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The GCSA has sent a letter to every school superintendent and school board in Georgia, urging them to reject an amicus brief that the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) and Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA) plan to submit to the Georgia Supreme Court.

The GCSA has launched CharterUniversity, an extensive professional development initiative featuring more than 50 training and education programs and services provided to support new founding boards, operational boards, school leaders, teachers, and office managers.

Increase your QBE Revenue by serving more students who qualify for gifted and ESOL services!  GCSA now offers a fully on-line Gifted and ESOL Endorsement Program through North Georgia College […]

GCSA, in partnership with The National Charter School Institute, has developed CharterPolicy.  This program will provide policy templates to new and existing schools to ensure each school has a comprehensive policy manual.  Currently […]

GCSA is launching a large training initiative to support professional development of boards, leaders, teachers, and office managers.  A variety of courses and programs will be offered via individual school […]

GCSA, with support from The Professional Standards Commission, will provide the latest updates on federal and state mandates, guidelines, policies, and procedures pertaining to Title IIA/Highly Qualified Status for charter […]

Charter schools in Georgia are performing extremely well in comparison to traditional public schools, according to an analysis of 2010 Annual Yearly Progress (AYP), Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT) and Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) data by the Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA).

GCSA offers 2 FREE webinars for individuals who are interested in opening a charter school:  “Getting Started” and “Building Blocks.”  The purpose of these FREEinteractive webinars is to set expectations for […]

The Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA) has launched a new training platform featuring webinars designed to help individuals and groups interested in starting quality charter schools in Georgia.

“Getting Started Opening a High Quality Charter School” is a 35-minute webinar covering the basics of starting a charter school. The second webinar, “Building Blocks of a Quality Charter School,” is about 25 minutes, and delves a bit deeper into the requirements of developing a high quality school and addresses “accountability,” “business,” and “capacity.”

Eighth grade students attending charter schools throughout Georgia performed better on the 2010 Criterion Referenced Competency Test than students in traditional public schools, according to an analysis conducted by the Georgia Charter Schools Association. The GCSA analysis indicates also that the difference in student performance is more pronounced in the Atlanta and DeKalb County School Systems, and students in independent charter schools posted impressive scores across the board.