Happy New Year! As you all welcome your students and families back to school for the spring semester, TCSA welcomes back the Texas Legislature for the 85th Legislative Session. For 140 days, beginning on January 10th, our attention will turn towards Austin where our state’s lawmakers will deliberate various issues with significant implications for public […]
This time of year is appropriately labeled the holiday season, and of course for all of you hunters it’s also deer season. As the new calendar year approaches, for those of us in the charter world, we’ll soon be entering expansion season! Expanding your school is a great way to increase your capacity to serve […]
February 14-15, 2017 Ready to learn about changes to the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) Charter FIRST reporting system? Need to learn more about the State Allotment Monitoring Program and how student attendance drives your Foundation School Program funding? This two-day event will enable you to network with other charter leaders and provide the latest information […]
When I first joined TCSA almost a year ago, I knew the best way to build a grassroots movement would be to connect with parents and families in various communities across the state. What I didn’t know was that in more than one way, public charter schools have changed the lives of so many families […]
TCSA is pleased to announce that the 2016 application for the Texas Credit Enhancement Program (TCEP) is now available through the Texas Public Finance Authority Charter School Finance Corporation. To learn more about how the TCEP grant may help your school achieve its facilities goals, please join us for a webinar on Monday, December 5th […]
I can tell you from personal experience the benefits of membership provided by TCSA’s Quality Services Team. Before joining the TCSA staff in September, I had the privilege of serving as superintendent of Pineywoods Community Academy in Lufkin for the previous six years. Operating a small, stand-alone open-enrollment charter school in deep East Texas, there […]
The Texas Charter Schools Association is thrilled to recognize a Harmony School of Innovation-Fort Worth senior, Miguel Padilla, for earning a perfect score on the Advanced Placement Computer Science Test-A. Padilla is one of only 10 students to earn a perfect score on this exam out of nearly 60,000 students who took it worldwide. Advanced […]
Having been a very early member of Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA), KIPP Houston Public Schools has seen its membership and voice grow over the years. I am thrilled our shared work empowers parents to have a voice as advocates at the state level. Everything from TCSA rallies to a deeper dive into Action Alerts […]
Last month, seven charter school business officers and superintendents were presented for graduation at the 2016 Texas Charter Schools Conference annual awards luncheon. These graduates completed 60 hours of comprehensive coursework in the charter-specific areas of: Leadership, Charter, & Culture; Financial Management; Facilities & Operations Management; Grants Management; and Personnel Management. They are now equipped […]
The Permanent School Fund (PSF) allows schools to participate in a bond guaranty program and in order to be eligible for PSF, charter schools must achieve an investment grade rating from a national firm. PSF allows charter schools to access bonds with the full faith and credit of the State of Texas, which gives them the […]
