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Annual CSDC Update for California Charter School Leaders

Dear California Charter School Leaders,

2020 was unequivocally a memorable year. We saw our membership base grow and with it the charter movement strengthen its resolve in the face of a pandemic, social unrest, and political uncertainty. ...

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January 28, 2021

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CSDC Celebrates National School Choice Week 2021!

Please join the Charter Schools Development Center in celebrating National School Choice Week! Each year, thousands of California families choose to send their children to a charter school. School Choice allows families to select the best ...
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January 25, 2021

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Charter Currents: CDE Releases RFA for 2020-23 Public Charter Schools Grant Program, Places New Restrictions on Eligibility

Sacramento, CA—The Charter Schools Division of the California Department of Education (CDE) has posted a request for applications (RFA) for the Public Charter School Grant Program (PCSGP). The PCSGP provides funding to support planning, ...

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January 13, 2021

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2020 Green Apple Award Winners

Congratulations to the 2020 Green Apple Award winners! Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the charter school movement! This year’s award ceremony was held online, and the recording can be viewed at the bottom of this page

STACY ...

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November 02, 2020

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2019 Green Apple Award Winners

Congratulations to the 2019 Green Apple Award winners! Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the charter school movement!


Jenna Stauffer CEO, Lighthouse Community Public Schools

When Jenna Stauffer began teaching in 1995, she brought ...

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December 12, 2019

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Announcing our Keynote Speaker: Larry Rosenstock, President and CEO of High Tech High

CSDC is thrilled to announce the keynote speaker of the 2019 Leadership Update Conference. Register by November 4, 2019 to join us at this year's conference.

Larry Rosenstock is CEO and founding principal of High Tech High, a network of sixteen ...

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October 11, 2019

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Governance Academy—New for CSDC Members

Designed specifically with governing board members in mind, but useful for the entire leadership team, CSDC’s Governance Academy is a series of short instructional tutorials that discusses everything from the Ralph M. Brown Act, to the roles and ...

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May 17, 2019

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Brown Act Online Training—New for CSDC Members

Governor Newsom recently signed legislation that will make it mandatory for every charter school in California to follow one of the open meeting acts outlined in law. Most schools will choose the Ralph M. Brown Act.

Designed specifically with ...

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April 08, 2019

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An Unprecedented Assault on Charter Schools

While we at CSDC are disappointed, we’re not surprised that 2019 has become the year for some legislators to link arms with the California Teachers Association (CTA) and introduce a series of bad bills meant to destroy charter schools in ...

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April 05, 2019

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Announcing First Green Apple Award Winners

Congratulations to our first Green Apple Award winners! Thank you for your hard work and dedication to the charter school movement!


Gary Bowman Executive Director, California Montessori Project 
Gary has served as the Executive ...

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December 18, 2018

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