{"id":4415,"date":"2023-03-17T15:03:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edhype.com\/?p=4415"},"modified":"2023-03-17T15:09:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T15:09:09","slug":"why-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edhype.com\/why-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Method Schools: Why Expansion?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4415\" class=\"elementor elementor-4415\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4286414a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4286414a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1469ea2a\" data-id=\"1469ea2a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a349bd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a349bd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.10.2 - 29-01-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-paragraph-1678496653469\"} --><\/p>\n<p>Opening a school is not for the faint at heart. Between the big things like applying for authorization and hiring the right team to the little things that you assume are just taken care of like ensuring there\u2019s hand soap in the bathrooms and working internet, there\u2019s a lot of things to consider and plan for. \u00a0Once you\u2019ve done the hard work, you have the harder work of running the school.\u00a0 It can be easy to settle into the routine once your charter school has been established.\u00a0 It\u2019s safe in your little bubble.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-paragraph-1678496653475\"} --><\/p>\n<p>Why on earth would anyone want to do it over again?<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading {\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-heading-1679065039361\"} --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"provide-access-to-high-quality-schools\"><strong>Provide access to high quality schools<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-paragraph-1678496653496\"} --><\/p>\n<p>Students need options, and charter schools exist to provide options.\u00a0 Access to high quality schools is especially hard to get especially for the most underserved and least advantaged members of our society. \u00a0It\u2019s our responsibility to grow our reach, so that more students can benefit from the quality program you offer. \u00a0High caliber charter schools have shown that they make the greatest positive impact on the achievement rates of minorities, underserved subgroups, and low socioeconomic families who have limited school choices in their neighborhood. \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.laschoolreport.com\/research-shows-that-charter-schools-do-best-for-californias-low-income-and-minority-students-now-state-officials-are-considering-slowing-their-expansion\/\">According to studies from Stanford\u2019s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO)<\/a> across several years, \u201cthe primary beneficiaries of charter schools in California are historically disadvantaged populations.\u201d Charter schools have met the needs of underserved students where traditional public schools could not.\u00a0 The expansion of high-quality schools with proven programs for success allows more students to access rigorous programs that may not exist in the school districts where they live.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading {\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-heading-1679065033390\"} --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"-2\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"be-the-disruptor\"><strong>Be the Disruptor<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-paragraph-1678496653508\"} --><\/p>\n<p>The pandemic taught us all that there are other ways to do things, nontraditional ways to learn and operate a school.\u00a0 While many districts have gone back to their old ways of operating, charters have found new niches to create something new and disrupt the status quo.\u00a0 Disruptors in any industry challenge tradition and promote innovation even in traditional spaces.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/a\/the-monopolies-of-education\/\"> David Nielsen, senior fellow\u00a0and\u00a0chairman at American Center for Transforming Education, writes<\/a> \u201cMonopolies rarely perform well, and our K-12 public schools are no exception. If we are serious about the effective education of our children, we need to break down these monopolies plaguing our K-12 public education system.\u201d Charter expansion creates competition that promotes innovation for all schools.\u00a0 It forces all schools to reevaluate their norms and leads to a better education for all students.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading {\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-heading-1679065026562\"} --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-you-believe-in-your-school\"><span id=\"-3\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"h-you-believe-in-your-school\"><span id=\"you-believe-in-your-school\"><strong>You Believe In Your School<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-paragraph-1678496653523\"} --><\/p>\n<p>Lastly, but likely most important, is your genuine belief that your school can provide something to students that others cannot.\u00a0 As a school leader at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.methodschools.org\/\">Method Schools<\/a>, I have seen the student lives change course because they found us.\u00a0 Charter expansion, though an arduous road, means your team can extend the reach of a proven program that has already helped others, that you can bring an option to students searching for a solution.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"canvasClassName\":\"cnvs-block-core-paragraph-1679064985358\"} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e250107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e250107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.methodschools.org\/nevada\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more about Method Schools expansion proposal in Nevada<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As a school leader at Method Schools, I have seen the student lives change course because they found us.\u00a0\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[11,88,17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.0 (Yoast SEO v20.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Method Schools: Why Expansion? 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