Plans Under Way for 4th Annual Charter School Authorizers Conference – June 16-18, Palm Springs CCAP’s California Charter School Authorizers Conference is a unique opportunity to meet, learn, and share with a diverse community of people with a common passion:...
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How You Can Help Prevent Fraud in California’s Public Schools
How You Can Help Prevent Fraud in California’s Public Schools CCAP has moved into the next phase of its fraud prevention initiative since releasing the report of its Anti-Fraud Task Force, Protecting California Public Schools Against Fraud, in April. While...
California Authorizer Recognized by the National Network for District Authorizing
California Authorizer Recognized by the National Network for District Authorizing Congratulations to Indra Ciccarelli, Director of the Los Angeles County Office of Education's (LACOE) Charter School Office, and a CCAP board member, on receiving the Local Authorizing...
Marlo Hartsuyker: Board Member Spotlight
Marlo Hartsuyker, one of CCAP’s newest board members, has served as Director of Charter School Support and Oversight for the Ventura County Office of Education for over seven years. The events that led Hartsuyker on the path to this position began before she even knew...
Authorizer in Action: Shasta County Office of Education
From his office, Nathan Fairchild enjoys what may be the most enviable view of any California school administrator. Above him lies the universe, projected onto the dome of the Schreder Planetarium, part of the science program housed within the Shasta County Office of...
California Authorizers Honored
A highlight of CCAP’s 2024 California Charter School Authorizers Conference was the introduction of CCAP’s Authorizing Exemplar Award for outstanding contributions to authorizing by an individual or a district or county office of education. Indra Ciccarelli, director...
Authorizer in Action – Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District
Nesha Pattison is an anomaly in an atypical California school district. Since 2018, Nesha (pronounced na-SHAY) Pattison has served as director of charter services in Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District, a small district on the outskirts of Los Angeles County...
CCAP’s Anti-Fraud Task Force Moves into its Next Phase
CCAP's June 18-21 California Charter School Authorizers Conference marks the next phase of its broad-based initiative to better prevent, detect, and prosecute fraud in public schools. The opening plenary session at the conference will feature a panel discussion of the...
Board Member Spotlight: Tiffany DeGraffenreid
Tiffany DeGraffenreid joined the CCAP Board of Directors in February of 2024, bringing with her two decades of charter school experience, including first-hand knowledge of the discrete needs and operations of independent study and nonclassroom-based charter schools...
20 Recommendations to Address Fraud in Public Schools: Anti-Fraud Task Force Report Urges Stronger Oversight & Policies
After a year of extensive fact-gathering and discussion, a broad-based statewide Anti-Fraud Task Force convened by California Charter Authorizing Professionals (CCAP) has released 20 recommendations to strengthen California's capacity to prevent, detect, and prosecute...