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What is a

Charter

School?WIKIPEDIA HAS ANSWERS

Charter schools are schools

that receive public money (and like other schools, may 

also receive private

donations) but are not

subject to some of the rules,

regulations, and statutes

that apply to other public

schools in exchange for

some type of accountability 

for producing certain

results, which are set forth

in each school's charter.

Charter schools are opened

and attended by choice. 

 While charter schools

provide an alternative to

other public schools, they 

are part of the public

education system and are

not allowed to charge

tuition. Where enrollment in

a charter school is over

subscribed, admission is

frequently allocated by 

lottery-based admissions.

Some charter schools

provide a curriculum that

specializes in a certain field

—e.g., arts and mathematics.

 ALWAYS FREE, ALWAYS INFORMATIVE! ISSUE #5

THE UNOFFICIAL NEWS OF FREMONT OPEN PLANTHE WEEKLY TIE-DYE

Charter VoteIMPORTANT MEETING DATES

There will be a special

meeting on Thursday,

December 9 at 6:30 in the

cafeteria to discuss the

Charter Proposal. It will

include a short PAG

meeting followed

immediately by an open

forum. We will have a 

second PAG meeting on

Tuesday, December 14 at

6:30 to vote on the

proposal. Our bylaws

stipulate that voting of this

nature must take place at a 

PAG meeting. They also

state that only those who

have attended one out of the three previous PAG

meetings are eligible to

 vote. This means that if 

 you have not attended the

October or November PAG

meeting, you must attend

Contributing Team: Connie Alcamo, Mika Anderson, Jodi Browning, Jed Byerly, Shannon Carmack-Mize, Deena 

Test, and Patti Reeder Email us at fop.tiedye@gmail.com

Some charter schools are founded by

teachers, parents, or activists who

feel restricted by traditional public

schools.

Keepin

it RealTHANKS, OOPS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

AND COMMITMENT

Thanks... Please thank thededicated team of parents andteachers who completed theinitial charter research overthe summer. Remember, it was a team just like this thatfounded FOP over 30 yearsago.

OOPS... We understand there was a error or two in the last

edition of the Tie-Dye.

 Acknowledgement... Therehas been a lot of confusion,anxiety and emotionsregarding the charterresearch. Please rememberthat we’re all focused onproviding our children withthe best Open Plan possible.

Commitment... The Tie-Dye is

committed to promoting unbiased communications.

Please see the flip side for a 

list of threats to our current

program (short term and long 

term) and perceived benefits

of going charter.

the meeting on the 9th to be

eligible to vote on the 14th.

SPECIAL CHARTER VOTE EDITION ALL OF THE FACTS WITHOUT ANY OF THE EMOTIONS (HOPEFULLY)