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OUT OF COMMISSION? Georgias Charter Schools after Gwinnett County School District v. Cox Thomas A. Cox Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP 191 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 3600 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 404-522-9767 tcox@carlockcopeland.com


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OUT OF COMMISSION?

Georgia’s Charter Schools after Gwinnett County School District v. Cox

Thomas A. Cox

Carlock, Copeland & Stair, LLP 191 Peachtree Street, NE Suite 3600 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 404-522-9767 tcox@carlockcopeland.com

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Agenda

  • Types of Charter Schools under Georgia

Statutes

  • Decision of Georgia Supreme Court in

Gwinnett County case

  • What is ahead on legislative and judicial

front?

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Types of Charter Schools in State

  • Local Charters

– Start-up charters – Conversion charters

  • State Charters

– State chartered special schools – System charter schools – Commission charter schools

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Charter Petition Process

Charter Petitioner

Local Board of Ed. State Board of Ed. Charter Granted by Local Board

No Charter Issued

Submit Petition Yes Yes No No

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Decatur

Floyd

Putnam Warren Gainesville White Cartersville Marietta

=Charter System =Local Start-ups =Conversion Charter =Commission Charters =State Chartered Special Schools

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GROUNDS FOR SUPREME COURT DECISION IN GWINNETT COUNTY SCHOOLS v. COX

  • Commission Charters are Not “Special

Schools”

  • “Local Control” by County School Boards
  • Local tax revenues? Issue not reached
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STATE RESPONSE TO SUPREME COURT DECISION

  • Constitutional Amendment Movement
  • $10 million (in appropriated) funds to

support unconstitutional charter schools

  • Resurrection of state chartered special

schools

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CREDO Report: Performance of Charter Schools vs. Regular Public Schools

No Difference 46% Performing Worse 37% Performing Better 17%

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Funding for KIPP Schools

(Western Michigan University Study)

12,731 9,579 11,960 5,760 ? ? 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 KIPP Schools Other Charter Schools Local Public Schools Private Money Public Money

18,491 (total)

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20 40 60 80 100 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010

Satisfaction with Own Child's Education Satisfaction with Public Education

Satisfaction with Public School System and Own Child’s Education

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Where Does Your Child Attend School?

20 40 60 80 100 2 2 2 2 4 2 6 2 8 2 1

Public School Private or Parochial School Home School