WCSA Newsletters

WCSA March 2008 Newsletter
Read the latest Wisconsin Charter Schools Spring 2008 News!
(PDF format.) Features include the WCSA Annual Conference. See a Sneak Preview on Keynote Presentations, Concurrent Sessions, and schedule.

WCSA Spring 2007 Newsletter
Read the latest Wisconsin Charter Schools Spring 2007 News!
(PDF format.) Features include the WCSA Annual Conference. See a Sneak Preview on Charter School Fair, Concurrent Sessions, Speakers and schedule.

WCSA Fall 2006 Newsletter
Read the latest Wisconsin Charter Schools Fall 2006 News!
(PDF format.) Features include the growth of Wisconsin Charter Schools, WCSA’s new location, new Directors joining the WCSA Board, 2007 Conference Planning, and State and National News.

WCSA Spring 2005 Newsletter
Read the latest Wisconsin Charter Schools Spring 2005 News!
(PDF format.) Features include the WCSA Annual Conference, WCSA at a Turning Point, Charter Schools Week in May, discussion of Legislative Issues, and Implementing the New IDEA.

WCSA Fall 2004 Newsletter
Read Wisconsin Charter Schools Fall 2004 News! (PDF format.) Features include charter school expansion, state budget briefing information, research and policy highlights, and a look into why some educators choose to teach in a charter school.

WCSA Spring 2004 Newsletter
Read our Spring 2004 news! (PDF format.) Features include a profile of the UW-Madison seminar this summer on the legal aspects of chartering, 2004 WCSA Conference highlights, DPI grant application info, and the latest updates on charter schools across the state.

WCSA Fall 2003 Newsletter
Read Wisconsin Charter Schools Fall 2003 news (PDF format.) Features include key initiatives established by the WCSA Board of Directors for 2004; current information about federally-funded dissemination grants available to charter schools; how to implement a "Wisconsin Green Schools" program to facilitate environmental learning; and how school boards have a central role in sponsoring charter schools.

WCSA Spring 2003 Newsletter
Read Wisconsin Charter Schools Spring 2003 news. (PDF format.) Among the charter schools featured are Waadookodaading, sponsored by the the Hayward School Board; The Khamit Institute in Milwaukee which incorporates ancient Egyptian ideals; and the "wired" on-line elementary charter school, Wisconsin Connections Academy in Appleton.

WCSA Fall 2002 Newsletter
Learn about charter school grants, the WCSA's Board of Directors, and WCSA's 2003 state conference in Wisconsin Charter Schools, the WCSA's fall newsletter.

Legal Comment
A special feature of the WCSA's fall newsletter is a legal comment, entitled Charter Schools - The Case for Organization, by Henry A. Gempeler and Andrew L. Nelson, Attorneys, Foley & Lardner.