Newsletter

Starting in July, it will be easier for educators to gain admission to GaTAPP, an alternative teacher certification program. To ease a statewide teacher shortage, the Georgia Professional Standards Commission […]

Applications are now being accepted for the Georgia Strategic Charter School Growth Initiative’s Replication and Expansion Cohort Program. Existing high-quality Georgia charter schools are invited to apply to participate in […]

The Georgia Charter Schools Association is excited to welcome Christa Thomas as our new Vice President of School Success. As a native Georgian, Christa has fifteen years of experience working […]

Georgia’s public charter schools receive a 50 percent increase in facilities funding in the state’s FY23 budget. Georgia’s FY23 Budget takes effect on Friday. Starting in July, Georgia charter schools […]

On Tuesday, June 14, The Main Street Academy celebrated the opening of its new Innovation Center with families, representatives from the Fulton County School district and Bianca Motley Broom, the […]

The Georgia Charter Schools Association has relaunched our Board Bank initiative to support every charter school in Georgia with identifying committed and competent individuals who can serve on charter school […]

  Reserve your spot! On July 22, Google will host local educators and school leaders in the Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles areas to showcase their latest free technology offerings for educators […]

SUBSCRIBE NOW to our FY23 Digital Governance Training Series! Content is NOW AVAILABLE.The training series started on September 1, 2022, and goes through June 30, 2023.  GCSA Member School Cost: $1,000.00 […]

The school year has just come to a close, and now that summer is here, GCSA wants to celebrate hardworking and talented seniors that have graduated from charter schools across […]

GCSA is CURRENTLY accepting applications for the summer and fall cohorts of GaTAPP, our alternative teacher certification program. Although charter schools are able to waive teacher certification, it’s critical to make sure all teachers are on a path to certification. This not only improves teacher quality but also increases the funding your school receives through the state formula.

The June 30, 2022 deadline for locally-approved governance training is quickly approaching! O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2072 and SBOE Rule 160-4-9-.06 require members of locally-approved nonprofit charter school governing boards to participate in nine (9) hours of annual training (for existing members) and 15 hours of training for new governing board members.

The Georgia Department of Education’s Teacher & Leader Support and Development (TLSD) team will be offering Teacher Keys and Leader Keys Initial Credentialing Training several times over the next few months.  The May – August training dates are listed below to assist with summer planning.