About This Site
This Website is presented as a resource for schools considering going charter as an option for addressing school improvement. It offers users access to multimedia stories and resources from the transformation of three charter schools in the San Diego Unified School District: Keiller Leadership Academy, Gompers Charter Middle School, and King-Chavez Academies. Resources were drawn from multiple sources of information, including archived California Charter Schools Association and school records, site visits, interviews with key stakeholders, and an invitational symposium held in San Diego, CA on January 26, 2008.
We offer a heartfelt “thank you†to all of the schools for their time in helping develop this valuable resource and generous sharing of strategies with the field.
This Website is sponsored by the Association and was developed in collaboration with WestEd. The contents of this Website were developed under a grant from the Department of Education (U282N060006). However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government.
California Charter Schools Association
The California Charter Schools Association (The Association) is the membership and professional organization serving charter schools in California.
Charter schools are public schools that are responsive to students’ needs and are held accountable for improved student achievement. California leads the nation with 687 charter schools.
The Association advances the charter school movement through state and local advocacy, leadership on quality, and extensive resources.