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(read more)Constitutional Challenges to HB881 Reaches GA Supreme Court
The Georgia Supreme Court has established deadlines for the filing of briefs in the HB881 appeal.
Eight school districts are suing to have HB881 — the law that led to the creation of the Georgia Charter Schools Commission — ruled unconstitutional. They must file their brief on or before August 5. The defendants in the case — which include the Commission, the State Board of Education and two charter schools — must file on or before August 25.
Oral arguments will more than likely occur in November or December 2010, with a final opinion rendered by March 2011.
(read more)Candidates for Governor Agree with Charter Schools
Five of the leading candidates for governor of Georgia — Thurbert Baker (D), Nathan Deal (R), Karen Handel (R), Eric Johnson (R) and John Oxendine (R) — expressed their approval of charter schools recently in a questionnaire sent to them by the Georgia Charter Schools Association. Read their unedited survey forms here.
(read more)Charter Commission Approves Two Virtual Schools
The Georgia Charter Schools Commission (GCSC) on Friday approved the creation of two statewide virtual charter schools — Provost Academy Georgia and Kaplan Academy of Georgia — that together will serve grades 4-12. A virtual school offers courses to students via the Internet with teachers available online and by telephone.
(read more)Planning Grant Applications Now Available
The Georgia Department of Education has announced that planning grant applications for individuals and groups interested in starting a charter school are now available on the GDOE website. The deadline to submit applications is July 1.
(read more)GCSA CEO Issues Statement on Lawsuit Appeals
In a strongly-worded statement, Georgia Charter Schools Association Chief Executive Officer Tony Roberts, Ph. D., defends the decision made by a Fulton County Superior Court judge that affirmed the constitutionality of the Georgia Charter Schools Commission and the schools it has approved. He also calls on parents to “direct the members of their school district boards to get back to the business of educating children.”
(read more)Georgia Charter Commission Ruled Constitutional!!
In a stunningly quick and decisive ruling today, Fulton County (Ga.) Superior Court Judge Wendy L. Shoob declared the Georgia Charter Schools Commission is constitutional. In her ruling, Judge Shoob said, “The General Assembly has provided sufficient guidelines. Commission charter schools are not required to be under the control or managed by an elected board of education. The funding is constitutional.”
(read more)Superintendent Kathy Cox Visits Ivy Prep for NCSW
State Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox visited Ivy Preparatory Academy in Norcross this week, in honor of National Charter Schools Week. She called Ivy Prep “a great example” of what charter schools can do.
(read more)Free GCSA Webinar: Opening a High-Quality Charter School
The Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA) will host a free interactive webinar for individuals interested in starting a high-quality charter school, 8-9 p.m., April 27. The purpose of this FREE interactive webinar, “Getting Started Opening a High Quality Charter School,” is to set expectations for new founders about the requirements for opening a high quality charter school in Georgia.
(read more)Register Now for CharterLeader Summer Cohort!
CharterLeader seeks to help aspiring educational professionals accelerate their path to being charter school leaders, while also taking current school leaders to the next level. The program combines intensive modules in educational and school business leadership, unavailable in conventional graduate schools of education.
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Macon Academy of Excellence Approved by Bibb County BOE
The Bibb County school board approved, by a 4-2 vote, the county’s first charter school last week.
The Macon Academy of Excellence is scheduled to open its doors to up to 450 students in August 2011, if the state board also approves the charter this spring. The school, which will offer kindergarten through eighth grade, will be located at the historic Progressive Christian Academy campus in Macon’s Pleasant Hill neighborhood.
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