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Alaska

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
    The Arizona Charter Schools Association (The Association) is the membership and professional organization providing the best in comprehensive support and services to Arizona’s charter schools.

  • Arizona Department of Education
    1535 W. Jefferson St.
    Phoenix, 85007
    602-542-5393

  • Arizona State Board for Charter Schools
    1700 W. Washington Street, Room 164
    Room 164
    Phoenix, AZ 85007
    602-364-3080
    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 Department of Education
    Four Capitol Mall, Room 105-C
    Little Rock, AR 72201
    501-683-5313
    Fax: 501-371-3514
    Mary.Brown@arkansas.gov
    Mary Ann D. Brown
    Program Director
    The Arkansas Department of Education strives to ensure that all children in the state have access to a quality education by providing educators, administrators and staff with leadership, resources and training.

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
    Jed Wallace
    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
    Charter Schools Division, 1430 N Street, Room 3800
    1430 N Street, Room 3800
    Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
    916-319-0800
    Fax: 916-322-1465
    Carol Barkley
    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
    Founding Director
    Provides technical assistance to the California charter schools.

Colorado

  • Colorado Department of Education
    201 E. Colfax Avenue, Suite 300
    Room 402
    Denver, CO 80203-1799
    303-866-6740
    Fax: 1-303-866-6637
    Mund_D@cde.state.co.us
    Denise Mund
    Principal 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 1012
    Suite 403
    Wilmington, DE 19081
    (302) 778-5999
    Fax: (302) 778-5998
    sharris@decharternetwork.org
    Susan Harris
    Executive Director
    The goal of DCSN is to educate the public about charter schools, provide assistance to existing Delaware charter schools and those yet to open, and to serve as a unified voice for the state’s charter schools at the state and national level.

  • Delaware Department of Education
    P.O. Box 1402
    Dover, DE 19903
    302-739-4629
    Fax: 1-302-739-7645
    lgabbert@doe.k12.us
    Larry Gabbert
    Education Associate, Charter Schools

Florida

  • Florida Consortium of Charter Schools
    1126 S. Federal Highway, Suite 170
    Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33316
    954-463-9595
    Fax: 904-940-5749
    FCPS@floridacharterschools.org
    Rebecca Katz
    Director of Operations and Marketing
    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, Turlington Building, 325 W. Gaines St, Room 522
    325 West Gaines St, Ste. 522
    Tallahassee, FL 32399
    1-800-447-1636
    Fax: 1-850-245-0868
    Michael D. Kooi
    Executive Director

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Louisiana

  • Algiers Charter Schools Association
    3712 MacArthur, Suite 100A
    New Orleans, 70131
    504-302-7000
    Fax: 504-302-7050
    Dr. Andrea Thomas-Reynolds
    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 those families throughout the East Bank as well looking for educational alternatives.

  • Louisiana Charter Schools Association
    5500 Prytania #126
    New Orleans, LA 70115
    504-274-3651
    Fax: 504-274-3690
    croemer@lacharterschools.org
    Caroline Roemer
    Executive Director
    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
    1201 North Third Street, P.O. Box 94064
    Capitol Station
    Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064
    225-342-3640
    Fax: 225-342-5843
    kenneth.campbell@la.gov
    Kenneth Campbell
    Director, Charter Schools

Maine

Maryland

  • Maryland Charter School Network
    4639 Falls Road
    Baltimore, 21209
    800-689-3795
    Fax: 800-689-3795
    info@mdcharternetwork.org
    Deirdre Marlowe
    Acting Director
    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
    Office of School Innovation, 200 W. Baltimore St.
    Baltimore, MD 21201-2595
    410-767-3677
    charterschools@msde.state.md.us

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

  • Center for School Change
    Macalester College, 1600 Grand Ave.
    301 19th Avenue South Rm. 234
    St. Paul, MN 55105
    651-696-6848
    jnathan@maclaster.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)
    161st Anthony Ave., Suite 1000
    Suite 165
    St. Paul, MN 55103
    651-789-3090
    Fax: 651-789-3093
    info@mncharterschools.org
    Eugene Piccolo
    Executive Director
    A membership association that promotes innovation, quality, choice and accountability in public education by promoting the charter schools in Minnesota.

  • Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning
    1500 Highway 36 W
    Roseville, MN 55113
    651-582-8200
    Fax: 651-297-2495
    stephanie.olsen@state.mn.us
    Stephanie Olsen
    Director of School Choice

Missouri

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
    Rick Pressler
    Interim Director
    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
    80 Cottontail Lane, Suite 410
    Somerset, NJ 08873
    732-564-9100
    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
    609-292-5850
    Fax: 609-633-9825
    cschulz@doe.state.nj.us
    Colleen Schulz
    Education Planner, Office of Charter Schools

New Mexico

New York

  • Charter Schools Institute - SUNY
    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
    Jonas.chartock@suny.edu
    Jonas S. Chartock
    Executive Director
    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 Schools Association
    120 Broadway
    Albany, NY 12204
    518-694-3110
    Fax: 518-694-3115
    admin@nycsa.org
    Bill Phillips
    President
    The New York Charter Schools Association provides technical assistance to member charter schools.

  • New York City Charter School Center
    111 Broadway, Suite 604
    New York, 10006
    212-437-8300
    Fax: 212-227-2763
    info@nycchartercenter.org
    James Merriman
    CEO
    The New York City Charter School Center works for that future by supporting charter schools at every stage. We help new charter schools get started, support existing schools, build community support, and train new leaders so that highly effective schools can flourish.

  • New York State Education Department
    Room 462 EBA, 89 Washington Avenue
    89 Washington Avenue
    Albany, NY 12234
    518-474-1762
    emscosigen@mail.nysed.gov
    Sally Bachofer
    Executive Director, Office of Innovative School Models

North Carolina

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

  • Tennessee Charter Schools Association
    3022 Vanderbuilt Place
    Nashville, 37172
    800-998-3349
    Fax: 615-339-3349
    matt@tncharterschools.org
    Matt Throckmorton
    Executive Director
    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.
    710 James Robertson Pkwy.
    Nashville, TN 37243-0375
    615-532-6297
    Fax: 615-532-8536
    Eric.Hilgendorf@tn.gov
    Eric Hilgendorf, Ph.D.
    Charter Schools and Choice Director

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Washington

  • Washington Charter School Resource Center
    4426 Second Avenue NE
    Seattle, WA 98105-6191
    206-634-0589
    Fax: 206-633-3561
    jimspady@aol.com
    Jim Spady
    Director
    The mission of the Washington Charter School Resource Center (WCSRC) is to improve the quality of education for all children in the state of Washington.

Washington, DC

  • D.C. Association of Chartered Public Schools
    1300 Allison Street, NW, Suite 100
    Washington, 20011
    202-723-4104
    dcpcsa@wvsarts.org
    Ramona H. Edelin, Ph.D.
    Executive Director
    Mission seeks to increase opportunities and outcomes for students by supporting the development, growth, and sustainability of quality charter schools in Washington, DC.

  • D.C. Public Charter School Association
    3333 14th Street, NW, Suite 210
    Suite 1150
    Washington, DC 20006
    202-328-2660
    dcpublic@dcpubliccharter.com
    Josephine Baker
    Executive Director
    The Board’s vision is to lead the transformation of public education in DC, and serve as a national role model for charter school authorizing and accountability.

  • Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS)
    1436 U Street NW, Suite 204
    Suite 104
    Washington, DC 20009
    202-387-0405
    Fax: 202-667-3798
    rcane@focusdc.org
    Robert Cane
    Executive Director
    FOCUS is a community group dedicated to improving public education through systemic reform.

Wisconsin

Wyoming

  • Wyoming Association of Public Charter Schools
    P.O. Box 2017
    Cheyenne, 82003
    307-640-6157
    Kari Kline
    Executive Director
    Our purpose is to increase the number of high performing, independent, public charter schools available to meet the educational choice needs of Wyoming’s families.

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

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