The SCSC Director of Charter Development gave an update on past and upcoming trainings and conferences.

There are 7 preopening schools opening this Fall.

Additionally, the RISE Schools charter contract has been approved by the State Board of Education and will open this Fall as well.

The SCSC completed most petition interviews the week of May 15 and has one remaining interview this afternoon. The SCSC is still waiting for local board of education decisions before making recommendations on the petitions.

July 14 is the deadline for existing charter schools to submit a replication petition.

The deadline to submit feedback on the proposed CPF changes is Friday.

The SCSC Director of Research and Evaluation provided an update on the Georgia Department of Education's promotion and retention changes, including updates to the Math assessments and EOC assessment scoring.

The SCSC Research Analyst discussed the most recent Center for Research on Educational Outcomes (CREDO) report and how SCSC school results compared to the report findings.

SCSC commissioners and staff discussed the findings of the report.

• CREDO Report summary 

The SCSC has shared a survey with schools regarding developing the State Charter Unified Enrollment System. The deadline for submissions is July 7th. Once responses are reviewed, the SCSC will be contracting with a consultant to conduct “listening sessions” which will then inform a steering committee process to tackle particular issues or concerns raised by schools or families.