Georgia’s 2017-2018 Charter and Schools 2018-2019

Georgia's 2017-2018

Charter

and

Schools 2018-2019

The Georgia Department of Education's District Flexibility and Charter Schools Division's 2018 Annual Report submitted on behalf of the State Board of Education to the Georgia General Assembly

Georgia General Assembly State Capitol Building Atlanta, GA 30334 December 29, 2018 Dear Members of the Georgia General Assembly, Georgia law requires all charter schools to submit an annual report to the Department of Education each year and the State Board of Education to report to the General Assembly each year on the status of the charter program [see O.C.G.A. ? 20-2-2067.1(c) and ? 20-2- 2070]. To facilitate the meeting of these requirements, the Georgia Department of Education's District Flexibility and Charter Schools Division each year conducts an Annual Report process for charter schools. The Department then compiles the Annual Report data along with academic assessment data and prepares and conveys to the General Assembly this report on behalf of the State Board of Education. The 2018 Charter Schools Annual Report is before you now. Thank you for your ongoing dedication and hard work in helping to strengthen Georgia's public education system.

Sincerely,

Kevin Boyd, Chair District Flexibility and Charter Schools Committee State Board of Education

Georgia Department of Education January 22, 2019* Page 2 of 149

Table of Contents

Brief History of Charter Schools

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2017-18 Charter School List by Type

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Historical Growth of Charter Schools in Georgia

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Charter School Student Distribution

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Historical Growth of Charter School Enrollment

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Demographics of Charter Schools versus State

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Support Services Charter Schools versus State

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School Climate

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Charter Schools Accountability

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Charter School Overview by District

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Acknowledgments

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Brief History of Charter Schools in Georgia

Georgia's first charter school law was passed in 1993. It allowed for the creation of conversion charter schools only and Georgia's first three conversion charter schools were approved in 1995. The charter school law was expanded in 1998, allowing for both locally-approved and state chartered special schools. Oglethorpe Charter School was the first locally-approved start-up charter school. It opened in the Savannah-Chatham County School System and is still operating today. In 2001, the first two state chartered special schools opened, Charter Conservatory for Liberal Arts and Technology (CCAT) and Odyssey School, which added Georgia's first virtual school -- the Georgia Cyber Academy ? as a program in 2007. In 2008, the charter law was changed to establish the Georgia Charter Schools Commission, with the first Commission schools opening in 2009. In 2011, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled the Commission law unconstitutional, but in 2012 a constitutional amendment was overwhelmingly approved by Georgia voters to allow for a new State Charter Schools Commission (SCSC). The first members of the SCSC were appointed by the State Board of Education in 2013 and they have been busy working to create high quality state charter schools since then.

2018-19 Charter Schools

Georgia now has 110 charter schools serving students statewide. There are 8 Conversion Charter Schools, including 2 Georgia College and Career Academies. There are 73 locally-approved start-up charter schools, including 22 Georgia College and Career Academies. Finally, there are 29 State Charter Schools operating this year, with 6 more scheduled to open in 2019.

Georgia Conversion Charter Schools, 2018-19 (CCA)=Also a College and Career Academy

#

Charter School

1 Centennial Academy

2 Cairo High School and College and Career Academy

3 Chamblee Charter High School

4 Clubview Elementary School

5 George Walton Comprehensive High School

6 Hampton Elementary

7 Peachtree Charter Middle School

8 William S. Hutchings College and Career Academy

County / District Served APS Grady

DeKalb Muscogee

Cobb Henry DeKalb

Bibb

Charter Type C

C (CCA) C C C C C

C (CCA)

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Georgia Locally-Approved Start-up Charter Schools, 2018-19

(CCA)=Also a College and Career Academy

#

All

Charter School

1 Academy for Advanced Studies

2 Academy for Classical Education

3 Amana Academy

4 Atlanta Classical Academy

5 Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School (ES)

6 Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School (MS)

7 Baconton Community Charter School

8 Bartow College and Career Academy

9 Berrien Academy Performance Learning Center

10 Bishop Hall Charter School

11 Brighten Academy

12 Carroll County College and Career Academy

13 Central Educational Center

14 Charles R. Drew Charter School (ES)

15 Charles R. Drew Charter School (JA/SA)

16 Chattahoochee Hills Charter

17 Chattahoochee Valley Academy

18 Coastal Empire Montessori

19 Commodore Conyers CCA

20

DeKalb Academy of Technology & the Environment (D.A.T.E.)

21 DeKalb PATH Academy

22 DeKalb Preparatory Academy

23 Douglas County College and Career Institute

24 Effingham College and Career Academy

25 Floyd County College and Career Academy

26 Fulton Academy of Science and Technology (FAST)

27 Furlow Charter School

28 Golden Isles Career Academy

29 Griffin Region College and Career Academy

30 Hapeville Charter Career Academy

31 Hapeville Charter Middle School

32 Heart of Georgia College and Career Academy

33 Houston County College and Career Academy

34 International Community School

35 Kennesaw Charter Science and Math Academy

36 KIPP Atlanta Collegiate

37 KIPP Soul Primary

38 KIPP South Fulton Academy

39 KIPP STRIVE Academy

40 KIPP Strive Primary

41 KIPP Vision

42 KIPP Vision - Primary

43 KIPP WAYS

44 KIPP WAYS - Primary

County / District Served Henry Bibb Fulton APS APS APS Mitchell Bartow Berrien Thomas Douglas Carroll Coweta APS APS Fulton

Chattahoochee Chatham

Dougherty, Calhoun, Terrell, and Baker

DeKalb

DeKalb DeKalb Douglas Effingham Floyd Fulton Sumter Glynn Spalding, Butts, and Pike Fulton Fulton Dublin City and Laurens Houston DeKalb Cobb

APS APS Fulton APS APS APS APS APS APS

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Charter Type S (CCA) S S S S S S S (CCA) S S S S (CCA) S (CCA) S S S S (CCA) S

S (CCA)

S

S S S (CCA) S (CCA) S (CCA) S S S (CCA) S (CCA) S (CCA) S S (CCA) S (CCA) S S S S S S S S S S S

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