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offer Alpharetta students, parents and educators choices in teaching, learning methods and environments. An emphasis is placed on innovation and accountability with improved student achievement the common goal.
Charter schools provide parents a choice in the education of their children - and it is a public choice. Charter Schools are tuition free. Public tax dollars are the primary funding sources for charter schools. Local, state, and federal dollars follow the child to a charter school. The schools have open enrollment with no discrimination, no religious associations, and no tuition.
Parents must contact each individual charter school to see if they have openings. If charter schools have more applicants than available slots, an open lottery must be instituted to fill the remaining spots. For a list of Georgia charter schools and their locations, please visit the Georgia Department of Education at www.doe.k12.ga.us, or the Georgia Charter Schools Association: www.gachaters.org
Nationwide, there are now approximately 5,600 public charter schools in 41 states and the District of Columbia, educating more than 2 million public charter school students. Georgia public charter schools are intended to improve the state's traditional public school system. Presently, there are 177 charter schools in Georgia, serving over 72,000 students.
Any Georgia charter school, while independently operated, must meet four requirements, like any other state public school:
*Tuition-free and open to every student who wishes to enroll;
*Non-sectarian, and do not discriminate on any basis;
*Funded by local, state & federal tax dollars like other public schools;
*Held accountable to state and federal academic standards;
*Georgia charter schools must take the state mandated tests.
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