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Founded in 1997, Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) is one of the oldest and largest education management companies in the United States. Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) is the operator of 70 charter schools in seven states including 42 charter schools in Florida.〔(Charter Schools USA website )〕 The schools serve more than 60,000 students. According to federal and state standardized tests, CSUSA as a district, scored an A. Due to the success of the program, AdvancEd awarded CSUSA the first Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) district accreditation for an education management company.〔http://www.charterschoolsusa.com/about-charter-schools/#advantages〕 The company’s founder, Jonathan Hage, CEO of CSUSA, was selected as Floridian of the year by ''Florida Trend'' magazine in its January 2013 issue. CSUSA's motto is Putting Students First! in every decision that they make.〔http://americanschoolchoice.com/school-choice-leader-chosen-as-2012s-floridian-of-the-year/〕 CSUSA management-run schools are tuition-free. Student must wear uniforms and parental involvement is required. Teachers are paid for performance and teach a standard curriculum that includes music, art, sciences and customary classes. Charter Schools USA manages every aspect of the program from marketing for new students, teacher recruitment, curriculum development, equipment and book ordering to financial management and oversight. Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) has achieved high results with the students attending—particularly low-income and minority students. Hispanic and Black students, English Language Learners (ELL) and students who are economically disadvantaged—eligible for free or reduced lunch (FRL)—outperformed students in the State on average by 11 percentage points in reading, 7 percentage points in mathematics, and 6 percentage points in writing each year for the past 8 years.〔http://www.charterschoolsusa.com/about-performance-overview/〕 Additionally,CSUSA shows higher performance than the State with White students and the Total population, outperforming the State on average by 6 percentage points in reading, 3 percentage points in mathematics, and 6 percentage points in writing.〔http://www.charterschoolsusa.com/about-performance-overview/〕 In a recent article in the New York Times, between 2010–11 and 2011–12, the number of students in charter schools increased close to 13 percent, just over two million.〔http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/us/charter-schools-growing-fast-new-report-finds.html〕 ==Floridian of the Year== Florida Trend Magazine selected Jonathan Hage, founder and CEO of Charter Schools USA as the Floridian of the Year. Hage was chosen due to his experience in education policy work, and creation of the fastest-growing for-profit charter school management company in the nation.〔http://www.floridatrend.com/article/15060/jonathan-hage〕 “We designed things here that we thought would be innovative,” says Jonathan Hage, CEO of Fort Lauderdale-based Charter Schools USA, which built and manages the school.〔http://www.floridatrend.com/article/15060/jonathan-hage〕 Hage is the eldest of three brothers, growing up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Both his mother and father taught music, and according to him were “the quintessential teachers.” 〔http://www.floridatrend.com/article/15060/jonathan-hage〕 He went to several public and private schools,eventually enrolling at Nova High School. He attended Trevecca University but soon decided to return home and enroll in ROTC. After enlisting, and four years at the University of Colorado, he graduated with a degree in political science. Hage worked for a variety of education companies, including the Heritage Foundation in Washington D.C and the Foundation for Florida Future, a public policy organization founded by Jeb Bush. According to Bush, Hage "was one of the most knowledgeable people on what was going on around the country.” After the state Legislature passed the law authorizing charter schools in 1996, Hage decided to start his own consulting firm and a year later started Charter Schools USA with less than $5,000. Now Charter Schools USA generates revenue of $285 million, operating 70 schools across the country. CSUSA as a district scored an ‘A’ on Federal and State standardized tests.〔http://www.charterschoolsusa.com/about-charter-schools/〕 Hage believes charter schools remain the best way to give parents a choice, “I believe charter schools will help save traditional public schools.” 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charter Schools USA」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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