1. Section 24.1 (1): A person or society may apply to the board or the Minister for the establishment of a charter school to be operated by a society incorporated under the Societies Act, a company registered under part 9 of the Companies Act, or a provincial corporation as defined in the Financial Administration Act. Alberta School Act, Alberta Education (1994), p. 29.
  2. Key Concepts for Charter Schools and What is a Charter School? Alberta Education, http://ednet.edc.gov.ab.ca/search/
  3. Raham, Op. Cit., p. 4 and www.geocities.coml/Athens/7192/charter.html  Note: url valid at time of publication
  4. Raham, Op. Cit.
  5. Charter School Handbook, pp. 14-15.
  6. Describing the Washington Charter School in Palm Beach. See www.geocities.com Also, it is noted that charter schools offer professional and entrepreneurial opportunities as well as the chance to be involved with school policy-making and planning. Teachers are more like owners or partners in charter schools; therefore the question of bargaining does not arise. They share the responsibility of setting school goals and organizational and development plans. All of this ensures a high degree of teacher 'ownership'. See Gregg Vanourek, et al, "Charter Schools As Seen By Those Who know Them Best: Students, Teachers, and Parents," Charter Schools in Action: A Hudson Institute Project (Washington, June 1997), p. 7.
  7. The Charter School Handbook, pp. 3 and 13.
  8. www.geocities.com  Note: url valid at time of publication
  9. See Appendix A for a full list of Alberta charter schools complete with addresses, grade levels and specialization.
  10. Raham, Op. Cit., p. 6.
  11. Canadian Federation of Teachers, Ten Charter School Myths (Ottawa: March 1997).
  12. Http://ednet.edc.gov.ab.ca/news/1998nr/june98/backgrdercharterschool.htm Note: url valid at time of publication
  13. For more information about how to start a charter school, please refer to the Charter School Handbook, the Alberta Education web page, and Joe Nathan's book, Charter Schools: Creating Hope and Opportunity (there is an entire chapter dedicated to starting charter schools). Also, check with your local library to see how related literature could be obtained.
  14. Ronald E. Koetzsch, The Parents Guide to Alternatives in Education (Shambhala Publications, Inc., 1997).
  15. Jennifer Bell; Beth Nowers, The Good School Book, A Guide To Private Education in Canada (Key Porter Book Ltd.,1993), p. 12.
  16. Koetzsch, Op. Cit.
  17. Koetzsch, The Parent's Guide to Alternatives in Education, p. 15.
  18. Ibid.