If you are interested in finding information about charter schools in your area, contact your state charter school association.
ALASKA CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
Barb Gerard, Secretary
Academy Charter School
260 S. Cobb Street
Palmer, AK 99645
907-746-2358
907-746-2368 (fax)
e-mail: Bgerard@msb.mat-su.k12.ak.us
ARIZONA REGIONAL RESOURCE CENTER
Rick Brown, Director
1840 E. Benson Highway
Tucson, AZ 85714
520-294-6997 x2019
520-682-4926 (fax)
e-mail: rbrown@resourcenter.org
Web site: www.resourcenter.org
ARKANSAS CHARTER SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER
Michael T. Scoles
University of Central Arkansas
201 Donaghey Ave.
Conway, AR 72035
501-450-5418
e-mail: michaels@mail.uca.edu ; ACSRC@org.uca.edu
CALIFORNIA CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
Caprice Young, President/CEO
P.O. Box 811610
Los Angeles, CA 90017-3700
213-244-1446
213-244-1448 (fax)
916-448-0995 (Sacramento phone)
916-448-0998 (Sacramento fax)
e-mail: info@charterassociation.org
Web site: www.charterassociation.org
COLORADO LEAGUE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS
Jim Griffin, Director
1601 Vine St.
Denver, CO 80206
303-989-5356 office
303-984-9345 fax
e-mail: jim@coloradoleague.org
web site: www.coloradoleague.org
CONNECTICUT CHARTER SCHOOLS NETWORK
Claire Howard, Director
55 Walnut Street
New Haven, CT 06540
203-624-4552
e-mail:claireh77@aol.com
web site: www.ctcharterschools.org
DELAWARE CHARTER SCHOOLS NETWORK
Martha Manning, Director
100 West 10th Street, Suite 403
Wilmington, DE 19801
302-778-5999
302-778-5998 (fax)
e-mail: martha@decharternetwork.org
Web site: www.decharternetwork.org
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA : FRIENDS OF CHOICE IN URBAN SCHOOLS
Robert Cane, Director
1530 16th Street NW #1001
Washington, DC 20036
202-387-0405
202-667-3798 (fax)
e-mail: info@focus-dccharter.org
web site: www.focus-dccharter.org
FLORIDA CHARTER SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER
Cathy Wooley-Brown, Director
Christy Noe, Assistant Director
University of South Florida
HMS 401
4202 E. Fowler Ave.
Tampa, FL 33620-8360
800-214-4247
813-974-8350
813-974-7823 (fax)
e-mail: cathy@iirp.coedu.usf.edu
e-mail: christy@iirp.coedu.usf.edu
web site: www.charterschools.usf.edu
GEORGIA: CHARTER SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER
Kelly McCutcheon, Dr. Holly Robinson
Georgia Public Policy Foundation
6100 Lake Forest Drive, Suite 110
Atlanta, GA 30328
404-256-4050
404-256-9909
e-mail: hrobinson@gppf.org
web site: www.gppf.org
HAWAII CHARTER SCHOOLS RESOURCE CENTER
Nina Buchanan, Director
University of Hawaii
200 W. Kawili Street
Hilo, HI 96720
phone: (808) 974-7583
e-mail: ninab@hawaii.edu
IDAHO CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORK
Kerri Whitehead
Center for School Improvement,
MS 1745
Boise State University
Boise, ID 83725
208-426-2243
208-426-3564 (fax)
e-mail: kwhitehead@boisestate.edu
Web site: http://csi.boisestate.edu/icsn
ILLINOIS: CHARTER SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER
Makiyah Moody, Director
Leadership for Quality Education
21 S. Clark St. Suite 3120
Chicago, IL 60603
(T) 312-853-3696
(F) 312-853-3413
e-mail: mmoody@lqe.org
CHARTER SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER OF INDIANA
Dolly Bauman
Project E
10 W. Market St., Suite 1990
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-464-2694
317-464-2039 (fax)
e-mail: dbauman@indianacharters.org
Web site: www.indianacharters.org
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Charter Schools
Laurie Phelan
400 E. 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-242-5611
e-mail: laurie.phelan@ed.state.ia.us
KANSAS EDUCATIONAL SERVICE COOPERATIVE
Jim Wheeler, Executive Director
601 Woodson, Box 320
Lecompton, KA 66050
785-887-6711
785-887-6711 (fax)
e-mail: jwheeler@nekesc.org
Web site: www.nekesc.org
LOUISIANA CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
Jim Geiser, Director
9119 Redbud Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70815
225-603-7706
e-mail: jimgeiser3@cox.net
Web site: www.lacsa.org
MAINE ASSOCIATION FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS
Judith Jones
199 Hatchet Mountain Road
Hope, Maine 04847
207-763-3576
207-763-4552 (fax)
e-mail: wijones@tidewater.net
Web site: www.mainecharterschools.org
MARYLAND CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORK
Joni Gardner
597 Brightwood Rd.
Millersville, MD 21108
410-729-1585
410-987-3889 (fax)
e-mail: mcsn@comcast.net
List serv: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/marylandcharterschoolnetwork/
MASSACHUSETTS CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
Marc Kenen, Ed.D., Executive Director
11 Beacon Street, Suite 430
Boston, MA 02108
617-973-6655
P.O. Box 147/132 Main Street
Haydenville, MA 01039
413-268-3361
413-268-3185 (fax)
e-mail: kenen@masscharterschools.org
Web site: www.masscharterschools.org
MICHIGAN: NATIONAL CHARTER SCHOOLS INSTITUTE
Teressa Staten, President
2520 South University Park
Mount Pleasant, MI 48858
989-774-2999
989-774-2591 (fax)
e-mail: info@nationalcharterschools.org
Web site: www.nationalcharterschools.org
MINNESOTA CHARTER SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER
Aaron North, Director
Center for School Change
HHH Institute of Public Affairs
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-625-7552
612-625-0104 (fax)
e-mail: cforman@hhh.umn.edu
Web site: www.hhh.umn.edu/centers/school-change
MISSISSIPPI: HAYES OGDEN CENTER
Beverly Hardy, Director
500 N. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Merigold, MS 38759
662-748-2734
e-mail: bbhardy123@hotmail.com
CHARTER SCHOOLS INFORMATION CENTER
Dave Camden, Director
35 North Central Avenue, Suite 335
St. Louis, MO 63105-3871
314-726-6474 office
314-721-4729 fax
e-mail: mocsic@aol.com
Web site: www.mocsic.org
NEBRASKA CHARTER SCHOOL COALITION
Rhonda Stuberg
230 68th Avenue
Omaha, NE 68132
402-558-4644
e-mail: rstuberg1@cox.net
CENTER FOR CHARTER SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT
NEVADA CHARTER SCHOOL ALLIANCE
Ricci Rodriguez-Elkins
P.O. Box 50128
Sparks, NV 89435-0128
775-626-4619 (phone and fax)
e-mail: ricci@ed-excellence.org
Web site: www.ed-excellence.org
NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARTER SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER
Susan Hollins, Director
PO Box 2464
Concord, NH 03753
603-863-4411/603-863-0608
603-863-4880(fax)
e-mail: SuefromNH@aol.com
NEW JERSEY CHARTER SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER
Heather Ngoma, Director
Rutgers University-Center for Effective School Practices
1 Possumtown Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
732-564-9087
e-mail: hngoma@rci.rutgers.edu
Web site: http://cesp.rutgers.edu/csrc
NEW MEXICO COALITION FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS
Pam Pierce
P.O. Box 8624
Santa Fe, NM 87504-8624
505-983-1775
505-983-1998 (fax)
e-mail: bpp@hargray.com
NEW YORK CHARTER SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER
Gerry Vazquez, Director
New York Charter School Resource Center
One Penn Plaza
250 W. 34th St. — 36th Fl.
New York, NY 10119
212-896-3901
212-896-3902
1 Commerce Plaza Suite 402
99 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: 888-343-6907
Fax: 877-248-5326
e-mail: info@nycsrc.org; nycharters@yahoo.com
web site: www.nycsrc.org
NORTH CAROLINA: SELF-HELP, COMMUNITY FACILITIES FUND
Reginald Johnson
PO Box 3619
Durham, NC 27702-3619
919-956-4456
919-956-4600 (fax)
e-mail: reginald@self-help.org
web site: www.self-help.org
OHIO CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
Steve Ramsey, President
Anita Nelam, Vice President
Clint Satow, Vice President
50 West Broad Street #3050
Columbus, OH 43215
614-221-3992
614-225-0662 (fax)
e-mail: sramsey@ecr.net; cfastow@ohiocharterschools.org; AnitaNelan@aol.com
Web site: www.OhioCharterSchools.org
OKLAHOMA CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
Janet Barisse
Independence Charter Middle School
3232 NW 65th St. Oklahoma City, OK 73116
(405)590-4797
e-mail: jajojobe@msn.com
OREGON CHARTER SCHOOL SERVICE CENTER
Rob Kremer, Director
9498 SW Barbur Blvd. #302
ortland, OR 97219
503-244-7523
503-244-3372 (fax)
e-mail: rob@oregoneducation.org
John Liljegren, Field Director
5832 SW 52nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97221
503-246-7883
503-246-7883 (fax)
e-mail: johnliljegren@msn.com
Web site: www.oregoneducation.org
PA CHARTER SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER
Robert W. O’Donnell, Chairman
Melanie Burke Reiser, Director
2 Penn Center, Suite 1100
Philadelphia PA 19102
215-557-9919
215-563-6555 (fax)
e-mail: csrctr1@aol.com
RHODE ISLAND LEAGUE OF CHARTER SCHOOLS
Robert Pilkington
42 Weybosset #502
Providence, RI 02903
401-521-9433
401-521-9434 (fax)
e-mail: leagueofcharters@aol.com
Web site: www.RIcharterschools.com
SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
David A. Church, President
103 North Main St. #200
Greenville, SC 29601
864-232-8654
864-232-8851 (fax)
email: davidchurch@gtchs.org
CHARTER SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER OF TENNESSEE
Dedrick Briggs, Director
511 Union Street Suite 740
Nashville, TN 37219
615-248-6401
615-250-0586 (fax)
e-mail: dbriggs@myaetherbb.com
CHARTER SCHOOL RESOURCE CENTER OF TEXAS
Patsy O’Neill
40 NE Loop 410 – Ste. 408
San Antonio, TX 78216
210-348-7890 office
210-348-7899 fax
e-mail: oneillp@texas.net
Web site: www.charterstexas.org
UTAH CHARTER SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
Steve Winitzky
Center City School
55 N. Redwood Rd.
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
801-596-8489
801-521-4181 (fax)
e-mail: steve@centercityschool.org
VERMONTERS FOR BETTER EDUCATION
Libby Sternberg
170 North Church Street
Rutland VT 05701
802-773-5240
e-mail: LSteenberg@aol.com
THE THOMAS JEFFERSON INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY
Chris Braunlich
Thomas Jefferson Institute
9035 Golden Sunset Lane
Springfield, VA 22153
703-922-6768
703-455-1531 (fax)
e-mail: c.braunlich@att.net
EDUCATION EXCELLENCE COALITION
Jim & Fawn Spady, co-directors
4426 – 2nd Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98105-6191
Jim’s office phone: 206/634-0589
Jim’s cell phone: 206/949-8484
Fawn’s cell phone: 206/295-6505
e-mail: JimSpady@aol.com; Fawn@winisp.net
Web site: http://www.wacharterschools.org/
INSTITUTE FOR THE TRANSFORMATION OF LEARNING
Howard Fuller, Director
Cindy Zautcke, Assoc. Director
Marquette University
750 N. 18th Street
PO Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
414-288-5775 Fuller
414-288-1540 Zautcke
414-288-6199 fax
e-mail: cindy.zautcke@marquette.edu; Fuller59h@aol.com
Web site: www.itlmuonline.org
WYOMING CITIZENS FOR EDUCATIONAL CHOICE
Margarita Rovani
5635 Sunset Drive
Laramie, WY 82070
307-742-6515
e-mail: snowyrangeAcademy@yahoo.com
