  {"id":158,"date":"2023-01-12T15:40:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T21:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/?page_id=158"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:19:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:19:27","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/community-engagement\/charter-schools\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Research<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<p>The Office of Charter Schools, as part of its oversight responsibilities, collects a great deal of information on each charter school authorized by 51ÁÔÆæ. This includes student and staff demographics, attendance, student, staff, and parent satisfaction indicators, and student growth and achievement data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/panthers.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/s\/soe-web\/ERAiYd-WRi1HnUGKlT-N72QBcVsRxWueUHbQfPFzJZlpMA\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Model Charter Contract (PDF)<\/a>&nbsp;requires each school to cooperate with 51ÁÔÆæ in regard to research efforts. Specifically, the contract gives 51ÁÔÆæ researchers the opportunity to conduct surveys, test pupils, observe both staff and students, and conduct other research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty and students are encouraged to take the opportunity to conduct research at 51ÁÔÆæ authorized charter schools. For more information regarding the Office of Charter Schools\u2019 process and available data, please contact Nicole Beier (<a href=\"mailto:nmbeier@uwm.edu\">nmbeier@uwm.edu<\/a>) and complete our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/panthers.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/soe-web\/EbNQBTysBQpOrrAqsDBpso8Bc4bP5mi-D4UXp5co1IG5hQ?e=LdMs5n\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Research Request Form (DOC)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<figure class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2023\/02\/charter-schools-373x158-1.jpg\" alt=\"Office of Charter Schools logo that includes black font with a gold design against a white background\" class=\"wp-image-3574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2023\/02\/charter-schools-373x158-1.jpg 373w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/615\/2023\/02\/charter-schools-373x158-1-300x127.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:43px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/community-engagement\/charter-schools\/\">Charter Schools<\/a><\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/community-engagement\/charter-schools\/application-process\/\">Application Process<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/community-engagement\/charter-schools\/accountability-requirements-measures\/\">Accountability Requirements and Measures<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/community-engagement\/charter-schools\/summative-evaluation\/\">Summative Evaluation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/community-engagement\/charter-schools\/renewal-term-guidelines\/\">Renewal Term Guidelines and Dissolution<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/community-engagement\/charter-schools\/charter-schools-in-operation\/\">Charter Schools in Operation<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/community-engagement\/charter-schools\/research\/\"><span aria-current=\"page\">Research<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/education\/community-engagement\/charter-schools\/#contact\">Contact<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1287,"featured_media":5714,"parent":143,"menu_order":72,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-158","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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