Charter Schools USA

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Charter Schools USA
TypeEducation management organization
Founded1997; 25 years ago (1997)
Headquarters800 Corporate Drive, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334
Websitewww.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 

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.

According to the Florida Department of Education 2018-2019 statewide standardized assessments in math, ELA, science and Social Studies, 100% of CSUSA schools earned an A, B or C and 82% of CSUSA schools earned an A or B.[3]

CSUSA’s 61 schools in Florida are “A-rated.” CSUSA schools exceed State of Florida schools in social studies proficiency, ELA learning gains, math learning gains and middle school acceleration.[3]

History[]

CSUSA was founded in 1997 by Jonathan Hage, a former U.S. Army Green Beret and a champion of Education Reform and School Choice. Jon Hage was named Floridian of the Year by Florida Trend magazine in 2013 and 2019.[4]

CSUSA is the first education management company to earn corporation system-wide accreditation through AdvancED.[5] 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 in the quest to provide quality education for all students via education reform. Some of the quality educational reform organizations that CSUSA aligns with are:

  • Red Apple Development, LLC
  • Florida Charter School Alliance
  • National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
  • National Association of Charter School Authorizers
  • The Center for Education Reform
  • Governing Boards

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
  • Union Park Charter Academy
  • Waterset Charter School
  • Winthrop Charter School
  • Woodmont Charter School

Georgia[]

  • Cherokee Charter Academy
  • Coweta Charter Academy

Illinois[]

  • CICS Larry Hawkins
  • CICS Lloyd Bond
  • CICS Longwood
  • CICS Loomis Primary

Indiana[]

Indianapolis[]

CSUSA was nominated by the state to turn over three failing schools in Indianapolis. a first-in-the-nation type project. The three schools Thomas Carr Howe Community High School, Emmerich Manual High School, and Emma Donnan Middle School. The schools are now given over on a performance contract, which grants the operator, Charter Schools USA, four years to improve.[6]

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.

  • Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle School
  • Emmerich Manual High School
  • Thomas Carr Howe Community High School

Louisiana[]

  • Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy
  • Baton Rouge Charter Academy at Mid City
  • Iberville Charter Academy
  • Lake Charles Charter Academy
  • Lake Charles College Prep
  • Louisiana Renaissance Charter Academy
  • Magnolia School of Excellence
  • South Baton Rouge Charter Academy
  • Southwest Louisiana Charter Academy

Michigan[]

  • Success Mile Charter Academy

North Carolina[]

  • Cabarrus Charter Academy
  • Cardinal Charter Academy
  • Langtree Charter Academy
  • Langtree Charter Upper School
  • Kannapolis Charter Academy
  • Iredell Charter Academy
  • Indian Trail Union Preparatory Academy

South Carolina[]

  • Berkeley Preparatory Academy
  • Mevers School of Excellence

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. ^ a b "Florida School Accountability Reports" (PDF). Florida Department of Education. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ "School Choice Leader Chosen as 2012's Floridian of the Year | American School Choice".
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Indiana Turnaround Schools: Model for U.S." 5 December 2012.

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