NACSA is honored to feature the report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute titled Do Authorizer Evaluations Predict the Success of New Charter Schools? Lead researcher, Adam Kho (Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California) and Alex Quigley (Executive Director of Durham Charter School) will join the Fordham Institute's David Griffith to explain the report's methods and findings, as well as some potential takeaways for the field. Following the presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to engage in focused dialogue, pose questions, and explore the implications for their own authorizing practices.
Speakers at the event will include Alex Quigley and Adam Kho.
Alex Quigley is the Executive Director of Durham Charter School, a K-10 school serving over 750 students. Since Alex joined the staff of Durham Charter, the school has undergone a dramatic turnaround from nearly losing its charter to performing in the top 10 of 2500 public schools in the state, and earning recognition as a National ESEA Title I School of Distinction. Prior to his time at Durham Charter, led Maureen Joy Charter School through a transformation as a low-performing school of 250 students to the #1 charter school in the state in terms of academic growth serving over 600 students in a new $12 million dollar facility. In addition to his work as a school leader, Alex has been a member of the North Carolina Charter School Review Board for eight years, serving as Vice-Chair for the first two years and Chair for six years. Prior to his time as a school leader, Alex worked on the staff of Teach For America and taught 2nd grade in the Mississippi Delta as a Teach For America corps member.
Adam Kho is an Assistant Professor in the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. His research focuses primarily on using quantitative methods to examine the effects of various school reform efforts, including school turnaround, school choice, and school improvement. He previously taught mathematics and served as an instructional coach at an alternative high school.
