City of Baltimore - File #: 12-0072R

• File #: 12-0072R
• Version: 0
• Name: Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Public Charter Schools
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 10/22/2012
• In control: Education and Youth Committee
• Final action: 12/3/2012
• Title: Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Public Charter Schools FOR the purpose of calling on representatives of the Baltimore City Public School System, public charter school operators, and other stakeholders to report to the City Council on the current status of the City’s public charter schools, and to discuss their accomplishments and their challenges, particularly in regards to the per-pupil funding formula and addressing the on-going capital needs of those public charter schools housed in privately-owned buildings.
• Sponsors: Bill Henry, Carl Stokes, Nick Mosby, President Young, Helen L. Holton, Brandon M. Scott, Sharon Green Middleton, William "Pete" Welch, Mary Pat Clarke, Robert Curran, Warren Branch, James B. Kraft, William H. Cole, IV, Rochelle Spector
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/3/2012	0	Education and Youth Committee	Recommended Favorably
12/3/2012	0	City Council	Adopted
10/22/2012	0	City Council	Introduced
10/22/2012	0	City Council	Assigned
10/22/2012	0	Education and Youth Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Henry


A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Informational Hearing - Baltimore City Public Charter Schools

FOR the purpose of calling on representatives of the Baltimore City Public School System, public charter school operators, and other stakeholders to report to the City Council on the current status of the City’s public charter schools, and to discuss their accomplishments and their challenges, particularly in regards to the per-pupil funding formula and addressing the on-going capital needs of those public charter schools housed in privately-owned buildings.
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Recitals

Baltimore’s school system has made great strides in recent years towards providing every child in Baltimore City with the best possible education. Although there is still far to go, one of the positive changes has been the flexibility provided by public charter schools to apply new and different approaches to education that may better meet the needs of some students. Since the passage of the Maryland Charter School Law of 2003, public charter schools have grown and flourished – particularly in Baltimore, which boasts the majority of charters in the state.

A cornerstone of the theory behind public charter schools is that different approaches to education may work best with different students. For the most part, public charters reject a one-size-fits-all approach to education, an...