Today the charter school movement achieved an important win: the State Board of Education voted to give qualifying charter schools earlier access to the recent increase for Permanent School Fund bond guarantee program. The new effective date is February 1, 2016 as opposed to the previous effective date of September 1, 2016. This vote is significant because it […]
Last week, TCSA spent three days with the newly awarded Generation 20 teams from A+UP, Kauffman Leadership Academy, Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy, The Lone Star Language Academy, and Trivium Academy. Eager for information and full of joy for our unified mission of serving students well, they digested large quantities of information each day in […]
Every day TCSA works to increase our membership’s reach at all levels of government: federal, state, and local. Did you think we got to take a break at the end of a Legislative Session? Oh no! At the end of each Legislative Session is when we take a moment to assess our work and then […]
Harmony Public Schools has a very close relationship with TCSA. We have institutional and personal relations with TCSA staff at every level. They help us with compliance, networking, advocacy and outreach efforts. In fact, we work with TCSA in several ways, including: Professional Development for our teachers and campus leaders Board required trainings for our […]
Congratulations to our newly elected TCSA leadership team! Board Members Yasmin Bhatia, Uplift Education Benjamin Recy Dunn, YES Prep Mike Feinberg, KIPP, Inc. Alfredo Segura, New Frontiers Charter Member Council Vice-Chair Chuck Cook, Responsive Education Solutions Elected Advocacy Committee Samuel Goessling, IDEA Amanda Thomas List, Responsive Education Korey Mack, Uplift John Armbrust, Austin Achieve Alexis […]
By Samantha Womack, TCSA Communications Specialist About 1,500 charter leaders and innovators participated in the 2015 Texas Charter Schools Conference this week in San Antonio. Hundreds were inspired and energized by opening keynote David Robinson, education advocate and Spurs center, during the opening session on Wednesday. “Charters are where my heart is,” Robinson said. “Leaders, […]
By Dr. Maria Lourdes "Marylu" De Hoyos, TCSA Director of Data Services Public charter schools offer a place to practice true school reform and transformation. We can transform schools into a place for children to experience exponential growth of their mind and spirit. I am an immigrant who came to the U.S. in search of […]
By Samantha Womack, TCSA Communications Specialist A recent Gallup poll illustrates students who have at least one teacher who excites them about the future are 30 times more likely to be engaged. Furthermore, if the principal is engaged, there’s a trickle-down effect on teachers, students and families. Unfortunately, the polling indicates only 31 percent of […]
By Barbara Mallory Caraway, Special Projects Director, Nova Academy, Dallas Inspired by a cause close to her heart, one Dallas middle school teacher galvanized her school to action. When her aunt died of breast cancer in 2014, Nova Academy English teacher Sade Burkman was devastated. Her aunt, Elizabeth Oyetunde, 50, of El Paso, lived with […]
By Dorothy Gentry, 4th Grade Teacher, A.W. Brown Leadership Fellowship Academy Note: A.W. Brown charter leaders will be presenting at the 2015 Texas Charter Schools Conference during the Principals Workshop on Wednesday, October 28, to discuss hiring and retaining high-quality teachers. Angela Brown is a true example of a success story in teaching. The long-time […]
