Charter Schools and Charter Systems in Georgia
Georgia Grantmakers AllianceSummer MeetingAugust 16, 2012
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Innovation C
hoice
Competition
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Different starting points, same end point
Same starting point as a conversion,
different end point
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Who creates Georgia charter schools?
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State Board of Education
For locally-approved and system charter schools
For state chartered special schools
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State Charter School
Commission
[IF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT PASSES - For state charter schools]
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Charter system law also passed, followed by
first 4 charter systems in 2008-09
Georgia’s Charter Landscape
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• Not yet a critical mass of high-quality charter schools
• Concentrated in Metro Atlanta• We now have 217 charter
schools in Georgia – including 80 start-up charter schools, 30 conversion charter schools, and 107 charter system schools in our 14 charter systems
• 15 local charter schools or state-chartered special schools were created for students who planned to attend the 16 former Commission schools
• Not yet a critical mass of high-quality charter schools
• Concentrated in Metro Atlanta• We now have 217 charter
schools in Georgia – including 80 start-up charter schools, 30 conversion charter schools, and 107 charter system schools in our 14 charter systems
• 15 local charter schools or state-chartered special schools were created for students who planned to attend the 16 former Commission schools
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National Landscape2010-2011
Georgia Landscape 2010-2011
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• Local school systems must choose to operate as an: Investing in Educational Excellence (IEInvesting in Educational Excellence (IE22) )
SystemSystem Charter SystemCharter System Status Quo School SystemStatus Quo School System
• Deadline: June 30, 2015 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (OCGA) 20-2-84.3 (b)
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Strategic Foundation
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Centralized Decentralized
Yes
No Waivers
Decision Structure Considerations
For more informationLouis J. Erste
Charter Schools Division DirectorGeorgia Department of Education
2053 Twin Towers East205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, SE
Atlanta, GA [email protected]
http://www.gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/Charter-Schools/
(404) 651-8734
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