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GCSA Updates

GCSA’s Financial Management Certification Program

REGISTER NOW for GCSA’s Financial Management Certification Program! Our fall semester kicked off earlier this month, but you can still register for two of the six courses.

Make-up courses will be offered in the spring. Attendees may register to attend one or all courses in a given semester.

This program is specifically designed to build the expertise and knowledge of charter school leaders and board members who oversee their schools’ financial operations. However, registration is open to all interested charter school employees. Our program is tailored to address the unique financial issues facing charter schools, and the course content is both rigorous and relevant. Make-up courses are offered in the spring. Learn more about the program here.

Scholarships are available for state charter school participants.

Each course starts at 9:30 a.m. and ends at 1:30 p.m. Course content will include:

Internal Controls & Effective Financial Oversight: Wednesday, Dec. 8 & Friday, Dec. 10
Audit Preparation Best Practices: Thursday, Jan. 14 & Friday, Jan. 15

Certification Requirements

Following each of the six required courses, attendees must take and pass an exam (with a score of 75% or higher) to earn their certification. Participants have up to three years to take and pass all exams in order to earn certification.

FY22 Digital Governance Training Series

Subscribe now to our FY22 Digital Governance Training Series!

Georgia Charter Schools Association is the premier training provider for charter schools across Georgia. Our governance training series is designed to offer locally-approved charter school boards the training, resources and support needed to deliver strategic and effective oversight. In order to meet the requirements of O.C.G.A § 20-2-2072 and SBOE Rule 160-4-9-.06, board training must be conducted by an SBOE-approved provider. All of GCSA’s governance training can apply to the annual charter school board training requirements. LEARN MORE.

See the Live Webinar Training Calendar below:

GCSA Charter Renewal Services

GCSA can help your school successfully navigate the charter renewal process! 100% of the schools that we’ve worked with have been reauthorized. Our renewal support saves you time, money and other resources through an efficient process that can begin up to 18-months prior to your school renewal deadline. We offer a full suite of services from project management to petition writing. GCSA also offers capacity interview preparation.

Our renewal program is designed to ensure that schools understand the most recent legal and regulatory requirements for local and state authorizers. GCSA Charter Renewal services include:

Project Management
Petition Writing Services
Capacity Interview Preparation
Data Analysis
Petition Review
Budget Analysis
Other Consulting Services

If you’re interested in learning more about our renewal services, please fill out this form. You can also contact Elisa Falco, GCSA’s Executive VP of School Success at efalco@gacharters.org.