Newsletter Archives | Georgia Charter Schools Association /category/newsletter/ Free, Public, and Open to All. Wed, 13 May 2026 03:14:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/cropped-ggcsa-glyph-32x32.png Newsletter Archives | Georgia Charter Schools Association /category/newsletter/ 32 32 Four Georgia School Leaders Selected for LeveragED LaunchPad Leadership Program /newsletter/four-georgia-school-leaders-selected-for-leveraged-launchpad-leadership-progra/ Wed, 13 May 2026 03:10:35 +0000 /?p=25007 The Georgia Charter Schools Association (91³Ô¹Ï) congratulates the following school leaders who were selected to participate in Cohort Two of the LeveragED LaunchPad Leadership Development Program: Katrina Brinker, Executive Director […]

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]]> 91³Ô¹Ï Congratulates 2026 AP Honor Schools /newsletter/gcsa-congratulates-2026-ap-honor-schools/ Wed, 13 May 2026 02:44:59 +0000 /?p=25005 The Georgia Charter Schools Association congratulates the ten charter schools recognized on the 2026 Georgia Department of Education’s Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools list: Academy for Classical Education, Atlanta Classical Academy, Charles R. Drew Charter […]

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]]> 2026 Legislative Session Wrap-Up: Charter School Update /newsletter/2026-legislative-session-wrap-up-charter-school-update/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:10:04 +0000 /?p=24955 The Georgia General Assembly concluded the 2026 legislative session on Tuesday, April 2. The session included several notable wins for charter schools, along with a few legislative challenges, despite sustained advocacy efforts. […]

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]]> 2026 SOAR Award: Cherokee Classical Academy /newsletter/24908/ /newsletter/24908/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:21:03 +0000 /?p=24908 Cherokee Classical Academy was named the 2026 SOAR Award winner at the Georgia Charter Schools Conference on Wednesday, March 11. The award recognizes an emerging charter school that has demonstrated […]

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]]> /newsletter/24908/feed/ 0 2026 SOAR Award: Cherokee Classical Academy /newsletter/2026-soar-award-cherokee-classical-academy/ /newsletter/2026-soar-award-cherokee-classical-academy/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:06:43 +0000 /?p=24907 Cherokee Classical Academy was named the 2026 SOAR Award winner at the Georgia Charter Schools Conference on Wednesday, March 11. The award recognizes an emerging charter school that has demonstrated […]

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]]> /newsletter/2026-soar-award-cherokee-classical-academy/feed/ 0 2026 Moving Mountains Award Winner: DeKalb Brilliance Academy /newsletter/24904/ /newsletter/24904/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:43:03 +0000 /?p=24904 DeKalb Brilliance Academy won the Moving Mountains Award during the Georgia Charter School Association’s 23rd annual conference on Wednesday, March 11. Over the past three years, the school has delivered […]

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]]> /newsletter/24904/feed/ 0 2026 Charter School Teacher of the Year: Derrick Hood /newsletter/charter-school-teacher-of-the-year-derrick-hood/ /newsletter/charter-school-teacher-of-the-year-derrick-hood/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:51:34 +0000 /?p=24900 Derrick Hood, a math teacher at The Anchor School, was awarded the Charter School Teacher of the Year Award during the Georgia Charter School Association’s 23rd annual conference on Wednesday, […]

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]]> /newsletter/charter-school-teacher-of-the-year-derrick-hood/feed/ 0 2026 Charter School Leader of the Year: Neal Christian /newsletter/charter-school-leader-of-the-year-neal-christian/ /newsletter/charter-school-leader-of-the-year-neal-christian/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:29:49 +0000 /?p=24897 At BIA Charter School, Superintendent Neal Christian has built a culture of high expectations, innovation, and whole-child development, empowering students, staff, and the broader community. His leadership emphasizes standards-aligned project-based […]

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]]> /newsletter/charter-school-leader-of-the-year-neal-christian/feed/ 0 Ethos Classical Charter School Named 2026 Georgia Charter School of the Year /newsletter/ethos-classical-charter-school-named-2026-georgia-charter-school-of-the-year/ /newsletter/ethos-classical-charter-school-named-2026-georgia-charter-school-of-the-year/#respond Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:08:26 +0000 /?p=24894 Ethos Classical Charter School has been named the 2026 Georgia Charter School of the Year. The school received the honor on Wednesday, March 11, during the 23rd annual Georgia Charter […]

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]]> /newsletter/ethos-classical-charter-school-named-2026-georgia-charter-school-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Announcing Kym Ward Gaffney as the 2026 Conference Keynote Speaker /newsletter/24860/ /newsletter/24860/#respond Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:53:21 +0000 /?p=24860 The Georgia Charter Schools Association is excited to welcome Kym Ward Gaffney as the keynote speaker for the 2026 Georgia Charter Schools Conference. Kym is an experienced facilitator with The Energy Project. […]

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