Charter Day at the Capitol

Today was the annual Charter Day at the Capitol, and it was a bigger and better planned event than ever before.  Thirty-three schools were represented at the event, along with more than 400 students, as seen in the photo below.



Governor Herbert, a long-time charter supporter, glad-handed the crowd and milled about with the students and schools. The governor has included an important fund for startup charter schools in his budget request.  There is a move from some charter "supporters" to take that grant funding and make it only available to schools through loans.  Hopefully, UAPCS's efforts to work with the governor's office and the legislature will win the day and startup schools will once again have the resources during their startup year to establish the quality programs that they can provide to students in ongoing years.

Congratulations to the UAPCS staff, especially Allison and Carolin, who put on such a successful event.