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Michelle Wirth

On Friday, March 17, the Georgia Department of Education awarded a second series of Opportunity Grants to help districts expand options and opportunities for their students. The grants total $1,820,804 […]

Andrea Rainey has worked at KIPP Vision Academy for the past three years. School administrators describe her as a “rockstar ELA teacher” who makes a difference in the lives of […]

One of the most crucial first steps in replicating Amana Academy’s flagship campus was choosing a visionary leader to spearhead this expansion to a new campus Helené Brown was selected […]

House Bill 318 is scheduled to go before Georgia’s Senate Education and Youth Committee on Tuesday, March 21. Shelly Echols, District 49, is carrying the bill in the Senate after it […]

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Annual Georgia Charter School Awards: Tapestry Public Charter School and Utopian Academy for the Arts Charter School Network. Tapestry received the “Game Changer […]

Dr. Otho Tucker, Chief Executive Officer of Lake Oconee Academy, received the GCSA Champion for Children Award during the 2023 Georgia Charter Schools Conference. Over the past fifteen years, he […]

Get ready for National Charter Schools Week, May 7-13! Join us for a Charter Schools Week planning call on Wednesday, March 22, at noon. GCSA is working in collaboration with member schools across Georgia to hold “Charter […]

House Bill 318 has crossed over to the Georgia Senate after overwhelmingly passing the Georgia House with a vote of 145 to 17. Shelly Echols, District 49, will carry the bill in the Senate. HB […]

GCSA will hold its next monthly Information Update IN PERSON during the 2023 Georgia Charter Schools Conference. Bonnie Holliday, GCSA’s Chief Strategy Officer, will provide an overview of the General […]

House Bill 318 overwhelmingly passed the Georgia House with a vote of 145 to 17 on Wednesday, March 1. The bill now heads to the Senate for consideration. HB 318 is a […]

It’s been ten years since Georgians voted overwhelmingly to amend the state constitution to create the State Charter Schools Commission.  While the high-profile  “Amendment 1” undoubtedly changed the course of […]

Participants of GCSA’s Policy Development, Implementation and Evaluation Course will learn the basics of policy development, implementation, and evaluation. Policy topics include budget development, budget amendments, internal controls, spending limits […]