Do not forget your free legal assistance from the dynamic duo of Texas Charters Schools Association’s (TCSA) Legal Team: Lindsey Gordon, General Counsel and Christine Nishimura, Deputy General Counsel. As members of TCSA, each school’s administration, board of directors, and human resource specialists have access to free legal assistance on all your pressing questions. TCSA […]
Charles Miller, the founding chairman of the Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA), passed away yesterday, December 6. The Houston business leader and portfolio manager long championed public charter schools and was a seminal force in establishing the state law authorizing them. Miller was instrumental in the formation of TCSA, and created a number of organizations […]
Public charter schools do not create racial isolation, despite an assertion made by a recent AP review. Rebuttals by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools and Democrats For Education Reform (DFER) unravel the AP analysis claiming charters are driving segregation in public schools. In Texas, public charter schools account for 272,000 of the 5.3 million students, or less than […]
The Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA) offers a variety of grassroots advocacy tools and resources for your public charter school. Whether you are an individual campus or a large network with multiple campuses, we have the bilingual staff and materials to support your grassroots advocacy efforts. Our grassroots support consist of the following: - Grassroots […]
Most traditional teacher support organizations are anti-school choice – are your staff’s paychecks going to one of these organizations? Working at a charter school comes with its own set of unique challenges. Staff work long hours and are selfless in their pursuit of supporting their charter’s mission, but what if they belong to an organization that […]
Model Policy Updates Model Policy subscribers can find more updates in the Quality Portal incorporating important changes made by the 85th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature. TCSA Legal updated 400.080 Required Instruction & Graduation to include changes to college readiness and vocational assessments. Section 400.120 Health now includes information about required lice notices and […]
Did you know a lack of board, officer, and campus administrator training can result in a material violation of your charter? Many charter systems struggle to aquire the appropriate amount of training for board members, officers, and campus administrators. The Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA) offers member schools various webinar trainings either free or at […]
In the fall 2017, the Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA) began a partnership with Proximity Learning, LLC. to help our member charter schools find innovative staffing and curriculum solutions. Proximity Learning, a Texas-based, fully accredited K-12 online education solution, offers schools more flexibility when it comes to course offerings, special education (SPED) services and staffing […]
In November, I went before the Texas Supreme Court on behalf of Neighborhood Centers, Inc. (Baker Ripley) to argue that public charter schools are not subject to the Texas Whistleblower Act. You can listen to the oral argument and learn more about the case here. Our primary argument before the Texas Supreme Court focused on […]
The Texas Charter Schools Association’s (TCSA) Interim CEO Chuck Cook tapped former association staffer Amanda List to serve as Interim Vice President of Government and Public Affairs. Amanda is a principal of AList Consulting and served as TCSA's first director of advocacy. As one of the earliest hires for the association, she helped recruit new […]
