BOARD TRAINING

BOARD TRAINING As soon as the Commissioner's Rules regarding Board Training have been finalized, the Resource Center will proceed with the Charter School Board Training Project, which will then be in compliance with HB6. Watch the Friday Fax® for the schedule of the Resource Center Board Training that will be offered in your geographic area at no cost to the charters.

THE SEVENTH ANNUAL TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOL CONFERENCE will be May 5 & 6, 2003 at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin. Confirmed keynote speakers include Dr. Howard Fuller, Institute for the Transformation of Learning, and Dr. Felipe Alanis, Commissioner of Education.

We expect approximately 1,000 attendees, so please call 512-343-2626 to make your hotel room reservations. To receive the $125 room rate with up to four people in a room, let them know you are with the Charter School Conference. Look for a conference registration form in the Friday Fax® in January.

SUBMISSION OF EXPANSION AMENDMENTS The deadline for the submission of expansion amendments requests for the 2003-2004 school year is March 1, 2003. Expansion amendments include those that would (1) expand grade levels served, (2) increase maximum enrollment (3) add a campus, or (4) expand the geographic boundary. The amendment request form is available at www.tea.state.tx.us/charter/forms/csforms.htm. Print the form, fill it out, and fax it, along with any additional information you would like to include, to Kirsten Christophersen in the Charter Schools Division of TEA at 512-463-9732. Forms may also be mailed to the Texas Education Agency, 1701 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701-1494. Call Kirsten at 512-463-9575 if you have questions.