Curriculum

Charter schools must run by the frameworks set by the state, but are given freedom in how to use it. Normally, charter schools are known for setting high standards, and because of the freedom they are given to use the frameworks, they can require students to achieve higher than what the frameworks state.

These are the current reading freameworks in Massachuesetts for preschoolers and kindergartners. The state lists the things students need to be able to do before that fiscal school year ends.

 [|Reading Cirriculum Frameowrks]

As a pre-kteacher at Community Day Charter Public School, my students in the prek level perform at a kindergarten level in a few areas. At this charter school, children at a prek- level are suppose to peform almost at a kindergarten level, and it's like this in almost every grade. For example, kindergarten performs closely to a 1st grade level stated in the frameworks. As outrageous as it sounds, the students in this level don't feel overwhelmed because the material is presented in an age apporpriate manner. Part of charters school's goal is to be able to close the achievment gap that public school havent been able to close, and their strategy of doing so is beinf able to the educational frmaeworks and use it how they please. The way it's listed is how the education department may find it easier for students to learn. However, in a charter school teachers can begin by teaching standard MA.7 and work my way up or down the list. With prompting and support, make predictions about what happens next in a picture book after examining and discussing the illustrations. || Assessing is also a big part of the charter schools way of knowing if their students are comprehending the material that is being taught. They rely very much on data and use it to change improve their methods and renew their charter license and in order remain open as a school. Like other schools, charters have to report their perfomance level to the NAEP (National Assessment of educational Progress), which reviews the performances level of all schools throughout the nation. Assessing also allows them to see if the teachers are doing what they are suppose to be doing because aside from placing high expectation on students, they also place them on teachers.
 * MA.7.