How To Know If A Charter School Is Right For Your Child
How do I know if a charter is right for my child?
Some of the questions that you might ask to find out whether or not a charter school is right for your child are - What is the philosophy of the school? What are the instructional practices at the school? How is the school different from the school down the street? What are the qualifications of the teachers teaching that will be teaching my child? How has the school achieved compared to the school down the street in terms of the state testing? What is the school's retention rate of students? If students are leaving the school, then that might say something about the school. What is the wait list like at the school? If many people want to get into the school that means there's something good happening there. What is the retention rate of the faculty and staff? In some cases, if there's lots of turnover that might say something about the school. More importantly ask questions that are very specific about your child. For example, if you know that your child learns best visually, ask the teacher, ask the principal, what they do for that modality. Is everything written on the board? Are there multisensory things on the walls? If your child is a kinesthetic learner, is physical education one of those things that's important to the school? If your child is a special needs student or gifted, are there services for that child? I believe that the more questions you can ask that are very specific about the needs of your child, the better off you're going to be to know whether or not that is the fit for your child.
