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Michelle Wirth

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 […]

Last Friday, Rep. Buzz Brockway, R-Lawrenceville, filed House Bill 430, a charter school equity and charter authorizer accountability bill incorporating the charter school recommendations coming out of the 2015 Education Reform Commission. The […]

Charles R. Drew Charter School Teacher Claudia Fitzwater is one of three Georgia educators to win the 2016-2017 Innovation in Teaching Competition. Gov. Nathan Deal announced the winners on Tuesday, […]

On Friday, January 13, more than 300 people came to an education town hall held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward. The purpose of the town hall […]

Charles R. Drew Charter School Teacher Claudia Fitzwater is one of three Georgia educators to win the 2016-2017 Innovation in Teaching Competition. Gov. Nathan Deal announced the winners on Tuesday, […]

Georgia Charter Schools Association wants to congratulate Charles R. Drew Charter School student Alvin Winston. Winston has been selected as a delegate to the 55th annual United States Senate Youth Program […]

Matthew Lindsey, Ed.S., has been appointed the Executive Director of Hapeville Charter Middle School and Career Academy. Lindsey has a decade of education experience and previously served as a classroom instruction, teacher support coach and Dual Enrollment Director. Under his leadership, nine HCCA students have received Gold medals at state competitions and have achieved national competitor status at SkillsUSA’s National Competition.

Third graders at Amana Academy used knowledge they acquired in their STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects to design a real-world solution to a local environmental problem. At issue is a declining population of a bird species found in Wills Park, a 95-acre park located directly behind the school.

The Georgia Charter Schools Association is proud to announce the 2017 Charter School Job Fair. Member schools and non-member schools are invited to attend this exciting event on Saturday, February 25. The job fair is designed to match school administrators with potential faculty and staff candidates. Please see additional event details below.

Last year, the Charter School Job Fair attracted more than 250 current and aspiring educators. Each participating school will be provided with a classroom they can arrange as necessary to screen and interview potential candidates. At the conclusion of the Job Fair, each participating school will receive a database of candidate resumes and a spreadsheet with candidate contact information.