Advocacy in Action

Communications, Policy Development, and Advocacy

Studies have been clear that the quality of a state’s charter school law is a critically important factor in the success of public charter schools.  High quality public charter schools cannot flourish in a state without robust communications and advocacy efforts focused on their unique needs as autonomous, innovative schools. 

• Policy development with a focus in the coming year on ESEA/NCLB, common core adoption, and new assessment requirements
• Coordinated grassroots advocacy focused on parity in funding and ensuring state laws promote high quality public charter schools and protect their autonomy and flexibility
• Ensuring there is public charter school representation on policy committees and work groups at the state level
• Statewide communications about public charter schools
• Developing facilities solutions for public charter schools through strategic partnerships

The most important public charter school advocacy you can do is to tell the real stories of highly effective public charter schools in your community. 

Invite community leaders, decision makers, and stakeholders to visit public charter schools where great academic achievement is taking place.

Legislative Action Concerning Charter Schools:

• Our number one priority is to advocate for parity in funding for all students including public charter school students in the SC Public Charter School District.
• Bill H3241 is currently on 3rd reading in the Senate.

 Links to Charter School News:

• SC Department of Education Charter School Page
• National Alliance of Public Charter Schools
• US Department of Education
• US Department of Education Newsletters
• United Way Tool - Forecast the impact of education