Building great public schools of joy and rigor that prepare all California students for success in college, career, community, and life.
To meet parent, educator, and community need for great public school options by supporting and advocating for high quality non-profit charter schools and sharing their success throughout California’s public schools.
As part of California’s public school family, CCSA embraces its history of being an advocacy organization advancing issues of social justice and civil rights. Our members and the teachers and administrators who serve in their schools value diversity in culture, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, and perspective. While we seek to grow a movement that serves all students, all families, and all communities, we work with a special spirit of urgency to provide our most historically underserved and vulnerable students with the high quality public education they deserve. We join in common cause with those fighting both inside and outside of public education for greater equity, opportunity, and access for all.
CCSA Board Chair
President and Chief Executive Officer, Green Dot Public Schools California
Marcia Aaron
KIPP SoCal
(213) 489-4461, ext. 101
Jared Austin
Kairos Public Schools
(916) 417-9414
Monique Daviss
El Sol Arts and Science Academy of Santa Ana
(714) 543-0023
Mary Cox
CORE Butte Charter
(530) 809-4152
Kathleen Hermsmeyer
Springs Charter Schools
(760) 716-7112
Jeff Rice
APLUS+
(530) 432-3609
Open
Casey Taylor
Achieve Charter School (Member Council Chairperson)
(530) 872-4100
Jason Sample
Gateway Community Schools
(916) 286-5129
Ben Claassen
Shasta Charter Academy
(530) 245-2600
Jillayne Antoon
Rocklin Academy Family of Schools
(916) 600-6484
Mary Galvin
Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education
(805) 648-5503 x 1001
Oliver Sicat
Ednovate
(213) 454-0599
Open
Farnaz Golshani Flechner
Environmental Charter School
(310) 214-3408 x 3408
Anthony Solina
Aspire Public Schools
(209) 466-663
Open
Open
Debbie Tarver
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy
(760) 987-9434
Anthony Saba
Samueli Academy
(714) 619-0215
Alex Lucero
Real Journey Academies
(909) 888-8458 x 2001
Kevin Humphrey
Guajome Schools
(760) 631-8500
Cheryl James-Ward
e3 Civic High School
(619) 546-0000
Frances Teso
Voices College Bound Language Academies
(408) 791-1609
Jim Scheible
Clayton Valley Charter High School
(925) 334-6753
Chris Topham
Sebastapol Independent Charter School
(707) 246-8282
Open
Vice President, Legal Advocacy, and Executive Director, Charter Schools Legal Defense Fund
jumansky@ccsa.org