Charter Schools and Charter Systems in Georgia

Georgia Grantmakers AllianceSummer MeetingAugust 16, 2012

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Innovation C

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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 30334lerste@doe.k12.ga.us

http://www.gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/Charter-Schools/

(404) 651-8734