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Alaska

  • Alaska Charter Schools Association

    258 South Baily
    Palmer, AK 99645
    901-746-2358
    Fax: 901-746-2368
    barbara.gerard@matsuk12.us
    Barbara Gerard
    Alaska Charter School Association's mission is to provide support to Alaskan Charter Schools, including those who are interested in forming a charter school, to work to strengthen the existing charter school law, and to assist in education the public on Charter Schools.

  • Alaska Department of Education
    801 West 10th Street, Suite 200, P.O. Box 110500
    Suite 200
    Juneau, AK 99811-0500
    907-465-8721
    paul.prussing@alaska.gov
    Paul Prussing
    TLS Deputy Director

Arizona

  • Arizona Charter Schools Association
    7500 N. Dreamy Draw Dr., Suite 220
    Viad Tower, Suite 1901
    Phoenix, AZ 85020
    602-944-0645
    Fax: 602-680-5743
    eileen@azcharters.org
    Eileen B. Sigmund
    CEO
    A member association that helps charter schools to improve and expand in the state.

  • Arizona State Board for Charter Schools
    1700 W. Washington Street
    Room 164
    Phoenix, AZ 85007
    602-364-3091
    Fax: 602-364-3089
    DeAnna.Rowe@asbcs.az.gov
    DeAnna Rowe
    Executive Director
    The Arizona State Board for Charter Schools is an alternate authorizer for charter schools. The Board also provides resources to charter school leaders and has AZ charter school listings.

Arkansas

  • Arkansas Charter School Resource Center
    University of Arkansas, 15 West Ave. Annex
    201 Donaghey Avenue
    Fayetteville, AR 72701
    479-575-4292
    Fax: 479-439-0849
    cproctor@arkansascharters.org
    Caroline Proctor
    Director
    The mission of the ACSRC is to promote opportunities, through the charter school movement, that produces the dynamics necessary to bring about changes in education.

  • Arkansas Department of Education
    Four Capitol Mall, Room 105-C
    Little Rock, AR 72201
    501-683-5313
    Fax: 501-371-3514
    Mary Ann D. Brown
    Program Director

California

  • California Charter Schools Association
    250 E. 1st Street, Ste. 1000
    Suite 910
    Los Angeles, CA 90012
    213-244-1446
    Fax: 213-652-1000
    info@charterassociation.org
    Caprice Young
    President and CEO
    The California Charter Schools Association is the membership and professional organization serving the more than 500 public charter schools in the State of California. Its mission is to increase student achievement by strengthening and expanding quality public charter schools throughout the state.

  • California Department of Education-Charter Schools Office
    School Fiscal Services Division
    1430 N Street, Room 3800
    Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
    916-319-0800
    Fax: 916-322-1465
    Marta Reyes
    Director

  • Charter School Development Center
    7750 College Town Drive, Suite 100
    Suite 100
    Sacramento, CA 95826
    916-278-6069
    Fax: 916-278-4094
    CSDC@chartercenter.org
    Eric Premack
    Co-Director
    Provides technical assistance to the California charter schools.

Colorado

  • Charter School Growth Fund
    350 Interlocken Blvd Suite 390
    Broomfield, 80021
    303-217-8090
    info@chartergrowthfund.org
    The mission is to make value-added grants and loans for the development and expansion of high quality charter management and support organizations.

  • Colorado Department of Education
    1560 Broadway, Ste. 1450
    Room 402
    Denver, CO 80202-5149
    303-866-6740
    Fax: 1-303-866-6637
    Mund_D@cde.state.co.us
    Denise Mund
    Senior Consultant

  • Colorado League of Charter Schools
    725 S. Broadway, Ste. 7
    Denver, CO 80209
    303-989-5356
    Fax: 303-984-9345
    info@coloradoleague.org
    Jim Griffin
    President
    Colorado League of Charter Schools is a non-profit membership organization that serves and supports Colorado charter schools by providing networking and advocacy, conferences and workshops, and technical assistance to members of its charter school association.

Connecticut

Delaware

  • Delaware Charter Schools Network
    100 W. 10th St., Suite 403
    Suite 403
    Wilmington, DE 19081
    (302) 778-5999
    Fax: (302) 778-5998
    rob@decharternetwork.org
    Rob Clemens
    Executive Director
    The goal of DCSN is to educate the public about charter schools, provideáassistance to existing Delaware charter schools and those yet to open, and to serve as a unified voice for the stateÆs charter schools at the state and national level.

  • Delaware Department of Education
    P.O. Box 1402
    Dover, DE 19903
    302-739-4629
    Fax: 1-302-739-76445
    lgabbert@doe.k12.us
    Larry Gabbert
    Education Associate, Charter Schools

Florida

  • Florida Charter School Resource Center
    4202 East Fowler Avenue
    HMS 401
    Tampa, FL 33620
    813-974-3858
    Fax: 813-974-7823
    cathy@iirp.coedu.usf.edu
    Dr. Cathy Wooley-Brown
    Executive Director
    The mission of charter schools is to increase student achievement and to provide an effective educational choice for students. The Florida Charter School Resource Center supports this mission by providing assistance to Florida charter school staff, distric

  • Florida Consortium of Charter Schools
    1607 Village Square Blvd., Suite 7
    Tallahassee, Fl 32309
    850-222-9595
    Fax: 850-222-9593
    FCPS@floridacharterschools.org
    Robert Haag
    President
    The mission of the Florida Consortium of Charter Schools is to provide a seamless system of support that promotes the establishment and operation of high quality Florida charter schools and supports the success of Florida charter school movement at-large.

  • Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice
    Florida Department of Education
    325 West Gaines St, Ste. 522
    Tallahassee, FL 32399
    1-800-447-1636
    Fax: 1-850-245-0868
    Jean Miller
    Acting Executive Director

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Louisiana

  • Algiers Charter Schools Association
    4480 General DeGaulle Dr., Suite 202
    New Orleans, 70131
    (504) 393-0926
    Fax: (504) 393-0928
    Dr. Brian Riedlinger
    CEO
    In conjunction with the Orleans Parish School Board, the Algiers Charter Schools Association (ACSA) has elected to establish charter schools to address the needs of families living on the West Bank of New Orleans and, to the best of our abilities, those families throughout the East Bank as well who are looking for educational alternatives.

  • Louisiana Charter Schools Association
    5500 Prytania #126
    New Orleans, LA 70115
    225-603-7706
    Fax: 225-346-8441
    croemer@lacharterschools.org
    Caroline Roemer
    The mission of LAPCS is to provide a clear and distinctive voice for Louisiana's charter schools. The association provides leadership, member services, and public information to serve and support charter schools.

  • Louisiana State Board of Education
    P.O. Box 94064
    Capitol Station
    Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
    225-219-4540
    Fax: 1-225-342-5843
    Gary Wheat
    Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Maine

Maryland

  • Maryland Charter School Network
    P.O. Box 1033
    Baltimore, 21203
    800-689-3795
    Fax: 800-689-3795
    info@mdcharternetwork.org
    The only statewide organization serving the Maryland charter school community, MCSN provides information and assistance to all stakeholders of public education, including families, educators, policy makers, authorizers, community leaders, businesses, and the media. MCSN nurtures potential charter school founders with resources and ideas, connecting them to other charter school educators across the state and around the country.

  • Maryland State Department of Education
    200 W. Baltimore St.
    Baltimore, MD 21201-2595
    410-767-3677
    charterschools@msde.state.md.us

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

  • Center for School Change
    University of Minnesota. 301 19th Ave. S., Room 234
    301 19th Avenue South Rm. 234
    Minneapolis, MN 55455
    612-626-1834
    Fax: 612-625-0104
    jnathan@umn.edu
    Joe Nathan
    Director
    The Center works with educators, parents, business people, students, policy-makers and other concerned people throughout the United States to increase student achievement, raise graduation rates, improve student attitudes toward learning, their schools, and their communities, and strengthen communities through building stronger working relationships among educators, parents, students and other community members.

  • Minnesota Association of Charter Schools (MACS)
    351 E. Kellogg Blvd.
    Suite 165
    St. Paul, MN 55101
    651-789-3090
    Fax: 651-789-3098
    info@mncharterschools.org
    Eugene Piccolo
    Executive Director

  • Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
    1500 Highway 36 W
    Roseville, MN 55113
    651-582-8200
    Fax: 1-651-297-2495
    mde.school-choice@state.mn.us
    Leona Robinson-Derden
    Director of School Choice

Mississippi

  • Mississippi Center for Public Policy
    P.O. Box 13514
    Jackson, MS 39236
    601-969-1300
    Fax: 601-969-1600
    Forest Thigpen
    President
    The Mississippi Center for Public Policy (MCPP) is an independent, non-profit, public policy organization based in Jackson, MS.

  • Mississippi Department of Education
    P.O. Box 771
    359 North West Street
    Jackson, MS 39205
    601-359-9714
    Fax: 1-601-359-9716
    kkasse@mde.k12.ms.us
    Kristopher Kasse, Ph.D.
    Associate State Superintendent-Office of Academic Education

Missouri

Nebraska

  • Nebraska Charter School Coalition

    230 S. 68th Ave.
    Omaha, NE 68132
    402-558-4644
    Fax: 402-933-3907
    stuberg@ne.uswest.net
    Rhonda Stuberg
    President
    The Nebraska Charter School Coalition was organized to inform citizens of Nebraska about charter schools and to advocate for the passage of strong charter school legislation.

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

  • New Jersey Charter Public Schools Association
    349 West State St., 4th Floor
    Trenton, NJ 08618
    609-989-9700
    Fax: 609-989-9745
    info@njcharters.org
    NJCPSA works to provide a clear and distinctive voice for the state's charter schools, educating the public about their progress and ensuring that they thrive for the benefit of students statewide.

  • New Jersey Charter School Resource Center
    Center for Effective School Practices, Rutgers
    80 Cottontail Lane, Suite 410
    Somerset, NJ 08873
    732-564-9087
    Fax: (732) 564-9099
    hngoma@rci.rutgers.edu
    Heather R. Ngoma
    Director
    The Charter School Resource Center provides technical assistance to help charter schools start up and operate successfully. The Center also offers workshops, networking and advocacy of charter school and other innovations in public education.

  • New Jersey Department of Education (NJ DOE)
    P.O. Box 500
    Trenton, NJ 08625-0500
    609-292-4469
    Fax: 1-609-633-9825
    cschulz@doe.state.nj.us
    Colleen Schulz
    Education Planner, Office of Charter Schools

New Mexico

New York

  • Charter Schools Institute
    State University of New York, 41 State St., Suite 700
    74 North Pearl Street, 4th Floor
    Albany, NY 12207
    518-433-8277
    Fax: 518-427-6510
    jennifer.sneed@suny.edu
    Jennifer Sneed
    Senior Vice President
    The Charter Schools Institute (CSI), was established by State University of New York (SUNY) to help them administer their responsibilities as charter sponsors. CSI also will also provide research and analysis on charter schools.

  • New York Charter School Resource Center
    1 Penn Plaza
    36th Floor
    New York, NY 10119
    888-343-6907
    Fax: 877-343-5326
    info@nycsrc.org
    The New York Charter School Resource Center (CSRC) helps charter school organizers with information and technical assistance.

  • New York Charter Schools Association
    120 Broadway
    Albany, NY 12204
    518-694-3110
    Fax: 518-694-3115
    admin@nycsa.org
    The New York Charter Schools Association provides technical assistance to member charter schools.

  • New York City Center for Charter School Excellence
    111 Broadway
    Suite 604
    New York, NY 10006
    212-437-8300
    Fax: 212-227-2763
    info@nycchartercenter.org
    Dirk Tillotson
    Interim Chief Executive Officer
    The mission of the New York City Center for Charter School Excellence is to stimulate the supply of high quality charter schools and support ongoing student excellence in all NYC charter schools, impacting the effectiveness of public education.

  • New York State Education Department
    Room 462 EBA
    89 Washington Avenue
    Albany, NY 12234
    518-474-3209
    emscosigen@mail.nysed.gov
    Darlene Mengel
    Director

North Carolina

Ohio

  • Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools (OAPCS)
    33 N. Third Street, Suite 600
    Columbus, 43215
    614-744-2266
    Fax: 614-744-2255
    Bill Sims
    An organization dedicated to the enhancement and sustainability of quality charter schools in Ohio

  • Ohio Department of Education
    25 S. Front Street
    Mail Stop 405
    Columbus, OH 43215-4183
    614-995-1129
    Fax: 1-614-752-5551
    Todd Hanes
    Executive Director, Office of Community Schools

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

  • Charter School Resource Center of Tennessee

    511 Union St., Suite 740
    Suite 108B
    Nashville, TN 37219
    615-248-6401
    Fax: 615-250-0586
    TNCharters@aol.com
    Dedrick Briggs
    Executive Director
    The Charter School Resource Center of Tennessee is a non-partisan, non-profit, educational organization that assists the citizens of Tennessee in the building of a strong charter school system.

  • Tennessee Charter Schools Association
    3-22 Vanderbuilt Place
    Nashville, 37172
    800-998-3349
    Fax: 615-339-3349
    matt@tncharterschools.org
    Tennessee Charter Schools Association (TCSA) is an independent, non-profit, and non-partisan organization committed to improving student achievement by supporting excellence, innovation, entrepreneurship, and engagement in public education in Tennessee.

  • Tennessee Department of Education
    Andrew Johnson Tower - 6th Floor
    710 James Robertson Pkwy.
    Nashville, TN 37243-0375
    615-532-6297
    Fax: 1-615-532-8536
    julie.mccargar@state.tn.us
    Julie McCargar, Ed.D.
    Executive Director

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

Washington, DC

Wisconsin

Wyoming

  • Wyoming Department of Education
    2020 Grand Avenue
    Suite 500
    Laramie, WY 82070
    307-777-5296
    Fax: 1-307-777-6719
    Dianne Frazer
    Education Consultant-Charter Schools Office

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