The Georgia Charter Schools Association (GCSA) is offering a free Board Bank training — Saturday, September 19, 2015, 9:00 am to noon, at 211 Perimeter Center Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30346 — for individuals with a heart for education and the desire to serve
on a charter school board of directors.
A large group of young African - American and white professionals who had served
on charter school boards provided a credible support base of people who believed that all public schools could become more supportive, personalized, and effective.
«There's a danger of hitting a saturation point with the number of qualified and civic - minded people who can do that kind of work,» says Soifer, who runs a think tank and is
on charter school boards in four states in addition to sitting on the D.C. authorizing board.
Legislation that would have prohibited individuals serving
on a charter school board from also making money from board decisions was vetoed Friday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
To suggest that a local district school board should have a designated
seat on a charter school board is tantamount to suggesting that the South Kingstown School Committee should have a designated seat on the North Kingstown School Committee, which is just nonsense.
These two - day trainings, the most recent occurring in early November, are an opportunity to «connect school leaders, Board Chairs, and parent board members with the information, support, resources, and training to amplify the role of
parents on charter school boards.»
Suzanne has been a substitute teacher in early childhood education, participated in AdvancED's Accreditation External Reviews, served
on a charter school board of directors for four years, two as chair, and has been an active member of several non-profit boards.