Charter Leader,
This week is “National Charter Schools Week” and we are celebrating the 5,000 charters and 1.5 million charter students across America!
The NC Alliance held a press conference Monday to unveil its “Intelligent Increase Initiative”. We do not support any cap on quality charter schools but we specifically defined categories of charters that should be expanded now. Next Wednesday the General Assembly convenes and 19 days from then the RTTT applications are due from the states. We expect and certainly hope the Governor will acquiesce and support some positive legislation.
Teachers and parents: Alliance ALERT- Please take action now!
Go to our website at www.nccharters.org and enter your zip code at “Contact Your Legislators”. Then click and you will see the “Governor and (your) State Legislators” names and email addresses. Send each an email giving them your thoughts about charter schools. Do this today!
If you are looking for employees please send me an email and I’ll post under the Employment section of our website.
Meet Your Alliance Board members: Todd Havican
Todd is also co-chair of the membership committee. Todd is a School Board Member at Union Academy Charter School where his three children attend school. He is a Product Manager at Duff Norton, manufacturer of industrial linear actuators in Charlotte, North Carolina. Todd has a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from New Jersey Institute of Technology. Editor’s note: Todd is passionate about quality education.
An editorial in the Charleston Gazette charges the state teachers’ unions with exploiting the recent tragedy in which 29 coal miners lost their lives in order to undermine incumbent West Virginia state senator Erik Wells’ campaign for reelection, because Wells introduced a bill to allow charter schools. The unions paid over $32,000 for an attack ad…more.
A note to the News & Observer about OCS December, 2009 policy revision.
Center for Civil Rights at UNC Chapel Hill’s School of Law claims “racial isolation”…
Has your school done its due diligence regarding LEA allocations in light of recent lawsuits and reallocations?
Welcome River Mill Academy of Graham as an Alliance member school!
A membership application is attached. We must have all the schools on board to keep membership fees low and to sustain the Alliance. Plus, all the initial cost should be recovered by discounted conference attendee fees (also the early registration discounts are extended through May 31).
Speaking of the July 11-13 conference please visit our website and register today. We will have forums for administrators and board members, educators, parents, and other supporters. We need you all to consider making presentations to attendees. Go to Presentations and give us your ideas and topics you’d like to share.
Check out Arapahoe’s Power Point on charter schools.
Become a Facebook Fan today like Rena Turner, Susan Tillis (pictured), and Lynette Rinker!
Charter fans smile more!
Tell your vendors to support our conference and call me today at 919-900-8951!
Eddie Goodall, President
www.nccharters.org
512 St. Mary’s St.
Raleigh, North Carolina 27605
o 919-900-8951
c 704-236-1234
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