The Texas Charter Schools Association submitted the following comments to Commissioner Morath at the Texas Education Agency on Monday, June 27, 2016. The comments pertain to 19 TAC Chapter 97, Planning and Accountability, Subchapter AA, Accountability and Performance Monitoring, §97.1001, Accountability Rating System. The Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA) is the statewide membership organization for effective […]
On Thursday June 16, 2016, the Texas Charter Schools Association alongside KIPP Austin, IDEA Public Schools, Montessori for All, Austin Achieve, Harmony Schools in Austin, NYOS and Wayside Schools joined together at Austin City Hall to stand in solidarity and represent Austin public charter schools. More than 150 parents and charter school advocates rallied together […]
The Texas Charter Schools Association submitted the following comments to Commissioner Morath at the Texas Education Agency on Monday, June 20, 2016. The comments pertain to 19 TAC Chapter 97, Planning and Accountability, Subchapter AA, Accountability and Performance Monitoring, §97.1005, Performance-Based Monitoring Analysis System. The Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA) is the statewide membership organization for […]
We recently had the pleasure of hosting an education legislative briefing with the Texas House Border Caucus Chairman Cesar Blanco and Representative Bobby Guerra at an IDEA campus in McAllen. Additionally, Representative Eddie Lucio, III participated along with staff representing the Texas Senate and House Delegation and Congressional offices. There was thoughtful dialogue between charter school […]
On May 6, 2016, Rapoport Academy held its Generation Texas Decision Day, a college signing event for high school seniors. The entire high school including teachers, staff, parents and all 161 students celebrated with the Class of 2016 seniors. Each of the 32 senior students applied and were admitted to one or more colleges or […]
The following Letter to the Editor was posted to the Austin Chronicle on June 6, 2016. Dear Editor, [Re: “A Level Playing Field,” News, June 3]: The Austin Chronicle asserts that charter schools have an advantage over ISDs when building new campuses. While charter school campuses are currently exempt from some city requirements, the proposed […]
Texas Charter Schools Association’s (TCSA) Executive Director David Dunn delivered remarks at the recent graduation ceremony for the Harmony School of Excellence in Austin. Commencement activities took place at the extension auditorium in the Texas Capitol on May 28, 2016. The auditorium was full of enthusiastic family and friends in support of the 38 graduates […]
The saying goes that everything is bigger and better in Texas, and population growth is certainly no exception. In fact, Census data shows that last year, 170,103 more residents moved into Texas from other states than left — averaging out to 466 new Texans each day. With this many new Texans, student enrollment also continues […]
The following op-ed originally appeared in the Austin American-Statesman on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Commentary: Texas students deserve transformational funding reform The Texas Supreme Court’s opinion on school finance got one thing right: Students deserve “transformational, top-to-bottom reforms” for the school funding system. Such reform is especially necessary to address students attending a public charter […]
I still remember how crushed I felt when I was convinced that I wasn’t being chosen for the position at the first charter school I applied to in Austin. After weeks of applications and phone interviews, I was already planning to stay another year in Puerto Rico and try it again next summer. Even when […]
