CCAP and its partners, the Colorado Association of Charter School Authorizers (CACSA) and the Florida Association of Charter School Authorizers (FACSA), have launched a new organization to support state-level initiatives working to strengthen the charter school...
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News from CCAP
Board Member Spotlight: Debi Deal
There are three key ingredients for a successful charter school, says school finance expert Debi Deal: a focused and rigorous curriculum, a solid governance structure, and a strong finance team. “Not any one of them is more important than the other; they’re all...
Critical Deadlines for Funding and Grants
Critical Deadlines for Funding and Grants During uncertain fiscal times, it’s more important than ever not to leave money on the table. Authorizers can help ensure that local charter schools receive all the funds they are entitled to by reminding them of upcoming...
Implementing the new community interest policy in authorizing decisions
CCAP and WestEd are developing a supplement for CCAP’s authorizer toolkit on new school petitions on options for assessing whether charter school petitions meet California’s new community interest requirement. Under AB 1505, initial charter petitions, renewals,...
Authorizers Supporting Charter School Improvement
The National Network for District Authorizing Chair, Alex Medler, hosted a conversation with Andy Franko from D49 in Colorado, and Corey Loomis from the Riverside County Office of Education in California to discuss their initiatives to help charter schools improve....
Court rejects lawsuit over funding for nonclassroom-based programs: CDE reminds nonclassroom-based charters to obtain funding determination
Court rejects lawsuit over funding for nonclassroom-based programs; CDE reminds nonclassroom-based charters to obtain funding determination On July 27, 2021, a Sacramento County Superior Court rejected claims by online and hybrid-learning charter schools that the...
Congress seeks to restrict for-profit involvement in charter schools
Congress seeks to restrict for-profit involvement in charter schools Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are proposing to cut $40 million from the $440 million federal Charter School Program (CSP) and to prohibit federal funding to any charter school “that...
New budget bill creates opportunity for authorizer enrichment
Most California charter schools received a two-year extension on their terms under Assembly Bill (AB) 130, the TK-12 Public Education Omnibus Trailer bill, signed by Governor Newsom earlier this month. The bill also extends the moratorium on the establishment of new...
CCAP Seeking Prospective Board Members!
CCAP Seeking Prospective Board Members! Consider being part of a statewide movement to advance equity in and access to high quality California charter schools by strengthening charter school authorizing. The California Charter Authorizing Professionals is seeking new...
Extending a great partnership!
Extending a great partnership! CCAP is pleased to announce that we have extended our strategic partnership with our friends at the Small School Districts' Association (SSDA) for two more years! Thanks to the generous support of the U.S. Department of...
