Every child deserves a quality education in a quality school; in our ideal tomorrow, those quality options will be abundant and accessible. In our ideal tomorrow, our public education system will be:
and a little bit of disruption
It is essential that our communities have a vibrant public education system made up of various schools competing to offer 21st century education, that address local educational, community and business needs, and that prepare students for the global economy, and give all children the opportunity to excel.
Charter schools began as an bold idea to test innovative education strategies, in a way that wasn't possible for traditional district schools. 25 years later, we're seeing some of those strategies realized in classrooms across the state - charter and traditional. Charter schools are not just a type of public school in Michigan, they are a strategy for change and improvement in the K12 public education system.
The public education sector can continue to learn from those outside of the education silo to see how systems change has been successful. The world of communications, technology, retail, transportation, and entertainment have all experienced systems change to seek improvement. Change will come in education - and we're committed to it.
As traditional districts continue to discover how to provide more autonomy and flexibility to schools and how to shape teaching as a professional career, it is clear that this two-sector strategy in education is succeeding.
Grit & collaboration
Continue to push the boundaries of innovative education; pilot dynamic pedagogies, build unique school campuses, empower educators, and uncover the best strategies for students.
Continue to advocate for equal funding and equal accountability standards. Raise the collective bar of public education across the state, in both traditional and charter settings.
Identify strategies that lead to the most successful student outcomes; academic performance, student growth, college preparedness and post-secondary enrollment.
Michigan's Charter School Association
217 S. Grand Ave. Suite 200
Lansing, MI 48933
Ph: (517) 374-9167
