Why You Should Attend NACSACon 2023
NACSACon is more than just an authorizing conference; it is a leadership conference. Whether you’ve been in charter school authorizing for 20+ years, or are just starting out, the content at NACSACon … Read More
Category: Commentary
2023 Performance Framework Guidance
Performance Frameworks are the accountability mechanism at the center of the charter school/authorizer relationship, and Performance Frameworks are the means by which authorizers establish performance expectations for schools that are responsive to … Read More
Nexus at NACSA
Practice + People = Excellence For more than two decades, NACSA has been the leading source for authorizing best practice, backed by research and experience. And as schooling evolves, authorizing is also … Read More
2023 Version of Principles and Standards
2023 version of Principles & Standards is here! High-quality, innovative, and equitable educational opportunities that communities are rightly demanding have never been more important. Yet even as we emerge and seek to recover well … Read More
Innovation After the Pandemic
As students and communities emerge from the ravages of a global pandemic, authorizing faces a key challenge: embracing its fundamental role of providing high-quality educational opportunities, while evolving to meet new demands … Read More
New School Application
What’s possible today? Who can start new, high-quality, innovative, and equitable schools? Is it possible for community members, talented educators, or the next generation of leaders to start a new school that … Read More
Third Thursdays
NACSA provides professional development opportunities, online courses, resources, and publications that are specifically designed to help authorizers and other school leaders grow and network. Third Thursdays, an ongoing virtual learning series, is … Read More
2022 Change Makers
Across the country, the dual challenges of an ongoing pandemic and racial inequities continue to impact our schools. But educators, school leaders, and authorizers across the country have been working to meet … Read More
Authorizer Resource: Measuring School Quality in Multiple Ways
Evaluating charter school performance to ensure school accountability is at the heart of authorizing. Measuring school quality is multifaceted work. To do it well, authorizers work with schools to set the right … Read More
NACSA names Brian Graham as Chief Financial Officer
Dr. M. Karega Rausch, president and CEO of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), announced today that Brian Graham joins NACSA as chief financial officer. “I am honored to be … Read More