Georgia’s first health care charter school helps students explore careers in medicine! At the Academy for Innovation in Medicine in Buckhead, sixth and ninth graders learn medical skills from Grady professionals. Learn more: buff.ly/aQgdLXY

Thank you, Rep.-elect Timoria McQueen Saba, for visiting @utopianacademy! She talked about workforce skills with multimedia production students and shared her career as a TV and film makeup artist. Utopian’s industry-pro teachers are building Georgia’s creative workforce.

We're excited to announce the 2027 Georgia Charter Schools Conference, March 8-10, 2027, at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria! Registration opens next Wednesday. We look forward to sharing more details soon!

Thank you, Rep. Oliver, for visiting The Anchor School in south DeKalb! School leader Josh Pinto Taylor shared the urgent need for a building to support their expansion. Unused school facilities legislation could turn empty district buildings into homes for growing charters.

Georgia’s new board training requirements provide boards with greater flexibility in how members complete their annual training. GCSA offers three options to help your board meet the new requirements while choosing the format that works best for your members.

Data released by @georgiadeptofed shows students attending charter high schools graduate at rates higher than statewide average! Georgia’s charter high schools (91.08% 4-year graduation rate) raise the bar for all of Georgia (88.5% 4-year graduation rate). buff.ly/oR1cBsf

October 5 is the last day to register to vote for Midterms in Georgia! Every student matters and every voice counts. Check your registration at mvp.sos.ga.gov.

Rebecca Miller, an online science teacher at @ConnectionsGa and Georgia Teacher of the Year finalist, recently attended NASA Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, alongside 30 educators from across the country. Miller’s experience was recently highlighted by Braselton News Today.

Congratulations to the Georgia charter schools that have earned John Hancock Awards!

GCSA will hold a virtual Legislative Listening Session tomorrow, Sept. 22, at 1 p.m.! This session is open to all GCSA Member Schools and will help develop our 2026 policy agenda and refine our state-level advocacy priorities for the upcoming year. Register in newsletter link.