State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia
Minutes
OCT 2022 Governance & Policy Retreat | Day 2
Date and Time
Thursday October 6, 2022 at 9:00 AM
Location
The Graduate Hotel
295 E Dougherty St, Athens, GA 30601
State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia
2022 Governance & Policy Retreat
October 5 – 6, 2022
The Graduate Hotel
295 E Dougherty St, Athens, GA 30601
Directors Present
B. Brockway, F. Johnson, J. Perez, L. Millan, M. Dudgeon, T. Lowden
Directors Absent
None
Directors who left before the meeting adjourned
F. Johnson, M. Dudgeon
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
B. Brockway called this meeting out of recess at 9:03 AM on October 6, 2022.
II. Promoting State Charter School Success
A.
Day 1 Recap and Goals for Day 2
B.
Promoting State Charter School Success: Identifying Academically Superior State Charter Schools
The SCSC Director of Research and Evaluation and Research Analyst presented goals and proposed adjustments for evaluating the academic success of charter schools.
Commissioners discussed how the SCSC can use these proposed adjustments in decisions such as school closure, RFPs, and charter renewals.
C.
Break
D.
Promoting State Charter School Success: Strategies to Ensure Pre-Opening Readiness
The SCSC Director of Charter Development discussed common issues schools have with opening and how the SCSC can amend its reopening checklist to set schools up for success better.
Commissioners discussed the petitions timeline and the flexibility of the deadlines enumerated in the preopening checklist.
The SCSC Chief Operations Officer presented on implementing a State Charter Unified Enrollment System.
Commissioners expressed how the new system could clean up enrollment issues and assist in defining charter school needs in the state.
E.
Working Lunch – Education in 20
Commissioner Perez presented on growing a highly educated and competitive workforce. Commissioners discussed the benefits and challenges with staff.
Chairman Brockway discussed goals for Day 2 of policy retreat. Commissioners discussed school closure and the strategy of charter school growth.