Leaders of 20 charter-school organizations pledged to hire outside monitors to oversee all four days of state testing, but it appears that most will pay for only one day. Further, none of the charter groups contacted by The Lens sought competitive bids for the work, which school officials said could run up to $4,250 per day per school, most of which will go to one company.
City was resisting because it said sloppy record keeping meant private information could be exposed.
Board members say such decisions are in the hands of the superintendent, not them.
Governance committee meeting starts with the basics; new policy encourages anonymous tips
Surprise move comes as schools expected to lose money threaten to sue the state.
Officials at Mary D. Coghill and Fannie C. Williams voted this week to transfer from recovery district.
Schools would get more money for special-education students, less for gifted students.
