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Accountability and School Improvement

Reflective Review on "Building a Plane While Flying It"

***** reading the article "***** a ***** While ***** It," by Noelle C. Griffin ***** Priscilla Wohlstetter, I am able to better understand ***** concept of charter schools in this country. The idea of the charter school seems very practical and reward*****g ***** both students ***** faculty; however this article points out that this concept still needs to be developed fur*****r before it can truly make an impact on our society.

What I like about the charter ***** is the idea of expanding educati*****al communities to truly bring about high quality teaching and learning. Almost every school sets out to provide the best possible quality of teaching ***** learning to its *****; however many schools do not have adequate resources to ensure th*****, and in public schools, there are only so many but*****ns a teacher can push before break*****g the rules. *****n a charter school, the idea is ***** the ********** and administrators make the rules and define ***** curriculum, ***** thus they are not as limited in their initiatives. The charter ***** al***** tends to focus on integrating the school with the surrounding community, and this is very positive for ***** students because it allows them to apply ***** knowledge in real-world situations.

Although the charter ***** has only the best intentions, there are still many challenges ***** ***** faces before it can ***** succeed. First of all, without a set curriculum by the Bo*****rd of Education, a ***** school might find it difficult to form an integrated instructional progr***** and professional-development system. Also, charter *****s might find it challenging to measure accountability without clear direction from the state; if the school cannot ***** accountability, it is very hard to determine whether the concept is working and, ***** ***** is not *****, how to fix it. Finally, another major ********** is decision-making power—the plan is ***** distribute power evenly among the administration, but this ***** to make decision-making take way too long, which brings about the question of creating a more centralized ***** process.

All in all, I th*****k that the concept of the charter ***** is a gre*****t one in *****ory; *****, ***** still ***** a great deal of development in practice if it truly wants to achieve ***** goals. I believe that with a lot ***** dedication and hard work, the people devoted to charter schools can make their visions come true. ***** ***** has *****o many positive attributes for ***** to give up on it. And as ***** say, "Rome wasn't built ***** a