11 episodes
"More Great Seats 4 Kids": A SUNY Charter Schools Institute Podcast SUNY Charter Schools Institute
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The SUNY Charter Schools Institute's "More Great Seats 4 Kids" podcast is your resource for sustained charter school excellence. The series dives deep into the SUNY authorization process and the high standards and best practices that make New York’s charter schools so successful. Each episode will feature interviews with Institute staff members and leaders at our highest performing charter schools. We will explain what it takes to become – and remain – a high quality charter school and ensure more great seats for kids throughout New York State.
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Career and Technical Education Success at The Academy Charter School
The Academy Charter School's founder and CEO Bishop Barrington Goldson and his team join the podcast for an engaging discussion on The Academy's Career and Technical Education (CTE) program, their process for recruiting instructional expertise and aligning curricula with industry standards, and how they are using feedback from families, students, and the community to design future plans. The conversation concludes with advice for public schools seeking to replicate The Academy's CTE program success.
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Developing a Strong Internal Leadership Pipeline with Recy Dunn of Ascend Charter Schools
Ascend Charter Schools is a not-for-profit charter school education corporation with authority to operate 10 charter schools rooted in Brooklyn. Beyond a reputation for rigorous inquiry-based curricula and a responsive school culture, Ascend is known for its robust professional growth and development. CEO Recy Dunn joins the podcast to discuss Ascend’s approach to PD, the Science of Reading, and what advice he has for public schools seeking to develop a strong internal leadership pipeline.
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Accelerated Learning in Practice with Erin Allen
Erin Allen, Senior Analyst, SUNY Charter Schools Institute, joins the podcast to discuss the Institute's new white paper, Accelerated Learning in Practice:
Promising Practices from the SUNY Charter Schools’ 2021-22 School Visit Season. Allen discusses the four exciting and promising strategies, the strengths and weaknesses of each, and the hope that these strategies affirm and inspire work to address unfinished learning.
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Introducing Experiential Learning into the Classroom with Kristie Swanson of Finn Academy Charter School
Kristie Swanson, Experiential Learning Coordinator at Finn Academy Charter School, joins us to discuss introducing hands-on activities in the classroom to connect academic learning to real-world situations and build cultural competency.
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School Spotlight: Designing a New Facility, Addressing Unfinished Learning with Central Queen Academy's Ashish Kapadia
Central Queen Academy's Executive Director Ashish Kapadia joins the podcast to discuss the new school year, partnering with community groups to deliver critical services and supports, and addressing unfinished learning through targeted SEL. He also talks CQA's new state of the art facility, working with an architect on the design, and more.
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School Spotlight: PAVE Academy Charter School
Marsha Gadsden, Executive Director of PAVE Academy Charter School, joins the podcast to discuss what makes PAVE Academy Charter School different than other public schools, lessons learned from the pandemic, and more.
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