It has been another busy week for charter schools - two big wins this week, however the education base budget passed cutting $4M from charter schools.
Before I continue, given that it is the legislative session my colleagues and I believed it would be best to reschedule our member meeting for
February 22, 2011
6:00pm
West Building Room 30
Capitol Complex
We want you to be able to hear first hand from the legislators how you can support your charter school in the final weeks of the session. Please invite board members, key parents, and directors to join us. We will all need to band together to make sure charter schools are funded
A few bills to watch:
Win #1: Representative Greg Hughes HB 83 Revolving Student Loan Fund
This bill allows charter schools continued access and use fund for capitol expenses. It passed the House education committee and now moves to the House floor.
Win #2: Senator Stephenson SB 140 State Charter School Board Amendments
This bill will give you and the association a more prominent role in nominating members to the State Charter School Board. It passed the Senate Education Committee and now moves to the Senate floor.
As I mentioned earlier, charter schools got $4M cut from the base budget, we have been meeting with legislators all week to see what we can do. We have been assured that charters will not be harmed, however please watch your email for critical updates - we will send you an email alert to email and call your legislator in the coming week.
Thank you - every day somebody stops to tell me how much they love their charter school - you are making a difference.
Chris Bleak
President
chrisrbleak@yahoo.com
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