Charter school developers can lay the groundwork for accountability during the application phase by clearly defining the schools" measurable goals, the assessments to be used, and expected levels of student performance and progress. .
Since the charter school movement began, this idea of accountability for results has taken hold throughout the country. In 1994, Congress reauthorized Title I to emphasize accountability for the academic learning of students served through that program. Additionally, in the last few years all states have passed accountability laws or taken steps to develop accountability systems. These systems include policies mandating proficiency test to "end social promotion," high school exit exams, and state required standardized tests tied to consequences for schools, principals, teachers, and students. .
How are charter schools funded?.
Charter schools are public schools. Most charter are created by groups of educators, parents and community leaders. Some have been concerted from existing public schools. This is what happened in Mississippi. I found that in one school they even left the same faculty. This is one of the reason's I believe this school continues to fail. A small number of charter schools were once private schools. Like district public schools, they are funded according to enrollment, (also called average daily attendance, or ADA), and receive funding from the district and the state according to the number of students attending. However, in a number of states, they do not receive the full equivalent of their district counterparts. Minnesota charters only receive the state portion (about 75% of a district school's total per-pupil allocation); charters in New Jersey and Colorado also receive les than 100% of the per-pupil funding. In other states, charter must negotiate their funding in their charter contract, often below the level of funding of their district counterparts.