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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. ...
January 28, 2021
Charter School News
CSDC Celebrates National School Choice Week 2021!
January 25, 2021
CSDC News
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, ...
January 13, 2021
CSDC News
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 ...
November 02, 2020
CSDC News
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 ...
December 12, 2019
CSDC News
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 ...
October 11, 2019
CSDC News
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 ...
May 17, 2019
CSDC News
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 ...
April 08, 2019
CSDC News
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 ...
April 05, 2019
CSDC News
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 ...
December 18, 2018