The following response appeared on the Huffington Post's blog on April 1, 2016. TCSA’s Response to Killing Ed: The Film That Texas Doesn’t Want You to See Note: In 2013, the director of this documentary contacted my office requesting an interview regarding education reform. Taking every opportunity to discuss the necessity for charter schools, […]
On March 29, 2016, the Senate Education Committee met jointly with the Senate Higher Education Committee to consider interim charges, which include studying the teacher shortage and retention issues in Texas and evaluate educator preparation programs to determine if these programs are preparing educators for the rigors of the 21st century classroom. In particular, examine […]
Latino Students and Houston’s Latino Leaders Celebrate Identity and Prepare to Take Action in their Community YES Prep Public Schools reinforced its commitment to diversity and leadership development by hosting the inaugural Latino Leadership Summit at its newest campus, YES Prep Southside on Thursday, March 3rd. More than 35 Latino community leaders and 220 Latino […]
On Tuesday, March 23, 2016, David L. Dunn, Executive Director of the Texas Charter Schools Association led a class on public policy making at the University of Texas. The class, comprised of about 15 undergraduates, is part of the Plan II Honors and Urban Studies program within the College of Liberal Arts. At the invitation […]
Do you or other business managers in your charter school system need training to satisfy TEA’s 19 TAC, Chapter 100 training requirements? Are you working toward your Charter Business Officer Certification and need high quality training hours? TCSA will be providing a three day training to assist financial officers and business managers comply with […]
I confess. Spring is my favorite time of year. Why? You ask. Because, this is the time of year that I get to focus on gardening and quality leadership conversations, and these are two of my favorite subjects. At home in the garden, early spring is the time when I get to see the final […]
Rio Grande Valley High School Students Help Each Other Get Accepted to College Premier High School alumna Priscila Cantu is halfway through her freshman year at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley (UT-RGV). Getting into college was one of her high school goals, and while she was striving to reach it, she decided to help […]
Within the last week, the Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA) submitted two different sets of public comments for consideration by the Commissioner of Education Mike Morath on his proposed rules. Below are highlights from the TCSA comments: The first set are in response to the proposed 19 TAC Chapter 102, Educational Programs, Subchapter AA, Commissioner's […]
On Thursday, March 3, 2016, IDEA Rundberg, home of the Rattlers, held a dedication ceremony at its Austin campus, which serves 468 students. The ceremony was hosted by the academy Principal Karen Weissinger and college preparatory Principal Pike Nichols and in attendance were more than 100 parents and family members, as well as representatives from […]
This Super Tuesday was my first time ever to vote. As a first-generation college graduate and first-generation citizen of this country, it is my duty to spread the importance of voting among eligible voters, particularly young voters. Becoming an American offered me the opportunity to have access to a great education and with my ability […]
