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Save the Date – and Reserve Your Room!

Mark your calendar for November 8-10 and join CSDC at our annual conference – the not-to-be missed event for California’s charter school leaders!

This year’s conference will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center, which is ...

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2023 Legislative Preview: A Voucher by Any Other Name, “Flex-Based” Schools, and More

Sacramento, CA – Fundamental financing shifts and new definitions for nonclassroom-based schools are up for debate in California education policy in 2023. Since the bill introduction deadline last Friday, February 17, CSDC is now tracking ...

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"Clean" State Audit Confirms Success of Charter Facilities Programs

Sacramento, CA—This morning, the California State Auditor released a program audit of the Charter School Facility Grant Program (CSFGP) and Conduit Financing Program, largely confirming that the programs are achieving their intended goals, ...

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Reviewing Your School's Current Policies? Download These Updated Samples

Every year, CSDC updates our Charter School Governing Board Sample Policies to reflect changes in the law. 

Available exclusively to CSDC Member schools, CSDC’s sample policies repository includes “boiler plate” language ...

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Newsom Quietly Backs Off COVID Vaccine Mandate for Schools

Sacramento, CA—Governor Newsom reportedly is quietly backing away from a prior plan to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for school children according to reports in several sources, including the Los Angeles Times and CalMatters. Newsom had ...

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Trailer Bill Details Newsom’s Proposed LCFF “Equity Multiplier,” Burdensome LCAP Expansions, and TK Training Mandate

Sacramento, CA—Late last week, the Newsom Administration released its “trailer” legislation for their 2023-24 budget proposal with details on the proposed Equity Multiplier, additional mandates related to the Local Control and ...

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You’ve Been Elected Charter School Board Chair… Now What?

Congratulations, the other members of the governing board have elected you to be the board chair for the upcoming year. You switch seats, pick up the gavel, and wonder, “...Now what?”

Taking on the role and the work of the board ...

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Have You Heard of California’s Form 700?

Are you required by law or your school’s conflict of interest code to fill it out?

In the aftermath of Watergate (1974), California voters passed the Political Reform Act and the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) was created to ...

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Can Public Charter School Board Meetings Take Place via Zoom? It Depends.

In CSDC’s California Charter Schools 2022 New Laws To-Do List, we highlighted a new law that could impact how charter school boards make their meetings accessible to members of the public.

Assembly Bill 2449, which was authored by ...

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Highlights from CSDC's January 18 State Budget Webinar

Shortly after Governor Newsom released a summary of his 2023-24 state budget proposals on January 10, CSDC published our preliminary remarks, which included initial details on a large 8.13% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), a new Local Control ...