
Charter Schools Program: Empowering Schools and Students
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Featured Guest:
- Fiona Sheridan-McIver, Director of Policy, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
- Preston Castille, President & CEO of Helix Community Schools in Louisiana
Key Takeaways:
- Charter schools are free, public, and open to all.
- The Charter Schools Program (CSP) is the nation's only source of dedicated federal funding to support the creation, expansion, and replication of public charter schools.
- Charter schools face significant hurdles when it comes to securing facilities.
- A proposed federal bill, The Equitable Access to School Facilities Act, would expand facilities support programs for charter schools.
- A proposed federal bill, The Empowering Charter School Educators to Lead Act would provide more equitable access to pre-planning resources needed to open a charter school.
- Helix Aviation Academy is a K-12 public charter school located in Louisiana and features a curriculum focused on careers in aviation, space exploration, and cyber technology.
- Helix Aviation Academy is a 2023 CSP grant recipient and has been able to provide more resources for students with the funds.
- Policymakers can help increase the impact of the CSP for students and families by increasing funds and the flexibility of the program.
Quotes:
- Fiona Sheridan-McIver, Director of Policy, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
- “The Charter Schools Program exists to help expand opportunities for students…by providing critical funding to address the challenges of opening and operating new charter schools around the country”
- Preston Castille, President & CEO of Helix Community Schools in Louisiana
- “We teach the core courses, but we add something extra, we create an opportunity for children to be exposed to and learn about the aviation profession.”
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