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   At its January meeting, the State DOE Charter Committee moved to action approval of three new startup charter school petitions. All three schools were approved the following day by […]

INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW TO QUESTIONNAIRE: Georgia Charter Schools Association is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit membership organization for Georgia’s charter school operators and petitioners. Our mission is to be an effective advocate, […]

Parents and teachers across 7 diverse school communities express dismay and disappointment and consider appropriate next steps. Press Release from Druid Hills Charter Cluster, Nov. 12, 2013  By a vote of […]

Meet the State Superintendent Candidates at GCSA’s Charter Schools Leadership Conference On Friday, January 31, 2014, Alisha Thomas Morgan, Nancy Jester, andFitz Johnson and Matt Schultz — four of the eight candidates who have announced their […]

Hear the “Mark Zuckerberg of Digital Education” at the GCSA Educator’s Conference Travis Allen is a young visionary for Digital Learning in the classroom. Before graduating high school, Travis created a […]

Outstanding new teachers now ready for hire in the charter school pipeline GCSA has proudly graduated its first cohort of nine participants in its PreGaTAPP (http://www.gacharters.org/services/charter-university/charter-teacher-pregatapp-program/) program. PreGaTAPP assists aspiring teachers to enter the […]

KIPP Vision Primary – APS KIPP Metro Atlanta’s second elementary school, KIPP Vision Primary, welcomed its founding class of Kindergarten students this summer.  Former KIPP WAYS Academy teacher Dr. Wheda Carletos serves as […]

The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) has released the results of a new survey estimating that public charter school waitlists across the nation approached one million names during […]

At the most recent Savannah-Chatham School Board meeting, the board denied an application for an all-male K-8 charter public school as proposed by retired Early College Principal Gertrude Robinson. The […]

First charter proposal combining neurotypical and autism spectrum students  Members of Tapestry Charter School founding group presenttheir petition to DeKalb County  After working closely with GCSA through our CharterStart program,  Tapestry Public […]

  Juli Sergi, GCSA’s Director of Certification Programs, has been asked to serve on Georgia’s Professional Service Commission’s (PSC) Task Force to develop and implement Teacher Preparation Program Effectiveness Measures. […]

Meet us in Valdosta!Three Opportunities to Learn About Charter Schoolsand Public Education Innovation SATURDAY, APRIL 13th Charter Development 101 Class at Valdosta State10:00 am – 1:30 pm Location: Valdosta State University […]