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Member Spotlight: Destiny Achievers Academy of Excellence
Destiny Achievers Academy of Excellence: Helping Students Get Back on Track
Moving students from being on the verge of dropping out of high school, to being high school graduates is challenging enough for the teachers and administrators at Destiny Achievers Academy of Excellence. But that’s not their most difficult task.
“Every year, we always have a [...]
Fulton Science Academy MS Announced as National Blue Ribbon School
Fulton Science Academy Charter Middle School has been selected by the U.S. Department of Education as a 2011 Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. The school will be honored at a formal ceremony in Washington D.C., Nov. 14-15. The Blue Ribbon School Program honors public and private K-12 schools for their academic excellence and ability to help students achieve at very high scholastic levels.
Earn Valuable PLUs by Attending the GCSA Conference
Educators may earn valuable Professional Learn Units (PLUs) by attending the 2011 Georgia Charter Schools Association Annual Conference, Oct. 5-7, at the Macon Marriott City Center Hotel.
Golden Isles Career Academy: Rigor and Relevance
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Golden Isles Career Academy
To Golden Isles Career Academy CEO Rick Townsend, managing the Brunswick charter schools is all about teamwork, partnerships and balance.
For starters, there’s the more than 200 students at GICA who come from Glynn County’s two high schools — Glynn Academy and Brunswick High School. Then, unlike most school leaders, Townsend [...]
Four Atlanta School Board Candidates Voice Positions on Charter Schools
Four of the five candidates for the vacant Atlanta Board of Education District 2 seat have completed a brief questionnaire from the Georgia Charter Schools Association, giving insight into their positions on charter schools. All expressed at least moderate support for charter schools in their responses.
Heritage Preparatory Academy: A Dream Come True
Heritage Preparatory Academy: A Dream Come True
ATLANTA — Three years ago, when her daughter was a middle school student in Atlanta, Natilee Brown-Van wanted a better middle school for her daughter.
She dreamed of a school where her daughter would be challenged academically, where discipline and character development would be stressed and where students would learn [...]
Charter Schools in Georgia Hindered by Inadequate Facilities with High Costs
A recent study of Georgia’s independent, start-up charter schools has found that, in many cases, students and educators in those schools are forced to learn and work in inadequate facilities, due to their school districts’ failure to follow state law.
Research for the study, titled “Shortchanged Charters: How Funding Disparities Hurt Georgia’s Charter Schools,” was sponsored by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, and conducted by the Colorado League of Charter Schools with assistance from the .
State Bridges Funding Gap For Eight State Chartered Special Schools
State officials announced that a plan forged by Governor Nathan Deal and members of the State legislature will forward fund the bricks-and-mortar state chartered special schools for an amount equal to the average local district share calculated as if locally approved charter schools.
Georgia Charter Schools Association President and Chief Executive Officer Tony Roberts said: “On behalf of the thousands of children and parents who will benefit from this, our deepest thanks go to Governor Nathan Deal, House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones, Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers, and State Superintendent John Barge for acting quickly and meaningfully to make sure these charter school students could continue in their school of choice.”
National Conference in Atlanta Highlighted by Remarks by Clinton, Fuller
The 2011 National Charter Schools Conference was once again a success, as thousands involved in the charter world — from teachers, administrators, parents and board members to vendors and other service providers — met in Atlanta, June 20-23.
The event was highlighted by keynote addresses by former President Bill Clinton, Newark [...]
State Approves Charters for 11 Former Commission Schools
Eleven charter schools that had been approved by the now defunct Georgia Charter Schools Commission, have been approved Tuesday by the Georgia Board of Education.
GCSA President and Chief Executive Officer Tony Roberts said of the vote: “We are extremely pleased that the state acted as quickly as it did to address this issue. Superintendent John Barge, members of the State Board of Education, and the Charter Schools Division are to be commended for cutting through the government bureaucracy and other barriers to do what is right for the students and families impacted by the Supreme Court decision to disband the Georgia Charter Schools Commission. Now we are hopeful the Governor and members of the State legislature are working to find a way to make the funding levels more viable for these schools.”
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