Become A Member

CCAP is pleased to offer multiple membership categories to both charter school authorizers and other organizations committed to supporting quality in California’s charter school sector.

Membership Benefits

  • Discounted registration fees for CCAP’s California Charter School Authorizers Conference and other paid events
  • Training for new and experienced authorizing staff and board members
  • Critical updates and implementation assistance with new policies and legislation
  • Support, advice, and networking
  • Training webinars for authorizer staff and board members
  • Periodic electronic updates and newsletters
  • Support for authorizers to help ensure equity for English learners, students with disabilities, and other special populations
  • Opportunities to convene and collaborate with fellow CCAP members, policy leaders, and other stakeholders on authorizing tools and practices, policy, and implementation of new charter school legislation

CCAP Membership Brochure

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  1. Decide the type of membership you are interested in.
  2. Fill out the application form provided in the link below.
  3. Email the form to info@calauthorizers.org to activate your membership immediately.
  4. Send a copy of your membership application, check, and, if applicable, purchase order to the address provided on application.

Authorizer Memberships

An organization may join CCAP and access CCAP benefits for all of its authorizing staff, superintendent and governing board. Organizational dues are based on the number of schools authorized by the school district or county office as described below. Organizational members have access to CCAP’s full suite of benefits. The dues structure for this member category is:

  • Small: 0-5 Charter Schools Authorized $250
  • Medium: 6-15 Charter Schools Authorized $500
  • Large: 16+ Charter Schools Authorized $1,500

Thanks to a strategic partnership between the Small School Districts’ Association (SSDA), all SSDA members are also automatically members of CCAP. If you are unsure of your CCAP membership status, please contact us at info@calauthorizers.org.

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Associate Memberships

Non-authorizing entities may join CCAP as organizational associate members, including education non-profits, law firms, and other entities interested in advancing high-quality charter school authorizing. Through this membership, the employees and board members of organizational associate members have access to most CCAP services and products. The dues structure for this member category is:

  • Organizations with 2-15 Employees $650
  • Organizations with 16+ Employees $1,750

Individual Memberships

An individual may join as a CCAP associate member for an annual rate of $250. Individual associate members must either be independent practitioners or consultants with no current affiliation to an established organization, or a former CCAP authorizer member that no longer works as an authorizing professional but seeks to stay engaged with the organization. Individual associate members have access to most CCAP features.

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