AMPLIFYING IMPACT
ABOUT TPCSA
The Texas Public Charter Schools Association (TPCSA) is committed to making sure every child in Texas has access to a high-quality public school that will set them on the path to success. Working toward this vision of the future, our mission is to support and advocate for a policy and regulatory climate that ensures every student in Texas has access to ever-improving public school options.
This year, TPCSA represented 128 charter holders serving 88% of the state’s more than 420,000 public charter school students.
We provide responsive membership support and resources to help schools meet a high bar for academic and financial accountability. And, we ensure that public charter schools have a voice wherever policy decisions are made — at the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Legislature, and the State Board of Education.
TPCSA is honored to have been named one of Fortune magazine’s top 100 Best Workplaces in Texas in 2024.
Helping members build authentic relationships with decision-makers in Austin is one of our most winning strategies. Pictured on the cover are a handful of the more than 530 state lawmaker engagements member schools completed this year.
FRONT COVER
Top left to right: Beatrice Mayes Institute and Rep. Charles Cunningham; Meridian World School and Rep. John Bucy; San Antonio Charter Moms and Rep. Josey Garcia; School of Science & Technology and Sen. Lois Kolkhorst
Bottom left to right: Founders Classical Academy - Bastrop and Rep. Stan Gerdes; Goodwater Montessori and Rep. Terry Wilson; MeyerPark Charter and Rep. Cody Vasut; Brighton Academy and Rep. Steve Toth
Colleagues, Partners, and Friends,
Over more than 25 years in charter education, I have seen the highs, the lows, and the obstacles overcome — many right here at the Texas Public Charter Schools Association. For the past few years, despite unprecedented challenges, the Texas charter community has been on a definite upswing:
Since 2018, enrollment has soared 55% to more than 420,000 students today.
In June, for the second year in a row, the State Board of Education approved 4 out of 5 applicants recommended by the Texas Education Agency for the awarding of a charter.
TPCSA is running one of the most sophisticated charter advocacy operations in the entire country, amplifying the voices of member schools at every opportunity.
Our base of advocates — including supporters like you — is more than 700,000 strong.
As a founding board member and current board chair, I’m proud of the decisions that have made TPCSA the strong advocacy and membership organization it is today. Before we dive into this report on the highlights of 202324, join me in celebrating one of the best decisions in TPCSA’s history: hiring Starlee Coleman as CEO ahead of the transition to becoming an advocacy organization.
On her arrival in 2018, Starlee began leading the Association through a transformation of mission and strategy. She designed new advocacy and policy initiatives, recruited a talented team, and rallied our community for numerous victories in Austin. From the ground up, she built the strong advocacy foundation the Texas public charter school community so richly deserves.
This summer, Starlee stepped into the role of president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. While TPCSA will miss her leadership and vision, we are excited to see her elevate the nationwide charter community to new heights.
With this annual report, we celebrate TPCSA’s legacy of winning strategies and profound impact. Highlights include new initiatives like the Amplify Advocacy Program (AMP), deeper and more effective mythbusting at the Capitol, and a record number of Charter Champion Awards — the culmination of years of diligent school advocacy engagement.
As we reflect on our progress, we also look to 2025. The board of directors has unanimously appointed Natalie Kaharick, who has served as chief operating officer since 2020 — through two legislative cycles — as CEO for the year ahead. Natalie has been a key partner in building TPCSA’s most successful initiatives and a major player in our success at the Capitol. We look forward to her leadership and appreciate your full support. Equipped with a proven action plan, an experienced team, and the wisdom of previous sessions, TPCSA is ready to advance our community’s most important priority in 2025: closing the funding gap so that charter schools can deliver for students.
Whether you are a school leader, philanthropic partner, or another valued charter supporter, I hope that you are proud of all that we have accomplished together — and just as eager for the challenges to come. Together, we can win in Austin. Thank you for your support.
Chuck Cook Chair, Board of Directors
Texas Public Charter Schools Association
ADVOCACY, AMPLIFIED
As TPCSA’s methods grow more sophisticated, our goal of increasingly effective advocacy remains constant. The interim year was a golden opportunity to try new tactics and double down on our most winning strategies — from stronger cross-team collaboration to intentional reengagement of advocates through the new Amplify Advocacy Program (AMP). When the 89th Texas Legislature kicks off in January, the public charter school community will be ready.
High-Impact Research and Communications
Our legislative affairs, policy and research, and communications teams joined forces to identify myths we needed to tackle before the 89th Legislative Session. Then we got busy busting them:
First, we developed a two-year research agenda to promote charter success stories and remove barriers to policy goals through data analysis and storytelling.
We published three reports in 2023-24: English Learners Thrive at Texas Public Charter Schools; What You Need to Know: The Governing Boards of Public Charter Schools; and Texas Public Charter Schools Help Special Education Students Thrive.
We shared this research widely over social media and email, with targeted outreach to lawmakers, school leaders, charter board members, coalition partners, and supporters. Our most popular report on English language learners was opened by 57% of Texas House members, 57% of all legislative staffers, and 90,000 advocates in our grassroots database.
Digital outreach is just one component of our work to educate policymakers and the public. Every piece of research is an opportunity to connect lawmakers and advocates for a nuanced discussion of the issues. On January 23, we co-hosted a combination mythbusting event, school tour, and discussion of the board governance report at Austin Achieve.
This initiative rolled several strategies into one fun and informative “field trip” — starting with a bus that picked up legislative staffers at the Capitol. Guests included 11 staff members for key leaders in the Texas House and Senate, including the chairs of the House and Senate education committees. This new model was so successful that we have since replicated it several times.
The roundtable discussion was led by three charter school board members who are growing their advocacy skills through the Amplify Advocacy Program (AMP). One staffer marveled at the number of years the board members had been serving compared to the elected board members of independent school districts. The positive experience was cemented by a tour of the school and a student robotics demonstration.
Board Advocacy Chairs Andy Greenawalt (Austin Achieve), Krystal Grimes (Compass Rose), and Otis “Scotty” Scott (Inspire Academies)
Amplify Advocacy Program
A new initiative, the Amplify Advocacy Program (AMP), was a common thread throughout many of our most successful engagements. Participating schools planted the seeds for lasting 1:1 relationships with lawmakers — benefiting the entire Texas public charter school community.
In its first year, AMP engaged new and experienced advocacy staff at 18 member schools across the state.
2023–2025 Cohort
AMP helped to train — and, in several cases, hire — dedicated advocacy leads at 10 schools in the new two-year cohort
In addition to helping us build and test our program design, these advocacy leaders made a Texas-sized impact on organization goals.
Board Advocacy Pilot
We also reengaged 9 school-based advocacy leaders with a wealth of knowledge and experience. This cohort carved new territory in the activation of charter school boards — an untapped and powerful source of potential influence.
They completed 116 policymaker engagements — and counting — in their first year.
They launched 8 new parent advocacy programs at their respective schools and 3 advocacy newsletters to their school communities.
They organized numerous lawmaker engagements in collaboration with the regional team, making advocacy a part of their individual school cultures.
“11 schools participated in AMP’s Board Advocacy pilot, designating a superintendent-appointed advocacy chair to assist their schools in lawmaker engagements.
Board advocacy chairs provided regular updates and opportunities for fellow board members to advocate on behalf of their schools.
Being part of the program has been really positive for our board. We’ve learned how to identify our lawmakers and engage with them on social media, which we had not done before. The “Arc of Advocacy” tracker has pushed us to go deeper with our advocacy by inviting a lawmaker to our campus for a visit and to a board meeting in the near future. It has been a wonderful experience!”
Janice Goines
Board Advocacy Chair Nova Academy
CULTIVATING CHAMPIONS AT THE CAPITOL
Whether in the interim or a legislative year, TPCSA’s regional advocacy team is dedicated to helping member schools grow their advocacy capacity and build 1:1 relationships with their elected representatives.
In 2023-24, member schools increased state lawmaker engagement for the third year in a row — despite consecutive special sessions that occupied the lawmakers’ time and resulted in a strategic decision to soften outreach in the fall.
After a few years of active advocacy on the part of charter schools, most state lawmakers have toured a campus. This year, we implemented deep engagement plans for 13 key lawmakers across Texas. This gave them a chance to experience the array of charter schools in their districts and have in-depth discussions about facilities funding, special education, and student outcomes.
Close to 60% of state lawmakers, or 112, had at least one meaningful point of contact with a public charter school. In a year when legislators were even busier than usual, this level of engagement is truly remarkable.
engagements with state lawmakers
In the 2023-24 academic year, 117 member charter districts completed more than 530 engagements with state lawmakers.
Many Charter Champions, including Rep. Carl Tepper, showed their pride by posting about their awards on social media. District offices were given ready-to-use templates and photos from the lawmaker’s visit, making the process easy.
2023-24 Charter Champion Awards
The Texas public charter school community saw a huge increase in lawmaker support during the 88th Legislative Session. State House members jumped on board to end municipal discrimination in zoning and permitting — a policy win years in the making. With longtime friends to thank and relationships to cement, we turned to a favorite tradition: the Charter Champion Awards.
In 2023-24, we honored a record 71 state lawmakers with Charter Champion Awards for outstanding support of Texas public charter schools in the 88th session.
Year after year, engagement after engagement, our advocacy efforts are building the foundation of support that we envisioned.
Parents know best and must be able to choose the best education for their children. Charter schools are a great option for parents with children who do not fit the one-size-fits-all public school mold and need something more specialized to their student’s educational needs. I was fortunate enough to be invited to tour Premier High School in New Braunfels and Katherine Anne Porter School in Wimberley, both public charter schools in the district I serve. I am so proud of the incredible work that each of these schools are doing, and how they serve students in HD 73.
Top to bottom right: Charter Champion Award recipients Rep. Carrie Isaac (Premier High School), Rep. John Lujan (School of Science & Technology Alamo), Rep. Terri LeoWilson (Ambassadors Preparatory Academy), and Rep. Harold Dutton (YES Prep Fifth Ward)
Rep. Carrie Isaac Charter Champion
RESPONSIVE MEMBER SUPPORT
From advancing effective policy to providing professional development made just for Texas public charter schools, our members are centered in everything we do. In the summer of 2023, our team embarked on a listening tour to learn what school leaders needed to deliver for students in 2023-24. As a result of these conversations, we redoubled our focus on financial and academic accountability, making sure all services, from on-demand webinars to new workshops supporting classroom instruction, were ready to assist schools in their goals.
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We recently attended the Teach Like a Champion “train-thetrainer” workshop, and our coaches are absolutely thrilled with the experience. They can’t wait to bring this incredible training to the teachers they support. We believe this program will have a dynamic impact on our school culture and elevate the rigor in our secondary classrooms. A huge thank you to TPCSA for sponsoring this invaluable training!
Helen Abernathy Chief of Academics Beta Academy
In 2023-24, schools completed 30,035 continuing education hours in Charter CEntral — a 43% increase from the previous year’s record.
Teach Like a Champion Workshops
The hours spent on professional development are a resounding testament to this community’s focus on excellent student outcomes. Following a popular session at our 2023 conference, TPCSA was excited to pilot a new member offering in June 2024: our first series of instruction-focused workshops for teachers and trainers, developed in partnership with Teach Like a Champion.
In five interactive workshops across Texas, 753 attendees representing 68 member charter school districts practiced proven strategies to build strong and engaging classroom cultures.
The sessions were generously hosted by the following campuses: Burnham Wood Charter DaVinci School (El Paso), ILTexas Woodhaven (Fort Worth), IDEA Public Schools Los Encinos (McAllen), Beta Academy (Houston), and Austin Achieve Northeast (Austin).
We offered the TLAC workshops at no cost, helping member schools stretch their professional development dollars further. We also procured the licensing. Attendees will be able to replicate training across their schools and districts, putting their new strategies to work in more classrooms.
TLAC Workshop at Beta Academy
2023 Texas Public Charter Schools Conference: Painting a Brighter Future
We returned to Austin in 2023, shattering attendance records and coming together as a community to paint a brighter future for 420,000 Texas public charter school students.
Keynote speaker Emily Hanford — award-winning journalist and creator of the Sold a Story podcast — took us between the pages of her investigation into nationwide illiteracy.
Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath gave an address celebrating the contributions of public charter schools to the Texas education landscape.
Thirteen lawmakers and six legislative staffers were presented with Charter Champion Awards — the largest attendance of state lawmakers we have ever seen.
1,700+ attendees
83 breakout sessions
123 exhibitors & sponsors
Texas Empowerment Band
Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath
13 state lawmakers
PROTECTING AUTONOMY
Two years ago, the Texas Education Agency announced, for the first time since 1995, that it would be rewriting all rules related to charter schools. Seizing this opportunity to alleviate red tape for our community, TPCSA assembled a team of school leaders and attorneys to conduct a full audit of Chapter 100 of the Texas Administrative Code. The committee identified more than 150 areas that were misaligned with legislative intent, confusing or outdated, or creating an undue burden for schools. Our team of legal experts and technical writers proposed solutions for every single one.
Some changes create a smoother process for high-quality charter school campuses to open and serve more students. Others reduce administrative burdens. All address key topics our members have flagged as most impactful to their smooth operations.
The Work Continues
On October 23, the Texas Education Agency will lead a session on the new rules at the Texas Public Charter Schools Conference in San Antonio. Want the full download on regulatory changes that affect your schools? Join us!
March 2022 December 2022
January 2023
TPCSA began work with a cabinet of charter stakeholders to identify the top 10 most challenging regulatory areas that could be resolved by the Texas Education Agency.
TEA resolved one topic, the Charter School Performance Framework, through a months-long process of collecting stakeholder feedback and making adjustments accordingly.
TPCSA increased the scope of the project beyond the top 10 areas of concern, expanding its work with the cabinet into a full line-by-line review of Chapter 100.
July 2023
September 2023
March 2024 April 2024 Fall 2024
Starting in July 2023, we began meeting regularly with TEA charter division leadership to discuss the rules and our recommended changes. We conducted six deepdive sessions between July 2023 and February 2024.
We formally submitted the bulk of our requests to the Texas Education Agency.
On March 15, the TEA posted the rules for public comment. We immediately launched advocacy efforts to pave the way for a smooth adoption.
During the 30-day comment window, our community made more than 140 supportive comments. Detractors made only one joint, 15-page comment.
Of the changes we proposed, 120 will be adopted. This includes more than 80% of our highest priorities — changes with the potential to improve results for years to come!
In Your Words
From March to April, members of the Texas charter school community combined voices to push the rule package over the finish line. Their public comments to the Texas Education Agency run the gamut, from personal testimony to technical remarks and the larger impact on schools. Below are just a few excerpts.
“I am a public charter school alum from Lewisville, Texas. My public charter school prepared me for life inside and outside the classroom, equipping me with the skills I need to succeed at my Ivy League school, Cornell University. For example, I have excelled in my humanities courses, able to take even 3000-level classes in my freshman year. I am grateful that TEA has reviewed these rules to streamline them and provide clarity for schools across the state. Every family and teacher deserves the opportunity to find the just-right school for them.”
Alana Carrasco Alumni Advocate and Graduate, Founders Classical Academy
“[Removing geographic boundaries] is important for parents who are willing to sacrifice time and energy to choose a charter school that may be outside [their immediate neighborhood]. Changes to Chapter 100 would give more parents the freedom to choose.”
Texas Public Charter School Parent and Staff Member
“The removal of the 50% rule is a big change for the better for small charters like Rise Academy. Our model is to start with Pre-K, get them off to an early and great head start, and then add a grade each year. This is the best way to build a solid academic foundation in these students. If Rise Academy (just nominated as a Blue Ribbon School) ever does decide to add campuses, the 50% rule would preclude our successful model. Remove the 50% rule!”
Richard Baumgartner Founder and Director, Rise Academy
Key Win Alert
Geographic boundaries for public charter schools are being eliminated. This means no more identifying specific boundaries in the charter application, no financial penalty for accidentally enrolling a student outside the boundaries, and no more expansion amendments when a student moves outside of geographic boundaries but wants to keep attending.
Key Win Alert
Previously, charter schools were required to have 50% of enrolled students in tested grades for not only expedited expansion, which was required in statute, but for renewal and discretionary expansion. This was never intended in state law and unfairly penalized schools serving mostly PK-2nd grade students. The requirement will now only apply in expedited expansion and has been removed from all other parts of the rule.
Key Win Alert
The Texas Education Agency will now handle all expansion-related notifications to ISDs and lawmakers directly. This will result in fewer complaints from ISDs who feel bombarded by individual letters from schools adding grades or moving into their districts. The numerous letters were creating an exaggerated impression of charter growth, making effective advocacy that much harder.
88TH SESSION WINS MADE AN IMPACT
During the 88th Texas Legislative Session, we successfully passed two of our top priorities. Public charter schools immediately reaped the benefits.
HOUSE BILL 1707: Cities are no longer allowed to discriminate against public charter schools in zoning and permitting — a practice that drained millions of dollars from classrooms and created major roadblocks to expansion for highperforming schools. Our top policy priority passed by such large margins (101-45 in the House and 26-5 in the Senate) that it took effect immediately.
HOUSE BILL 2102: Public charter schools may now apply to open a new campus up to 36 months in advance, instead of 18. Thanks to our regulatory work with the Texas Education Agency, this policy is already part of the new rule package, giving schools guidance to navigate the new law.
IMPACT, AMPLIFIED
InSite EFS
InSite EFS is a real estate brokerage and advisory firm for educational and nonprofit facilities nationwide. Their team put HB 1707 to immediate use last fall, resolving local zoning issues for multiple new charter school campuses in North Texas. On a property in Plano, InSite ran into a complex compliance scenario due to dual zoning designations. One code permitted both public and private schools, while the other restricted permissible use to public schools only. City authorities requested proof that charter schools fall into the category of public schools.
Enter HB 1707. The City of Plano agreed that a charter school building was permitted under both classifications, preventing costly delays.
Harmony Public Schools
Using all their advocacy levers and the full might of HB 1707, Harmony Public Schools found a speedy resolution to a roadblock preventing a new charter campus in Missouri City. Just a few months earlier, in spring 2023, another major charter district had been denied a permit by the city council — after purchasing and renovating its building. With this knowledge fresh in their minds, Harmony school leaders began meeting with Missouri City planning and zoning staff. Everything was perfect until it came time to go before the city council.
After the first public meeting, the initial vote was close: 5-4 in favor. Two weeks later, when Harmony returned for the second and final hearing, Fort Bend ISD was there as well — with 45 parents, board members, superintendents, and principals there to speak against Harmony and the “financial disaster” the new campus would create for Fort Bend ISD.
But, they didn’t know about the letter Harmony’s legal team had sent to explain the new law prohibiting local discrimination against charter schools. This time, despite the 90 minutes of complaints, the favorable vote count had increased: 6-3. The council member who changed positions took the mic before casting his vote: “You’re here talking about money. Your money problems need to be solved at the state level.”
Harmony received its permit. And we’ll be taking that advice to the Capitol in 2025
And We Are Set for Success in 2025
Members spoke, and we listened. From September to February, TPCSA diligently sought, collected, and processed member feedback on policy challenges and priorities for the 89th Texas Legislature. Our team…
Built on lessons from the 88th session.
Facilitated 7 policy deep dives with the TPCSA board, which is made of leaders operating single-site, mid-size, and large charter networks across Texas.
Conducted 2 policy town halls, allowing schools to talk through the issues.
Invited all member schools to complete our online survey, including stakeholders on the front lines— administrators, teachers, and parents.
Guided by member feedback, our legislative affairs team has had hundreds of conversations with sitting and incoming state lawmakers. More than 50 legislative staffers have participated in mythbusting and social events, learning about topics from board governance to facilities funding.
These in-depth policy discussions have dispelled common misinformation and driven home our top priority. On one occasion, as soon as our team walked through the door of a lawmaker’s office, he knew why we were there: “You’re here to talk about facilities funding, right?”
“You’re here to talk about facilities funding, right?”
All the feedback has pointed us in the same direction: closing the funding gap.
Legislative Priority # 1
INCREASE FACILITIES FUNDING FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS
Legislative Priority # 2
NARROW THE ISD-CHARTER FUNDING GAP
Legislative Priority # 3
PURSUE CLARITY, CERTAINTY, AND REDUCTION OF RED TAPE
Essence Preparatory Public School
OUR TEAM
Natalie Kaharick
Chief Executive Officer
Jennifer Acevedo Data & Research Analyst
Bryce Adams VP of Government Affairs
Renelle Bedell VP of Operations
Mallory Chesser Grants Manager
Katrina Corte Director of Special Events
Ally Crutcher
Director of Regional Advocacy, North Texas
Inga Dedow Policy Analyst
Brandon Garcia
Director of Legislative Affairs
Laurel Garcia
Senior Director of Continuing Education
Elizabeth Gunter
Development Project Manager
BreeAnn Hammond
Director of Regional Advocacy, Southeast Texas
Shawn Kanning Controller
FINANCES
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chuck Cook Chair
Responsive Education Solutions
Chris Barbic Chair-Elect City Fund
Julia Wright Secretary
MeyerPark Charter School
Kathleen Zimmermann Treasurer
IDEA Public Schools
Sehba Ali KIPP Texas Public Schools
London Lawrence
Director of Regional Advocacy, Central Texas
Nadia Luna
VP of Member Engagement
Ila Mar
Digital Director
Amy Miller
Director of Grassroots Engagement
Chelbi Mims VP of External Engagement
Crystal Rios
Director of SBOE Engagement
Angel Salazar
CRM Administrator
Jessica Shopoff
Senior Director of Policy
Tara Speegle
Director of Regional Advocacy, West Texas
Julia Takada
Senior Director of Donor Relations
Rebecca Thomas Chief of Staff
Sarah Tredway
Senior Director of School Advocacy
Brian Whitley
VP of Communications
John Armbrust
Austin Achieve Public Schools
Fatih Ay
Harmony Public Schools
Richard Baumgartner
Rise Academy
Dr. Andrew Benscoter
Trinity Charter Schools
Akeem Brown
Essence Prep
Eddie Conger
International Leadership of Texas
Dr. Jeff Cottrill
IDEA Public Schools
Dr. Jennifer Goodman
Odyssey Academy
Joe Hoffer
Schulman, Lopez, Hoffer & Adelstein, LLP
Christopher Mayes
Beatrice Mayes Institute
Dr. Lisa Stanley
North Texas Collegiate Academy
Cynthia A. Trigg
Evolution Academy
Dr. Brent Wilson Life School
We are grateful to the generous foundations, individuals, and sponsors whose continued dedication — to TPCSA and its members — allows Texas public charter schools to thrive.
Welcome to our newest members: UnParalleled Preparatory Academy (Manor), The Texas Girls School (Austin), Pathway Academy (Big Spring), and Infinite Minds Charter School (Arlington). They were awarded charters on June 28 — after completing a rigorous application and vetting process, receiving Commissioner of Education Mike Morath’s highest recommendation, and convincing the Texas State Board of Education that their schools would meet vital needs in the communities they intend to serve.
The June 2024 SBOE hearings were also a milestone for the entire Texas public charter school community. With numerous charter champions on the Board, the level of support in the room was unprecedented. This is the power of advocacy at work
Facilities funding is the primary driver of the $1,300 per-student funding disparity between public charter schools and traditional school districts. Ready to help us “close the gap” in 2025? Here are some ways you can help.
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Member Appreciation as Big as Texas
This May, TPCSA celebrated National Charter Schools Week with a new initiative, “Tour de Tejas.” Fanning out all over Texas, our entire staff met with as many member charter networks as possible, touring campuses and delivering tasty treats. Over five days of coffee and connections, we visited 116 member schools across the state.
From single-site schools in smaller communities to district offices in large charter networks, everyone was feeling the love. One South Texas area superintendent shared that our visit put an extra pep in their step all week: “No one ever visits the district office! I saved two of those delicious cookies for a stressful moment, and they may have saved the world.”
Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy
Rapoport Elementary
Amigos Por VidaFriends For Life
2023-24 Member Charter Holders
Thank you to our member schools, who make this work possible. We are honored to amplify their voices and support their vital work to provide a high-quality education to hundreds of thousands of students each year.
A+ Charter Schools
Academy of Accelerated Learning
Academy of Skills And Knowledge
Academy of Visual and Performing Arts
Alief Montessori Community School
Amigos Por Vida
Aristoi Classical Academy
Arlington Classics Academy
Association for the Advancement of Mexican Americans
Austin Achieve Public Schools
Austin Discovery School
The Beta Foundation
Bloom Academy
BRAINATION
Brazos River School
Brazos School for Inquiry and Creativity
Brillante Academy
BTX Schools
Calvin Nelms Charter School
Cedars Academy
Celebrate Dyslexia
Chaparral Star Academy
CityScape Schools
Compass Rose
Doral Academy of Texas
Eagle Advantage Schools
East Waco Innovative School Development
El Paso Academy
El Paso Education Initiative
Eleanor Kolitz
Hebrew Language Academy
Elevate Collegiate
Erath Excels! Academy
Essence Preparatory Charter School
Étoile Academy
Evolution Academy
Excellence in Leadership Academy
F.O.C.U.S.
Girls’ Haven
Great Hearts America
Gulf Coast Council of La Raza
Harmony Public Schools
Henry Ford Learning Institute
Heritage Academy
Heritage Ed
Hill Country Youth Ranch
Houston Classical
The Hughen Center
IDEA Public Schools
Imagine Educational Foundation
International Leadership of Texas
Island Foundation
Jubilee Academic Center
Kaleidoscope Youth Development Services
Ki Educational Foundation
KIPP Texas Public Schools
La Fe Preparatory School
Leadership Education Foundation
Leadership Prep School
Legacy 21
Legacy Traditional Schools
Lena Pope Home
Life School of Dallas
Lone Star Success Academy
LTTS Charter School
Meridian World School
MeyerPark Charter School
Mid-Cities Learning Center
Midland Academy Charter School
Montessori Association of South Texas
Montessori for All
Moody Early Childhood Center
New Frontiers Public Schools
Nova Charter School
NYOS Charter School
Odyssey 2020 Academy
Orenda Education
Panola School
Portico Education Foundation
Priority Systems
Pro-Vision Educational Services
Project YES
Promesa Academy
Promise Community Schools
Responsive Education Solutions
Rêve Preparatory
Richard Milburn Academy
Rise Academy
Riverwalk Education Foundation
The Royal School System
Roy Maas’ Youth Alternatives
Sails Forever
Salvaging Teens At Risk
Sam Houston State University
SER-Niños
Somerset Academy
Southwest Schools
Southwest Winners Foundation
St. Anthony Foundation
St. Mary’s Charter School
STEP Charter
Stephen F. Austin State University
Tejano Center for Community Concerns
Tekoa Charter School
Texans Can Academies
Texas Center for Arts + Academics
Texas Programs for Alternative Education
TGP Public Schools
Thrive Center for Success
TLC Academy
Trinity Basin Preparatory
Trinity Charter Schools
Triumph Public High Schools
Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy
UME Preparatory Academy
University of Texas Elementary Charter School
The University of Texas System
University of Texas University Charter
UP Excellence Academy
Valere Public Schools
Valor Public Schools
Vanguard Academy
Village Tech Schools
Wayside Schools
Wilco Montessori Partners
Winfree Academy Charter Schools
Wire Hollow Education Innovation
Wonderland Educational Association
Yellowstone Education Foundation