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Michelle Wirth

 New board members of locally-approved charter schools must receive three (3) hours of Financial Governance Training within their first year of service. The Finance and Budget Office of the Georgia Department of […]

Oglethorpe Charter School engineering and STEM teacher Theresa Luciano was recently selected to participate in the National STEM Scholar Program, a prestigious national professional development opportunity for STEM educators. Luciano […]

Georgia Charter Schools Association is pleased to welcome Andrey Hill as a program specialist for GCSA’s GaTAPP Program. Hill comes to GCSA after serving as a special education teacher and […]

Locally Approved Charter Boards It’s time to tee-up for the FY19 GCSA Governing Board Trainings! Every charter school board requires governance training each fiscal year to be compliant with the […]

Aarti Sharma, GCSA’s Vice President of New School Development, has been selected as a member of the LEAD Atlanta class of 2019. Lead Atlanta is an eight-month leadership development and […]

In January, Charles R. Drew Charter School made the decision to hire its first Director of Culture and Equity. School administrators chose Drew parent Okorie Johnson for the new role. […]

In May, nearly 500 people attended a ChangeMaker Faire at Amana Academy. The family-friendly showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness coincided with Georgia STEM Day. It was the first event of […]

On Wednesday, May 9, GCSA, KIPP Metro Atlanta, BOOK and GeorgiaCan hosted a special National Charter Schools Week celebration featuring a special screening of the movie “STEP” and a step performance by […]

On Monday, May 7, Gov. Nathan Deal signed Georgia House Bill 787. GCSA is grateful for the governor’s continued commitment to public education. The newly signed law will provide an […]

If you are interested in starting a charter school, there is a new grant opportunity that could help you launch a brand new school. Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA) and […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE    May 7, 2018 Gov. Nathan Deal Signs HB 787 during National Charter Schools Week   ATLANTA – The Georgia Charter Schools Association is grateful to Gov. Nathan […]

Atlanta’s fourth and eighth-grade students outperformed their traditional public school peers on math and reading on the 2017 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP). Eighth-grade charter students in Atlanta scored […]