Aarti Sharma

Vice President of New School Development

Aarti Sharma comes to GCSA after serving as Director of the District Flexibility and Charter Schools Division at the Georgia Department of Education. In her role with the department, Aarti worked with more than 100 charter schools throughout Georgia. In 2016, the National Association of Charter School Authorizers selected Aarti for its NACSA Leaders Program.

Aarti began her career in the education field as a teacher with Teach for America in Miami. Following her experience in the classroom, she attended law school at Emory University where she graduated with honors. After graduating from Emory, Aarti received an Equal Justice Works Fellowship, which allowed her to represent court-involved youth in education proceedings.

Aarti holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Georgia and a Juris Doctor from Emory University School of Law.
 
As Vice President of New School Development, Aarti works with several new or replicating charter school teams each year to provide highly-focused, personally-tailored training and support for school leaders and new governing boards. GCSA provides assistance to school founding teams in three distinct phases: incubation, year zero support and ongoing support.

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