Texas Charter Schools Association

The Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA) is the statewide membership organization representing effective charter schools of all types and proudly representing over 80,000 students in more than 400 charter schools. Our membership unifies all charter schools in order to achieve critical policy gains.
The mission of the Texas Charter Schools Association is to accelerate student achievement in Texas by empowering a diverse set of effective and quality-driven charter schools. A set of guiding principles shapes this mission:

1. Unify and represent diverse types of effective and quality-driven charter schools that enhance student achievement.
2. Help create a better definition of an effective charter school that incorporates growth and complements the existing accountability system’s status measures of academic performance.
3. Support member schools to improve their effectiveness in meeting educational mission and progress towards student excellence.
4. Advocate in the Texas legislature and broader public for effective charter schools as a critical part of the overall public education system.
5. Provide fee-based services to member schools to reduce their costs while building a self-sustaining organization.

The Texas charter school movement is about building stronger education options for all Texans. By giving today, you give more than money - you are giving Texas students the possibility to succeed and contribute to our shared future.