Who We Are
Our Vision
Building great public schools of joy and rigor that prepare all California students for success in college, career, community, and life.
Our Mission
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.
Our Mission Commits Us to Equity, Opportunity and Access.
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.
Our Governance
Board of Directors
CCSA Board Chair
President and Chief Executive Officer, Green Dot Public Schools California
Charter School-Type Seats
Large Charter Management Organization “CMO”
Marcia Aaron
KIPP SoCal
(213) 489-4461, ext. 101
Small/Growing Network/CMO
Jared Austin
Kairos Public Schools
(916) 417-9414
Single Site
Monique Daviss
El Sol Arts and Science Academy of Santa Ana
(714) 543-0023
Nonclassroom-Based Charter School
Mary Cox
CORE Butte Charter
(530) 809-4152
Nonclassroom-Based Charter School
Kathleen Hermsmeyer
Springs Charter Schools
(760) 716-7112
Support Organization
Jeff Rice
APLUS+
(530) 432-3609
Serving Black Students with Excellence
Open
Regional Seats
Northern California - Butte/Sutter/Glenn Counties
Casey Taylor
Achieve Charter School (Member Council Chairperson)
(530) 872-4100
Northern California - Sacramento/Yolo Counties
Jason Sample
Gateway Community Schools
(916) 286-5129
Northern California - Shasta/Lassen/Humboldt Counties
Ben Claassen
Shasta Charter Academy
(530) 245-2600
Northern California - Placer/El Dorado/Nevada Counties
Jillayne Antoon
Rocklin Academy Family of Schools
(916) 600-6484
Greater Los Angeles Area - Ventura/Santa Barbara Counties
Mary Galvin
Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education
(805) 648-5503 x 1001
Greater Los Angeles Area - Los Angeles USD
Oliver Sicat
Ednovate
(213) 454-0599
Greater Los Angeles Area - Los Angeles USD
Open
Greater Los Angeles Area - Los Angeles County
Farnaz Golshani Flechner
Environmental Charter School
(310) 214-3408 x 3408
Central Valley - San Joaquin/Stanislaus Counties
Anthony Solina
Aspire Public Schools
(209) 466-663
Central Valley - Fresno/Madera/Merced Counties
Open
Central Valley - Kern/Tulare/Kings Counties
Open
Southern California - San Bernardino County
Debbie Tarver
Desert Trails Preparatory Academy
(760) 987-9434
Southern California - Orange County
Anthony Saba
Samueli Academy
(714) 619-0215
Southern California - Riverside County
Alex Lucero
Real Journey Academies
(909) 888-8458 x 2001
Southern California - San Diego County
Kevin Humphrey
Guajome Schools
(760) 631-8500
Southern California - San Diego USD
Cheryl James-Ward
e3 Civic High School
(619) 546-0000
Bay Area - San Mateo/Santa Clara/Santa Cruz/San Benito/Monterey
Frances Teso
Voices College Bound Language Academies
(408) 791-1609
Bay Area - Contra Costa/Solano Counties
Jim Scheible
Clayton Valley Charter High School
(925) 334-6753
Bay Area - Mendocino/Sonoma/Napa/Marin Counties
Chris Topham
Sebastapol Independent Charter School
(707) 246-8282
Bay Area - Alameda/San Francisco Counties
Open
Meet the CCSA Team
Executive Team
CCSA Staff
Vice President, Legal Advocacy, and Executive Director, Charter Schools Legal Defense Fund
jumansky@ccsa.org
