"More Great Seats 4 Kids": A SUNY Charter Schools Institute Podcast

Central 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. 

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Marsha 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. 

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Maureen 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. 

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Andrew 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.

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Charter 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. 

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Maureen 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.   

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In 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 upcoming interview with Maureen Foley, Director of New Charters, on the SUNY application process. 

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