National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)

Families are vital to the success of any school, but it's time to move beyond participation. In her latest blog, Guerschmide Saint-Ange explains why it's time to shift our approach to family engagement. Read more ⬇️

Guerschmide Saint-Ange, COO at NACSA, encourages authorizers and school leaders to rethink traditional models of family involvement and move toward creating a more collaborative and impactful learning environment for students. Get everything you need to know about the difference between family participation and family empowerment from Saint-Ange and Rocky Mountain Prep CEO, Tricia Noyola, in less than 10 minutes by clicking the link in the comments ⬇️

Guerschmide Saint-Ange, COO at NACSA, dares readers to rethink traditional models of family involvement and move toward creating a more collaborative and impactful learning environment for students in her latest blog.

Authorizers are crucial to the success of charter schools. Learn more about the importance of a comprehensive approach to understanding school quality by clicking the link in the comments below ⬇️

Become a NACSA Member today and be party of a community dedicated to strengthening the ideas and practices of authorizing so all students thrive. ➡️ Receive tailored training and support ➡️ Join an exclusive professional network of authorizers from across the country ➡️ Unlock discounted NACSACon registration rates Contact Gina Post at ginap@qualitycharters.org to learn more.

NACSACon is headed back to Houston, Texas for some more sunshine and new conference content and events! Join us October 20-23 for inspiring sessions, actionable insights, and networking opportunities that will equip you with tools and connections to do your best work. Mark your calendars, and click the link in the comments to check out last year's highlights ⬇️

Annual state assessments are essential—not just for policymakers, but for families, educators, and, most importantly, students. Robin Gelinas Berkley's latest piece for The 74 Media makes this case clearly: without yearly exams, we lose the ability to track student growth, understand return on investment, identify outliers and disparities, and ensure accountability across our education system. Yes, we need better assessments—more timely, relevant, and actionable data to support real-time interventions—but moving away from annual testing isn’t the answer. Eliminating state assessments would take away the clearest, most objective measure of student learning we have, leaving families and educators in the dark about whether students are truly on track. Instead of retreating from annual assessments, we should be doubling down on how to make them work better for students. A must-read from Berkley on why annual assessments remain non-negotiable: https://lnkd.in/d2jRPPRx #Education #StudentSuccess #Assessment #Accountability

Join us on March 20 to get an exclusive first look at NACSA’s forthcoming New School Application Guidance. Learn about the guiding principles that shaped our approach and how they led to a fresh structure designed to support high-quality authorizing. Click the link in the comments to save your spot ⬇️

David Greenberg, NACSA’s Vice President of Authorizer Learning and Development, shares valuable insights on accountability in the new school application process. Click the link in the comments to learn more ⬇️

Become a NACSA Member today and be party of a community dedicated to strengthening the ideas and practices of authorizing so all students thrive. ➡️ Receive tailored training and support ➡️ Join an exclusive professional network of authorizers from across the country ➡️ Unlock discounted NACSACon registration rates Together, we can improve public education. Contact Gina Post, M. Ed at ginap@qualitycharters.org to learn more.