Having spent the last few months visiting public charter schools and discussing growth, it is abundantly clear that the landscape is evolving. With over 100,000 students waiting to attend our public charter schools, networks and independents alike feel compelled to grow. Competition in places like Dallas and Houston between public charter schools and independent school […]
The Call for Proposals to present a professional development session at the 2018 TCSA Conference is open now through May 15th. Whether you are a CEO or CFO, involved in curriculum and instruction, operations, personnel management, communications, school safety, or a host of other areas, there is a conference training category that will help to […]
It is time to update your Special Education Policies for the Education Service Center (ESC) Region 18 Legal Framework! Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA) Legal Team updated all of the necessary policies, including: Admissions, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee Compliance with Federal Funding Requirements IDEA Transfer of Parental Rights at Age of Majority Referral for […]
Building a good, solid, durable piece of furniture requires attention to detail and a grasp of the intricacies involved. The same can be said for the process of purchasing furniture for a charter school, says Karen Volner, National Business Development Director, Furniture, for the State/Local Government & Education (SLED) area at Staples Business Advantage, the […]
Changes are coming to the Charter FIRST indicators. If you are a growing school, many of those changes may impact your ratings. The draft Charter FIRST indicators, which are proposed to go into effect in 2020, expand the topics reviewed as a part of a charter school’s annual financial evaluation. The current financial rating system […]
On February 21, 2018, Governor Greg Abbott issued instructions to the Texas Education Agency to take steps to ensure all schoolchildren in Texas public schools are safe. In light of last week’s tragic events in Florida, TCSA encourages all charter schools to review your current emergency management plans and update accordingly. Schools can face a […]
Of all the items on a charter school’s lengthy procurement shopping list, furniture has to be among the simplest to purchase, right? After all, how much nuance could there be to buying chairs, desks, storage cabinets and the like? Plenty, it turns out. “I would never say [school furniture procurement] is straightforward,” observes Shannon Bradford, […]
It’s been a busy few months at TCSA. Congratulations to the 10 new directors who have joined the TCSA Board! JoAnn Gama with IDEA Public Schools and Chuck Cook with Responsive Education Solutions have joined the TCSA Board as Large Standing Member School Directors. Charter operators who educate 20,000 or more students in Texas are […]
I was so pleased to participate in National School Choice Week with nearly four thousand events taking place throughout our state. Parents, grandparents, teachers, administrators, and students from every type of school come together to celebrate the power of education. The premise of school choice is simple: we […]
I would like to invite all of our charter leaders to attend one of the free regional meetings being held by TCSA during the month of February. These meetings are scheduled for San Antonio on February 12th, El Paso on February 13th, East Texas on February 19th, the Metroplex-area on February 20th, and West Texas […]
