE DON'T HAVE CHARTER SCHOOLS IN NORTH DAKOTA
[ eva m. kubinski ]

CHARTER SCHOOL LAWS:
MOTIVATORS OR BARRIERS
[ audrey cotherman ]

SHAPING POSITIVE CULTURES IN CHARTER SCHOOLS
[ kent d. peterson ]

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE SEVEN C'S OF SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS
[ stephen kailin ]

WEB RESOURCES ON CHARTER SCHOOLS
[ mary chaffee ]

Walter G. Secada
[ Director]

Audrey M. Cotherman
[ Assistant Director]

Anne Turnbaugh Lockwood
[ Associate Researcher/Editor]

The Comprehensive Center­Region VI is administered by the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, School of Education, University of Wisconsin­Madison and funded by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U. S. Department of Education.

Any opinions, findings, or recommendations are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U. S. Department of Education.

Readers are encouraged to photocopy this publication and/or download it from the CC­VI's Web site.

TO CONTACT THE CC-VI


Phone
: (888) 862-7763 or (608) 263-4220
Fax:
(608) 263-3733
E-mail:
ccvi@mail.wcer.wisc.edu
Web: http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/ccvi/

 

The Comprehensive Center­Region VI Field Sites

The mission of the Centers, under the Improving America's School Act (IASA), is to empower school personnel to improve teaching and learning for all children. The technical assistance provided by the Comprehensive Centers is driven by the needs of the states and local school districts and by the needs of the children they serve. The Comprehensive Center­Region VI serves Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

[ Subcontract/Field Sites ]

Eastern Michigan University

Hamline University

United Tribes 
Technical College
Phyllis Clemens Noda, Ed.D.
[CC Director/Michigan 
Field Office]
217 New Alexander
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
734.487.0370
FAX 734.487.0366
phyllis.noda@emich.edu
http://www.CEAC-EMU.org
Mary P. Diaz
[Assistant CC Director/
Minnesota Field Office]
1536 Hewitt Ave., MS A-1720
St. Paul, MN 55104-1284
651.523.2239 FAX 651.523.2489
mdiaz@gw.hamline.edu
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/ccvi/
Carole Anne Heart
[CC Director/North Dakota Field Office]
3315 University Dr.
Bismark, ND 58504 701.258.0437
800.437.8054 FAX 701.258.0454
ccvidir@uttc.bisman.com
http://www.utcac.com/
     

Guest Editor: Sherian Foster

Graphic Design: Instructional Media Development Center, University of Wisconsin­Madison

Photos courtesy of [Pages 4, 10, 15]: Fenton Avenue Charter School, 11828 Gain Street, Lake View Terrace, CA 91342, Phone: (818) 896-7482, Fax: (818) 890-9986

   

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