Join CCAP and your fellow authorizers and non-authorizer partners to discuss your questions about the legislation, how to plan for implementation if it is passed, and actions you may want to consider even if it is vetoed. Registration required. Link is below.
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Fall 2025 Edition
CCAP's Fall newsletter contains: What You Need to Know About SB 414 New CCAP Authorizing Tools 2025 Conference Recap and more! Read newsletter here!
Authorizers in Action: Small District, Big Oversight
If there is one misconception that Jenell Sherman and Darcy Belleza want to dispel, it is that small authorizers can’t be effective and efficient. Sherman is executive director, and Belleza is director of governance and accountability, at Feather River Charter School,...
2025 Conference Postscript
It’s a date! The 2026 CCAP California Charter School Authorizers Conference will take place June 16-18 at the Paradise Point Resort & Spa, Mission Bay, San Diego. Conference registration, hotel reservations, and other pertinent information will be available soon...
2025 Charter Schools Development Center Conference
Registration for the CSDC Conference in Palm Spring, CA is now open! The conference will be held October 6-8. CSDC's conference has been an annual destination for charter school leaders and others for over 20 years. We hope to see you there, and we welcome you to...
Great Governing Boards for Great Charter Schools: What Schools and Authorizers Can Do
The Fresno County Superintendent of Schools and Fresno Unified School District have combined efforts to provide a professional learning opportunity for charter leaders and governing board members. We invite charter administrators, governing board members, authorizing...
2025 Excellence in Authorizing Awards
Congratulations to the recipients of CCAP’s 2025 Excellence in Authorizing Awards:Amanda Goldman, Director of Innovative Schools in the Sacramento City Unified School District, and Deidre Walsh, Director of the San Diego Unified School District Charter School Office....
Blueprint for Charter Authorizers Symposium
Dannis Woliver Kelley attorneys will break down Proposition 39, renewals, and oversight risks, helping authorizers anticipate issues before they become problems virtually on Thursday, October 16, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Learn more information and register here....
2025 Small School Superintendency Retreat
Exclusive to Superintendents. Join small, rural, and charter school superintendents from across California for a dynamic discussion on the key characteristics and traits of an effective small school superintendent. This collaborative event will provide a space to...
U.S. Supreme Court Case Could Drastically Alter Charter School Movement
U.S. Supreme Court Case Could Drastically Alter Charter School Movement Last Wednesday, April 30, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that could overturn a foundational principle of the charter school movement. In Oklahoma Statewide Charter School...
