This research paper is an examination of the charter schools within the San Diego Unified School District. More specifically, this research is a... » More

This research paper is an examination of the charter schools within the San Diego Unified School District. More specifically, this research is a case study of one particular network of charter schools; the King/Chavez Public Schools. This Charter School Network has been immensely successful in improving its students’ academic standards, in a neighborhood of San Diego that is predominantly low-income and Hispanic. Although this network of charter schools is comprised of 7 separate schools, the focus of this research will be on the first King/Chavez Academy of Excellence which was built from scratch in 2000, and the King/Chavez Primary School which was a charter conversion from the public King Elementary School in 2004. To capture the success of these schools, this paper outlines the STAR test scores and API of the King/Chavez schools, and then looks to indicators of parent involvement and academic opportunities at the school to give an account of why the schools have been so successful.

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