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Michelle Wirth

SLAM Academy’s mission is to provide an engaging, challenging, and supportive learning environment that will motivate all students to be the best they can be in and out of the classroom and prepare them for future success.

SLAM Academy’s mission is to provide an engaging, challenging, and supportive learning environment that will motivate all students to be the best they can be in and out of the classroom and prepare them for future success.

SLAM Academy’s mission is to provide an engaging, challenging, and supportive learning environment that will motivate all students to be the best they can be in and out of the classroom and prepare them for future success.

SLAM Academy’s mission is to provide an engaging, challenging, and supportive learning environment that will motivate all students to be the best they can be in and out of the classroom and prepare them for future success.

Georgia Charter Schools Association congratulates former state Representative Mike Dudgeon on his new role as Director of Policy for Lt. Governor-Elect Geoff Duncan. Dudgeon stepped from GCSA’s Board of Directors this month to begin focusing on this exciting position. Georgia Charter Schools Association wishes him well and is pleased to have such a strong advocate for […]

Georgia Charter Schools Association congratulates former state Representative Mike Dudgeon on his new role as Director of Policy for Lt. Governor-Elect Geoff Duncan. Dudgeon stepped from GCSA’s Board of Directors this month to begin focusing on this exciting position. Georgia Charter Schools Association wishes him well and is pleased to have such a strong advocate for […]

Amana Academy and Brighten Academy are among the seven schools that received national recognition earlier this month for obtaining the EL Education Credential. Both schools celebrated the honor during a special ceremony at El Education’s National Conference recently held in Philadelphia. El Education is a national K-12 nonprofit that seeks to redefine how educational performance […]

ATLANTA – Georgia Charter Schools Association congratulates former state Representative Mike Dudgeon on his new role as Director of Policy for Lt. Governor-Elect Geoff Duncan. Dudgeon will step down from GCSA’s Board of Directors later this month as he begins focusing on this exciting position. Georgia Charter Schools Association wishes him well and is pleased to have such a strong advocate for public charter schools and Georgia families working alongside Georgia’s next Lieutenant Governor.

Matt Underwood, the Executive Director of Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School, has been selected to head Atlanta Public Schools’ Office of Innovation. Georgia Charter Schools Association congratulates Underwood and looks forward to working with him in his new role. “I’ve been fortunate to work for 12 years at a school that uses innovative practices to support students’ […]

Du Bois Integrity Academy opened three years ago in Clayton County. The Kindergarten through fifth-grade public charter school was authorized by the State Charter Schools Commission and uses a blended learning model to teach STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) and critical thinking skills. As part of its mission, Du Bois Integrity Academy seeks to prepare college […]

Anthony Burrell, an award-winning creative director, choreographer and actor, spoke to students at Westside Atlanta Charter School on Tuesday, Oct. 30. Burell shared his personal success story and gave students further insight into what it takes to get into and make it in the entertainment industry. Fourth through sixth-grade students at Westside were given the opportunity […]

Students wore special clothing and held signs from more than 60 nations across the globe during a recent  parade through the hallways of International Community School. The parade took place on United Nations Day to celebrate the cultural and ethnic communities currently represented at the DeKalb County public charter school. Following the parade, students, parents […]