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Conference

Your Submissions and Nominations Needed by June 30!

The 2023 CSDC Conference − taking place on November 8-10 at the Anaheim Convention Center − offers an in-depth program that provides the critical content, resources and technical assistance that charter leaders are seeking. Share ...

Member Resources

CSDC Legislative Update: Charter Bills in Limbo, Assembly Cuts CSFG Funds

The legislature is buzzing with action as key deadlines approach. Bills must move out of the Assembly to the Senate, and vice versa, by the end of next week or they will be shelved. The legislature also has to finish up their budget and get it ...

Advocacy

Advocacy Alert: Stop the Attack on Charter School Facilities!

AB 1604 (Bonta) is moving to the California Assembly Floor this week, where every Assemblymember will cast a vote on this terrible bill.

Last time, we asked you to contact members of the Assembly Education Committee. Today, CSDC urges you to ask ...

Leadership Intensive

Hiring or Promoting New Leadership?

Limited seats remain for CSDC’s 2023 Leadership Intensive (LI) scheduled for June 26-30 in Winters, CA!

Held each summer for over 20 years, LI has provided participants with the knowledge, networks, and confidence that successful charter ...

Member Resources

Successful Advocacy Push Yields Improved Renewal Data Provisions

Yesterday the State Board of Education approved revisions to its adoption defining “verified data” that charter schools may use to demonstrate growth in student achievement during the charter renewal process.  The revisions ...

Member Resources

2 Wins at the State Board and 2 Charter Bills To Watch

This week the State Board of Education sided with charter school advocates on two key issues: One impacting all charter school renewals and the other one impacting nonclassroom-based (NCB) funding determinations. Over the years, the depth of ...

Member Resources

Governor’s May Budget Revision Rudely Funds COLA by Cutting Current-Year Funds + May Revise Webinar Registration Open Now

Governor Newsom’s May Revision budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year would fund increased cost-of-living adjustments despite declining state revenues, but would also impose unexpected, deep cuts to two current-year funding programs. ...

CBO Training

CSDC Hosts California Charter School Business Leaders in Sacramento

This week CSDC hosted several dozen California charter school business leaders as a part of CSDC’s annual Charter Business Officer (CBO) Training Program.

The two-day training at the Westin Sacramento was the second of two in-person ...

Member Resources

May Revise & Spring Charter Leadership Update Webinar

Volatile economic conditions, delayed tax filings, persistent inflation, bank runs, and a sagging technology sector are weighing heavily on state revenues after several years of dramatic increases in school funding. While the statutory ...

Conference

Super Early Bird Registration and Call for Proposals (CFP) Open Now!

Super early bird registration is open now for the 2023 CSDC Conference hosted November 8-10 at the Anaheim Convention Center – the event not-to-be-missed by California charter school leaders.

Super early bird registration is available ...