Austin Business Journal
Published: 09-30-08
The Texas Charter Schools Association officially launched on Tuesday with a focus on helping foster effective charter schools statewide.
More than 100 charter operators across Texas have been involved in the formation of the Austin-based TCSA. The association has received support from the Charter School Policy Institute the Walton Family Foundation and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation.
In conjunction with the launch TCSA announced David Dunn will lead the organization as its executive director. Dunn currently the chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings will assume his new role on Oct. 6.
Parents and kids deserve quality education options says Dunn. TCSA is committed to giving them those options.
In the 2007-08 school year more than 113000 students were enrolled in charter schools in Texas. That’s a tremendous increase from the roughly 2500 students enrolled in such schools a decade ago.
Charles Miller TCSA board chairman who helped get the original Texas charger school law passed says the formation of TCSA is a critical step in the evolution of charters in Texas and will hopefully serve as a model for the rest of the country.
TCSA will be governed by a 13-member board comprised of six community stakeholders and seven charter operators from across the state. Membership will include Texas charter school operators from different regions.
