Quite simply, we believe in better education opportunities for every child.
A better tomorrow depends on it.
We provide a strong lobbying voice that is respected in Lansing at the Capitol. MAPSA advocates for policies that support innovation and flexibility for ALL schools and believes in supporting what is best for ALL students.
MAPSA’s united and diverse coalition of parents, educators, and citizens advocate for policies that will best shape student success. Students thrive in dynamic and enduring learning opportunities designed to meet their unique needs, and their learning ranks first in the nation.
MAPSA, Michigan’s Charter School Association, represents a statewide movement of charter school stakeholders. For over 25 years, we have harnessed the power of our charter community through direct and digital grassroots engagement, identifying their shared challenges and developing resources that support their work. We facilitate public support for the movement by utilizing our effective legislative avenues to build positive government relations, amplifying stories of success from our schools, educators, and students statewide, and working closely with charter stakeholders to understand their needs and challenges so that we can effectively give the charter community a voice on the issues that matter.
As traditional districts continue to discover how to provide more autonomy and flexibility to schools and how to shape teaching as a professional career, it is clear that charter schools have influenced the public education sector as a whole. MI Charter schools are free, public, and open to all and are part of the MI public education system.
Michigan's voice for educational excellence, innovation,
and choice, empowering a lifetime of learning.
We believe that our most significant offense and defense in achieving and protecting the charter ideals is to build a recognized brand of quality within the Michigan charter movement. Further, we must continue nurturing our influence position with diverse and bipartisan stakeholders.
We must build off of our engaged membership base to grow more collaborative exchanges amongst members so that they can share best practices and create more shared capacity. Further, we must embrace our commitment to lead on quality and lead collaborative solutions to critical challenges.
True success in education has not yet been realized. The charter movement is responsible for leading innovation, discovering strategies, and corresponding policies supporting and incentivizing all schools' practices. We will actively advocate for and support our members in leading innovation and maximizing school choice.
Michigan's Charter School Association
123 W Allegan, Ste 750
Lansing, MI 48933
Ph: (517) 374-9167
