Excellence in Authorizing
CCAP recognizes significant contributions to California’s charter school authorizing profession by bestowing up to two awards annually:
Authorizing Exemplar Award
This award celebrates an authorizer who has set a benchmark in developing and implementing outstanding practices that inspire peers across the state.
Authorizing Community Contributor Award
Recognizing an authorizer who goes above and beyond to support their colleagues, fostering a collaborative and thriving professional environment.
CCAP’s awards are announced each year at its California Charter School Authorizers Conference.
CCAP award recipients in turn become California’s nominees for the equivalent awards that are given at the national level by the National Network for District Authorizing (NN4DA), a federation of state initiatives like CCAP.
Nominations for the 2025 CCAP Authorizing Awards will be accepted online at the button below, through May 5, 2025:
CCAP Honors 2024 Award Winners
Congratulations to Indra Ciccarelli, Director of the Charter Schools Office of the Los Angeles County Office of Education, who is the 2024 recipient of the Local Authorizing Exemplar Award from the National Network for District Authorizing (NN4DA). Indra was previously recognized at CCAP’s June 2024 conference with CCAP’s inaugural Authorizer Exemplar Award, for an individual authorizing staff or board member who has helped his or her organization develop and implement one or more particularly promising and/or excellent authorizing practices. NN4DA’s 2023 Local Authorizing Exemplar Award recipient was Corey Loomis, Director of the Charter Schools Office of the Riverside County Office of Education.
2024 NN4DA Awardees (l to r): Lucretia Peebles, CCAP Vice President, receiving the award on behalf of Indra Ciccarelli; NN4DA Executive Director Alex Medler; Sarah Hackett and Tim Scottberg of the Wisconsin Resource Center for Charter Schools; Marianne Blaire, Vanessa Glenn, and Margaret Olmo of the Florida Association of Charter School Authorizers
Indra receiving the award plaque from CCAP Executive Director Tom Hutton at CCAP’s November board retreat.
Indra Ciccarelli (center), Director, LACOE Charter Schools Office, with (l to r) Tom Hutton, CCAP Exec Dir; Yvonne Chan, LACOE Board Chair; Jeff Hartman, Angela Fernandez, René Cardona, & Cheli Nye, LACOE Charter Schools Office Coordinators; & Co-Director Rocio Lara
Corey Loomis (right), recognized for NN4DA’s inaugural award for innovation, forward thinking, leadership, & impact, shown with CCAP Executive Director Tom Hutton & NN4DA Executive Director Alex Medler.
