The San Antonio School for Inquiry and Creativity (S.A.S.I.C.) District is a tuition-free, arts-infused Public Charter School. S.A.S.I.C.’s mission focuses on the importance of all art-based and science endeavors to encourage a lifelong passion of learning, pursuing creative college and career paths; instilling in the individual a humble sense of giving back to the community as everyone's […]
Ready to start the 2016-2017 school year off right? Join us for this two-day event focused on enhancing the skills of charter school principals and assistant principals. Sessions will be focused on school safety, cameras in the classroom, campus turn around, HR and special education law, and instructional effectiveness. Leaders will have the opportunity to […]
The following op-ed originally appeared in the Quorum Report on May 5, 2016. During May 1-7, we celebrate National Charter Schools Week which is designated to raise awareness of public charter schools and the benefit they provide to students and communities. How appropriate that Texas also commemorates the 20 year anniversary of operating public charter […]
By Sandra Zamarripa The first day of school at Sanchez Charter School in Houston, I walked to my seventh grade class and was mad at the fact that my mother made me move schools last minute. I had never heard of George I. Sanchez and was not happy about attending a small school but at the […]
On April 28, 2016, the Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA) held its quarterly Member Council Meeting at the Texas Computer Education Association Conference (TCEA) Center in Austin. Approximately 65 representatives from TCSA’s member charter schools participated in the day-long meeting. After a brief welcome by TCSA Executive Director David Dunn, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath […]
The Special Education Policy Series for Open-enrollment Charter Schools is now updated and ready for you to download. Open-enrollment charter schools are required to adopt policies and procedures in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Chapter 29 of the Texas Education Code. Additionally, the Texas Education Agency requires all schools to […]
By Sharon Wallace-Thomas I was so happy that my sister, Shannon Wallace-Taylor, introduced charter schools to me. Between us, we have five children attending public charter schools, but I want to tell you about my son, Kentrell Thomas, and what a difference Magnolia Montessori for All has made in his life and mine. From kindergarten […]
In recognition of the benefit charter schools provide to the students and communities of Texas, Governor Abbott proclaimed May 1-7, 2016, Charter Schools Week in Texas. Help us celebrate 20 years of operating charter schools in Texas by raising awareness of the great work at your school. Use TCSA’s information, resources, and tools to spread awareness of this […]
Last week, the Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA) hosted a bus tour in Austin to engage with elected officials and their staff about public charter schools, the different models, and the unique programs they offer students. The tour included visits to Magnolia Montessori For All, Wayside: REAL Learning Academy, Premier High School of Austin, Austin Achieve Public […]
The following Letter to the Editor appeared in the Dallas Morning News on April 11, 2016 Re: “Charter School Zombies — Troubled Texas schools are still too hard to kill,” Friday Editorials, and “School shows why charters hard to kill — Troubled Children First vows to fight to stay open, may go to court,” April […]
