The Mission Continues commemorated 9/11 by holding a one-day volunteer event at Fulton Leadership Academy on Saturday, Sept. 7., The Mission Continues is a nonprofit and new GCSA Associate Member that empowers veterans to serve their communities while working alongside nonprofit partners and community leaders. The organization seeks to assist with community revitalization efforts, improve […]
This year, 84 eligible charter schools were each awarded more than $40,000 for their facility needs from the Georgia Department of Education. Previously, schools competed for approximately 14 grants of $100,000. More Georgia charter schools received State Facilities Grants this year due to an additional $2 million in funding Georgia Charter Schools Association successfully advocated […]
On Wednesday, Sept. 11, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate hosted a Candidate Forum for the District 2 seat on the Atlanta Board of Education. The forum was held ahead of this Tuesday’s election. Five of the nine candidates took part in the event: Aretta Baldon, Christopher Brown, Keisha Carey, Nathaniel Dyer and Ed Johnson. Antonio Brown, District […]
Oglethorpe Charter School is Georgia’s oldest start-up charter school. The school opened its doors in 1999 in a vacant elementary building. During its first year, Oglethorpe enrolled nearly 200 6th and 7th-grade students. The school added an eighth grade the following year. Since that time, the enrollment at Oglethorpe, which is authorized by the Savannah-Chatham […]
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We are ready to assist your charter school in raising money and securing resources! We understand the pressure that many Charter Schools face with having to do more with less, which usually means to be more productive or creative with less money or resources. Our team here at HillChase LLC will work alongside your Board of Directors, […]
1. Briefly share your qualifications for the office of District 2 School Board Member. 2. What is your vision for Atlanta Public Schools and how would you implement it? 3. Please describe your position on charter public schools. 4. What do you think are the three greatest issues or problems facing Atlanta Public Schools? How […]
In a recent audit report released by AdvancED, Odyssey Charter School received a score of 345.50 on a performance standards diagnostic the organization uses to evaluate an institution’s overall effectiveness. Odyssey’s score was 20 percent higher than the national average! AdvancED is the parent organization of North Central Association of Colleges and School Council on […]
The State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia approved a charter petition for Savannah Exploratory Charter Academy during its meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 28. The school is expected to open in fall of 2020 with grades K-3 and plans to grow a grade level per year up to the fifth grade. Savannah Exploratory Charter Academy plans […]
On Thursday, Aug. 29, school leaders and board members gathered at Albany State University for “The State of Georgia Charter Schools” in Albany. It’s the second in a series of three informational forums being held by the Georgia Charter Schools Association in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Education (Charter Schools Division) and the State […]
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