Charters in the News

Amana Academy, one of the state’s highest performing elementary/middle schools, has been selected as the 2011 Coca-Cola Charter School of the Year. The announcement was made today during the Georgia Charter Schools Association State Charter Schools Conference in Macon.

 
A Community Approach Helps Transform Atlanta Neighborhood
East Lake went from ‘war zone’ to a national model
By Alexandra Rice
Residents of Atlanta’s redeveloped East Lake community say the history of their neighborhood is a real-life Cinderella story.
East Lake, once known as “Little Vietnam” to the local police because of its sky-high crime rates, is now a paradigm [...]

As the Supreme Court reviews the motion of reconsideration briefs and State Sen. Fran Millar’s sub-committee meets, one of the state’s most prominent newspapers has come out in support of the Georgia Charter Schools Commission and against the four Supreme Court justices. The Augusta Chronicle published an editorial titled “Emancipation Proclamation”…

Two opinion-editorial pieces in the Atlanta Journal Constitution this week support the position that the Georgia Supreme Court erred in its 4-3 decision last week, declaring the Georgia Charter Schools Commission unconstitutional, thereby jeopardizing the future of the 16 charter schools the Commission has approved.

GCSA is launching a large training initiative to support professional development of boards, leaders, teachers, and office managers.  A variety of courses and programs will be offered via individual school and group workshops, recorded and live webinars, and web-based platforms.
Check out the 2010-2011 Course Catalog for detailed information on the course and program descriptions, dates, [...]

GCSA is committed to assisting Georgia’s charter schools with remaining compliant with federal and state statutes and regulations. To this end, we have created CharterPolicy, a set of policy template offerings to assist boards with adopting sound policies. We now have available federal policy templates. Contact Kelly Cadman, Director of Education and Training at kcadman@gacharters.org or (404) 835-8916.

An op-ed by GCSA CEO Dr. Tony Roberts, which points out the true intentions of school district administrators who are suing to have the State Charter Commission declared unconstitutional, was published Monday on the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s editorial page and on its “Get Schooled” blog.

Visit to Tech High by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is featured in this story Dec. 14 in The Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Visit to Tech High by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is featured in this Dec. 14 report on WABE-FM  (90.1).