Standing together to raise our voice Building state coalitions
California Charter Authorizing Professionals Mission Statement Members of the California Charter Authorizing Professionals advance quality public education for all students by providing charter school authorizing professionals with the support, resources, and collective voice necessary to foster high-performing, fiscally sound, autonomous, and accountable charter schools. Number of Members 10 Year Founded 2014
Michigan Council of Charter School Authorizers Mission Statement Members of the Michigan Authorizers seek to advance public school choice and accountability by supporting high-quality oversight and serving as a unified voice for authorizers across Michigan. Number of Members 10 Year Founded 2005
Minnesota Association of Charter School Authorizers Mission Statement The mission of the Minnesota Association of Charter School Authorizers is to increase the quality of charter school authorizing in the state of Minnesota by developing and identifying practices and policies that ensure effective oversight and evaluation of Minnesota charter schools. We believe quality charter schools are an integral component of a strong education system that results in exceptional academic outcomes for all students in the state of Minnesota. Number of Members 13 Year Founded 2009
Jose Cole-Gutierrez Molly McGraw Healy jose.cole-gutierrez@lausd.net Director, Charter Schools Division, Los Angeles Unified School District Director of Charter School Authorizing, University of St. Thomas jose.cole-gutierrez@lausd.net mmcgraw@stthomas.edu Cindy Schumacher Executive Director, The Governor John Engler Center for Charter Schools, Central Michigan University CSchumacher@TheCenterForCharters.org