"More Great Seats 4 Kids": A SUNY Charter Schools Institute Podcast
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe 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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Episodes
Career and Technical Education Success at The Academy Charter School
January 31, 2024 20:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBThe 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 ...
Developing a Strong Internal Leadership Pipeline with Recy Dunn of Ascend Charter Schools
January 09, 2024 14:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBAscend 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. ...
Accelerated Learning in Practice with Erin Allen
February 16, 2023 15:00 - 13 minutes - 9.4 MBErin 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. Support the Show.
Introducing Experiential Learning into the Classroom with Kristie Swanson of Finn Academy Charter School
November 15, 2022 19:00 - 12 minutes - 8.55 MBKristie 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. Support the show
Introducing Experiential Learning into the Classroom with Kristie Swanson of Finn Academy Charter School
November 15, 2022 19:00 - 12 minutes - 8.55 MBKristie 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. Support the Show.
School Spotlight: Designing a New Facility, Addressing Unfinished Learning with Central Queen Academy's Ashish Kapadia
October 18, 2022 13:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBCentral 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. Support the Show.
School Spotlight: PAVE Academy Charter School
August 23, 2022 12:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBMarsha 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. Support the Show.
School Spotlight: PAVE Academy Charter School
August 23, 2022 12:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBMarsha 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. Support the show
The Preopening Process
June 30, 2022 13:00 - 11 minutes - 7.71 MBMaureen Foley, Director of New Charters, joins the podcast to discuss the preopening process leading up to the first day of instruction and how schools should prepare for a pre-opening visit from the Institute team. Support the Show.
The Prior Action Process
June 30, 2022 13:00 - 11 minutes - 7.71 MBMaureen Foley, Director of New Charters, joins the podcast to discuss the prior action process leading up to the first day of instruction and how schools should prepare for a pre-opening visit from the Institute team. Support the show
The Prior Action Process
June 30, 2022 13:00 - 11 minutes - 7.71 MBMaureen Foley, Director of New Charters, joins the podcast to discuss the prior action process leading up to the first day of instruction and how schools should prepare for a pre-opening visit from the Institute team. Support the show
Renewal: Preparing for a School Evaluation Visit
February 17, 2020 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBAndrew Kile, Director of School of Evaluation, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of the school evaluation visit, the types of evidence the team collects and evaluates, specific on the ground activities, the purpose of reports, and more. Then Danielle Bruno, Principal / Director of Elmwood Village Days Park, reflects on the school’s most recent visit, sharing how administrators both prepared for the evaluation team and used the experience to improve school practices. Support the Sh...
Renewal: Preparing for a School Evaluation Visit
February 17, 2020 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBAndrew Kile, Director of School of Evaluation, joins the podcast to discuss the importance of the school evaluation visit, the types of evidence the team collects and evaluates, specific on the ground activities, the purpose of reports, and more. Then Danielle Bruno, Principal / Director of Elmwood Village Days Park, reflects on the school’s most recent visit, sharing how administrators both prepared for the evaluation team and used the experience to improve school practices. Support the sho...
Charter School Renewal and What it Means to be an Academic Success
January 13, 2020 13:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBCharter schools in New York trade greater operational autonomy for greater accountability for academic outcomes. We call this the “Autonomy for Accountability Bargain.” But what does this look like in practice? Jeff Wasbes, Executive Deputy Director for Accountability at the SUNY Charter Schools Institute, discusses the renewal process, quantitative and qualitative benchmarks, evidence collection, what it means for a school to be an academic success and more. Support the Show.
Charter School Renewal and What it Means to be an Academic Success
January 13, 2020 13:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBCharter schools in New York trade greater operational autonomy for greater accountability for academic outcomes. We call this the “Autonomy for Accountability Bargain.” But what does this look like in practice? Jeff Wasbes, Executive Deputy Director for Accountability at the SUNY Charter Schools Institute, discusses the renewal process, quantitative and qualitative benchmarks, evidence collection, what it means for a school to be an academic success and more. Support the show (https://newyo...
Starting a SUNY Authorized Charter School: Best Practices for Application Success
December 09, 2019 16:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBMaureen Foley, Director of New Charters, discusses everything you need to know about the SUNY application process, including the RFP, collecting and documenting evidence of community need, working with Institute staff, submitting a high quality application, and preparing for the capacity interview. Then Dr. Christopher Manning, Executive Director of Buffalo Creek Academy, which was approved for a new charter in October of 2019, talks about how he and the board set themselves up for success. ...
Starting a SUNY Authorized Charter School: Best Practices for Application Success
December 09, 2019 16:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBMaureen Foley, Director of New Charters, discusses everything you need to know about the SUNY application process, including the RFP, collecting and documenting evidence of community need, working with Institute staff, submitting a high quality application, and preparing for the capacity interview. Then Dr. Christopher Manning, Executive Director of Buffalo Creek Academy, which was approved for a new charter in October of 2019, talks about how he and the board set themselves up for success. ...
Trailer: Introducing "More Great Seats for Kids" (Launching December 2019)
November 18, 2019 16:00 - 7 minutes - 5.12 MBIn this new series, More Great Seats for Kids, the SUNY Charter Schools Institute takes you deep into the authorization process and the high standards and best practices that make New York’s SUNY authorized charter schools so successful. 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. This preview episode includes a message from Executive Director Susie Miller Carello and a clip of our upco...