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Recent Updates From Our News Blog and Members' Blog
2/3/12 Charter News Round-Up
Charter school news for the week ending for the week ending on February 3, 2012.
Feb. 13, 15: Highly Qualified Teacher Workshops
Get your teacher credentialing questions answered!
Best Practices Summit Brings Together Board Members, Governance Experts
The Board Member Best Practices Summit is a special one-day program for school leaders and governance board members held during the 19th Annual California Charter Schools Conference.
Conference Strand Helps Schools Work Effectively with Authorizers
Many of our schools are looking for new strategies to work effectively with authorizers, so we have designed a strand focused specifically on Authorizer Relations at the 19th Annual California Charter Schools Conference.
Capitol Update Urgent Action Needed Today
This week's Capitol Update contains important information on legislation that greatly impacts California charter school funding. Additionally, charter school teacher and employee retirement funds are at risk; read more information about proposed regulations below and take action today!
Introducing Advocacy Week at the California Charter Schools Conference
Advocacy Week will be a special event running from the beginning to the end of the 19th Annual California Charter Schools Conference. During Advocacy Week, you will have multiple opportunities for face-to-face interactions with legislators and policymakers whose decisions impact your students.
CCSA Statement on AB 1172 Passing the Assembly Floor
CCSA Press Statement Regarding Passage of AB 1172, which would make it harder for charter schools to be approved by school districts, passed the Assembly Floor.
Business Managers Meetings are Back!
Topics covered include: current funding rates, updates on proposed changes, information on state and federal categorical programs - plus legislative and regulatory updates.
Protect Charter School Teacher Retirement Funds!
More than 90% of the charter school workforce - including California teachers - will be affected by proposed federal regulations. Take Action today!
1/27/12 Charter News Round-Up
Round-up of top charter school stories in California for the week ending on January 27, 2012.
New Videos Dispel Charter Myths
Are charter schools open to all students? Do they serve students with special needs? Get the answers first-hand from charter school leaders with our new series of videos!
Business Managers Meeting combined with Modesto-Area Charter Leaders Meeting
Thank you for all of you who participated in last week's meeting and thank you Alice Miller for helping us combine the Business Managers updates with the Modesto-area Charter Leader Meeting. In the next round of regional meetings, we will be looking to do the same in Fresno and Bakersfield.
Featured Grant: Innovative Reading Grant
Funding for the planning and implementation of a unique and innovative program for children that motivates and encourages reading, especially among struggling readers
Capitol Update 1/26/12
Included in the Capitol Update this week:
* The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) Releases a Report on Charter School Funding
* Legislative Update
* Governor's State of the State Address
* 2012-13 Governor's Budget Proposal Budget Brief
* CCSA Back to Session Reception
CCSA Statement on LAO Report Comparing Funding for Charter Schools and Their School District Peers
This statement was issued today by Jed Wallace, president and CEO of the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) regarding the release by the California Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) of a report comparing funding for charter schools and their school district peers.
January 2012 Spotlight on Success
The charter school movement is dependent upon the hard work of visionary founders, leaders, and authorizers, plus dedicated teachers and volunteers and inspired students. The Association is proud to recognize several of them this month.
Second Annual Portrait of the Movement Coming in February
As a key element of our efforts to deepen the understanding of the academic performance of all charter public schools in California, our annual report on trends and results, Portrait of the Movement, will again be published in mid-February.
Charter Community Will Show Our Strength in Major Rallies This Spring
A rally in Los Angeles is one of several events being planned across the state this spring to demonstrate that the charter school movement simply will not be held back. In Sacramento, charter supporters will rally on the capitol steps during the 19th Annual California Charter Schools Conference and Advocacy Week.
CCSA Answers: Operating a Single Sex Charter School
Question: Is it legal to operate a single-sex charter school?
Featured Grant: Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) Tier II
Funding for education efforts aimed at the prevention and reduction of tobacco use by youth, with priority consideration based on projects that propose to implement research-validated prevention programs for the general student population, provide youth development activities for both general and priority populations, and provide intervention and cessation services to students currently using tobacco
Meet the Regional Team »
John Madrid
I’m John Madrid, CCSA’s Central Valley Regional Director. I am proud to represent the needs of the region’s member schools. I hope that you will visit this page often to find up-to-date information about charter news specific to our region.
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