High Performing Black Led Charter

Schools (HPBLCs)Study

Scope of Work

In an effort to dispel myths and shine light on successful schools created and managed by Blacks , the BAEO Board of Directors commissioned the High Performing Black Led Charter (HPLBC) School Study.

Requests for a list of schools meeting our criteria were made to charter Boards, charter associations, and school accountability offices in the District of Columbia and the 40 states with charter law.

Using the list provided, schools or school districts, as well as allies in the state were contacted directly to make sure that the schools met all of the established criteria. Schools not meeting all of the criteria were removed from the list for that state or jurisdiction.

Criteria

Schools were identified using the following criteria:

•achievement of AYP two years in a row

•Black Board of Directors with membership of 60% or better

•Black student population of 75% or more

Schools/States/Students

• 68 schools and 2 CMOs have been identified as HPBLCs.

• 18 states and the District of Columbia have HPBLCs.

• HPBLCs serve over 35,000 students.

• HPBLCs have an average of 73% FARM (Free and Reduced Meals) students.

Similarly, many networks outperform districts while serving students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Notes: Economically disadvantaged defined as eligibility for Free and Reduced Lunch; no economically disadvantaged data available for 8 school networks included in outcomes analysis; proficiency defined as the percent of students who scored proficient or above on their state exams, averaged across reading and mathematicsSource: www.schooldatadirect.org, www.cps.k12.il.us, www.nclb.osse.dc.gov, www.schools.nyc.gov, NSVF, Bridgespan analysis

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School network proficiency versus district (percentage point)

Economically disadvantaged representation in student body(percent)

UNO

Algiers

YES

Uncommon

St. Hope

SEE

PUC

Propel

Perspectives

New Tech

Mastery CS

LPS

L'houseKI PP

I nner City

IDEA

HT High

Harmony

Grn Dot

Friend PCS

Envision

ELS/OB

Ed 4 Change

Diploma+

Denver SST

CS USA

College Board

Brighter

Big Pic

AUSL

Aspire

Asia Society

Alliance

Achieve 1st

This analysis captures only a subset of schools for some networks (see backup for details)

Y-axis measures % economically disadvantaged in absolute terms

*Bolded networks: Serve alternative student populations (e.g., drop-outs, ELL) Italicized networks: Less than two-thirds of established schools included in analysis

Next Steps

1.Continue interviewing schools

2.Visit schools

3.Publish best practices/highlights

4.One day school convening

5.Secure funding