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Michelle Wirth

Georgia’s public charter schools will receive dedicated facilities funding for the first time ever under legislation approved on Thursday by the Georgia General Assembly. House Bill 430 also creates new minimum standards for districts that authorize charter schools. The provisions, which were included in House Bill 430, were based on recommendations made by the Governor’s Education Reform Commission in 2015 and strongly supported by the Georgia Charter Schools Association and numerous education reform organizations.

“This legislation is a positive step forward for public charter schools in Georgia and will help them ensure the best possible educational experience for tens of thousands of children,” said Tony Roberts, president and CEO of the Georgia Charter Schools Association. “We want to thank Representative Buzz Brockway and Senator Fran Millar for their leadership on this important issue and the members in both chambers who put children first and voted yes on this important legislation.”

Baconton Community Charter School Leader Lynn Pinson is the recipient of this year’s Shoot for the Moon (Charter School Leader of the Year) Award. The award was sponsored by Office […]

Congratulations to Keith Jackson for winning the Reach for the Stars (Teacher of the Year) Award. Jackson is a 4th grade teacher at Centennial Academy. “It has been my esteemed […]

Hundreds of school leaders, teachers, board members and charter school advocates took part in the 2017 Georgia Charter Schools Conference at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel in Cobb County on […]

Georgia Charter Schools Association is pleased with the unanimous vote on Georgia House Bill 430 today by the Senate Education and Youth Committee. The bill gained committee passage by vote of 6-0 […]

Georgia Charter Schools Association wants to congratulate KIPP WAYS Academy for winning the 2017 Charter School of the Year Award. The award is given by Georgia Charter Schools Association but was […]

Georgia Charter Schools Association wants to congratulate the charter schools selected as Reward Schools by the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE). The Georgia Department of Education announced that Amana Academy, The Kindezi Schools and KIPP STRIVE Academy were among the Georgia schools to receive the Highest-Performing Reward School designation for the 2017 fiscal year.

According to state education officials, schools chosen for the Reward School designation are “among the five percent of the state’s Title I schools with the absolute highest performance, over three years, for the ‘all students’ group on the statewide assessments.” Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides federal funding to local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools that have high numbers or percentages of children from low-income families.

Georgia Charter Schools Association congratulates the charter schools that “Beat the Odds” in 2016. The Beating the Odds analysis is done by the Georgia Department of Education. According to the department, […]

Congratulations to this year’s Charter School of the Year finalists. The finalists were chosen by a special committee made up of non-Georgia Charter School Association staff members. The committee was comprised of a representative from the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement, a previous Charter School of the Year winner, The Coca-Cola Foundation and the community. The winner of the award will be announced next week during a special luncheon at the 2017 Georgia Charter Schools Conference. The charter school selected for the top honor will receive $50,000 for their school thanks to a generous grant award from The Coca-Cola Foundation.

Photo Caption: Centennial Academy Art Teacher Henry Blackmon stands by several of his paintings inside Georgia’s Capitol. Centennial Academy Art Teacher Henry Blackmon displayed his artwork at the Georgia Capitol […]

Westside Atlanta Charter School students will now be able to take virtual field trips to other countries and continents thanks to Google Expeditions virtual reality kits the school was able […]

Attention *New* Board Members   Who:   Board members of locally approved schools who have served less             than one year and have not received […]