Charter Schools USA

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Charter Schools USA
Company type Education management organization
Founded1997;28 years ago (1997)
Headquarters800 Corporate Drive, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
Website www.charterschoolsusa.com

Charter Schools USA (CSUSA) is a for-profit education management organization in the United States. It operates eighty-seven schools in seven states including sixty one charter schools in Florida. [1] In 2019, Charter Schools USA managed charter schools enrolling approximately 70,000 students on a vendor operated school basis. [2] : 87 

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CSUSA management-run schools are tuition-free to the parent. Students must wear uniforms and parental involvement is required. Teachers are paid for performance and teach a standard curriculum that includes music, art, sciences and customary classes. Charter Schools USA manages every aspect of the program from marketing for new students, teacher recruitment, curriculum development, equipment and book ordering to financial management and oversight.

History

CSUSA was founded in 1997 by Jonathan Hage, a former U.S. Army Green Beret. Jon Hage was named Floridian of the Year by Florida Trend magazine in 2013 and 2019. [3]

CSUSA is the first education management company to earn corporation system-wide accreditation through AdvancED. [4] CSUSA shares its headquarters address with Florida Charter Educational Foundation, the holder of the charter for six of CSUSA's schools.

Affiliations

Charter Schools USA aligns with a number of associations and organizations. Some of the educational reform organizations that CSUSA aligns with are:

Florida

  • Aventura City of Excellence School
  • Bonita Springs Charter School
  • Canoe Creek Charter Academy
  • Coral Springs Charter School
  • Clay Charter Academy
  • Creekside Charter Academy
  • Don Soffer Aventura High School
  • Downtown Miami Charter School
  • Duval Charter Scholars Academy
  • Duval Charter School at Arlington
  • Duval Charter High School at Baymeadows
  • Duval Charter School at Baymeadows
  • Duval Charter School at Flagler Center
  • Duval Charter School at Mandarin
  • Duval Charter School at Southside
  • Duval Charter School at Westside
  • Four Corners Charter School
  • Four Corners Upper School
  • G-Star School of the Arts
  • Gateway Charter High School
  • Gateway Charter School
  • Governors Charter Academy
  • Henderson Hammock Charter School
  • Hollywood Academy of Arts & Science
  • iVirtual League Academy
  • Keys Gate Charter School
  • Keys Gate Charter High School
  • Manatee Charter School
  • Mid Cape Global Academy
  • North Broward Academy of Excellence
  • Palms West Charter School
  • PM Wells Charter Academy
  • Renaissance Charter School at Central Palm
  • Renaissance Charter School at Chickasaw Trail
  • Renaissance Charter School at Cooper City
  • Renaissance Charter School at Coral Springs
  • Renaissance Charter School at Cypress
  • Renaissance Charter School at Goldenrod
  • Renaissance Charter School at Hunter’s Creek
  • Renaissance Charter School at Palms West
  • Renaissance Charter School at Pembroke Pines
  • Renaissance Charter School at Pines
  • Renaissance Charter School at Plantation
  • Renaissance Charter School at Poinciana
  • Renaissance Charter School of Saint Lucie
  • Renaissance Charter School at Summit
  • Renaissance Charter School at Tapestry
  • Renaissance Charter School at Tradition
  • Renaissance Charter School at University
  • Renaissance Charter School at Wellington
  • Renaissance Charter School at West Palm Beach
  • Renaissance Charter Elementary School at Doral
  • Renaissance Charter Middle School at Doral
  • Six Mile Charter Academy
  • Southshore Charter Academy
  • Tradition Preparatory High School
  • Union Park Charter Academy
  • Waterset Charter School
  • Winthrop Charter School
  • Winthrop College Preparatory Academy
  • Woodmont Charter School

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

CSUSA was nominated by the state in 2012 to turn over three failing schools in Indianapolis. The three schools were Thomas Carr Howe Community High School, Emmerich Manual High School, and Emma Donnan Middle School. The schools were given over on a performance contract, which granted Charter Schools USA four years to improve, which was later extended to 2022. [5] Upon the arrival of the second renewal date for CSUSA's contract in June of 2022, Indianapolis Public Schools opposed the renewal of operator's contract, citing academic and financial concerns. [6]

CSUSA's contract was not renewed, and control of the schools was turned over to IPS, which then closed Thomas Carr Howe Community High School and reassigned operation of Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle School and Emmerich Manual High School to local charter operators Adelante Schools and Christel House Indianapolis, respectively. IPS Board Commissioner Diane Arnold, stated issues with CSUSA's leadership, high teacher turnover rate and a lack of communication. [7]

The turnaround process was first put into motion by a 1999 law, which said schools with student standardized test scores in the lowest category for five straight years could face intervention from the State Board of Education.

Louisiana

Michigan

North Carolina

South Carolina

References

  1. ↑ Charter Schools USA website
  2. ↑ Woodworth, James L (2017). "Charter Management Organizations 2017" (PDF). Center for Research on Education Outcomes. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "School Choice Leader Chosen as 2012's Floridian of the Year | American School Choice".
  4. ↑ Andrist, Charlottes (13 March 2018). "Consistent Use of Lexia Reading Core5 Leads to Surge in Charter Schools USA Elementary Students Literacy Gains". Tech and Learning. Nickel Communications. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. ↑ "Indiana Turnaround Schools: Model for U.S." 5 December 2012.
  6. ↑ Weddle, Eric (2019-11-21). "IPS Ends Deal With Charter Schools USA, Creating Uncertainty For Takeover Schools". WFYI Public Media. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  7. ↑ Weddle, Eric (2020-01-15). "IPS Wins Back Donnan, Howe & Manual After 8 Years Of State Takeover". WFYI Public Media. Retrieved 2023-04-02.

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