2. Standing together to raise our voice
Building state coalitions

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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
Cindy Schumacher
Executive Director, The Governor John Engler Center for Charter Schools, Central Michigan University