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Through grassroots mobilization and active involvement with community members, policy leaders, and legal advocates, the Colorado League of Charter Schools works to shape public policy and opinion that favors charter school quality and growth.

Advocacy
Communications and Public Relations
Colorado Charter Advocacy Network

For more information, please contact Vincent Badolato, Vice President of Public Affairs at 303-989-5356, ext. 105.

Advocacy

The League works diligently with the Colorado legislature and state governmental agencies to:

Enact and support policies that increase institutional capacity, strengthen school autonomy, and improve performance incentives for charter schools.
Improve the accuracy, accessibility and quality of available information about charter schools.
Ensure that charters receive funding equal to traditional public schools for facilities and other long-term needs.

Each Fall, the League releases an agenda of legislative priorities for the year that are established with assistance from the League’s Governmental Affairs Committee and Board of Directors. The League asks its member schools to vote on priorities. Based on the results, the League works to put the agenda into action.

Communications and Public Relations

Through its communications and public relations efforts, the League:

Provides its members with timely updates about priority legislation affecting charters schools and education bills being monitored.
Organizes and mobilizes a grassroots advocacy network that includes a broad base of charter school supporters, such as parents and teachers.
Educates the public about the benefits of charter schools and their role in the public education system.

Colorado Charter Advocacy Network

The League created the Colorado Charter Advocacy Network (Colorado CAN), a grassroots initiative made up of thousands of charter school supporters such as parents, teachers, administrators and board members. Colorado CAN provides community members the tools needed to easily contact elected officials asking them to support charter schools in Colorado and across the United States.

Colorado CAN provides news, legislative updates and alerts about political issues impacting charter schools.

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Click here to view our Colorado CAN Grassroots Advocacy Toolkit.

Legislative Changes Impacting Charter School Policies – Share your New/Revised Policies

This year, there are some changes in legislation that require charter schools to implement or revise school policies. If you have made the necessary changes and are willing to share your policies as samples for other schools, charter schools are encouraged to send them to charter411@coloradoleague.org. Appropriate credit for the samples will be provided. This is always greatly appreciated!