D.C. Education Units Need to Strengthen Oversight & Closure Processesfor Charter Schools

December 19, 2005 D.C. Education Units Need to Strengthen Oversight & Closure Processes for Charter Schools  The District of Columbia education units need to strengthen oversight and closure processes for charter schools. Oversight inconsistencies of the Board of Education (BOE) Office of Charter Schools and the independent Public Charter School Board (PCSB) impacted school performance, as well as differences in how school closure activities occurred. These were the key findings released in a GAO report released November 17, 2005, entitled "D.C. Charter Schools: Strengthening Monitoring and Process When Schools Close Could Improve Accountability and Ease Student Transitions."  While . . .