by Georgia Charter Schools Association
Georgia Charter School News: August 23 – September 5, 2014 Labor Day Catch Up Report:
(This edition covers a two week news period)
Good press for Tapestry Charter http://bit.ly/1svIGPL; Drew Charter HS http://bit.ly/1oMwwhY; and possible conversion of McNair HS into a charter academy in DeKalb: http://bit.ly/W6BzDf. WABE covers GCSA’s Charter School/District Collaboration Symposium http://bit.ly/1qbcWku.
State Charter Commission’s 8/27 decisions on new petitions dominate this news cycle (see our press release on the approvals http://bit.ly/VQoHAQ). Approved: Hephzibah, first autonomous charter for Augusta area http://bit.ly/YYDefD; Peach/Byron High School http://on.wmaz.com/Wlgi8z, Foothills Education Charter, a replication of successful Mountain Education Center http://bit.ly/Wc9Al2; and International Charter School of Atlantahttp://bit.ly/WoNZX4. Denied: Brookhaven Innovation Academy http://bit.ly/1rPUZuD, Southwest GA STEM Academy http://bit.ly/VQoHAQ; Fulton Sunshine Academy, Fulton Science Academy ajc.com/Z0mSDe; Columbia County School for the Arts http://bit.ly/1tqZImg. Scintilla Charter (Valdosta), DuBois Academy (Clayton) and Cirrus Academy (Bibb) have until next month to provide Commission with additional material and could open in 2015-16. Fulton County declares interest in more charters http://on-ajc.com/1rq5CSo. S. DeKalb residents hear pros/cons for possible charter district http://bit.ly/1rQ0p90.
Your weekend reading: NY Times magazine features big story on Mayor deBlasio’s head-to-head war on charters with Eva Moskowitz http://nyti.ms/Zag4TD
Georgia Charter Schools Association
The Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA) is the membership organization for Georgia’s charter school operators and petitioners, established in 2001. Our mission is to be an effective advocate and service provider for all charter public schools in Georgia.
