About MACS
The Minnesota Association of Charter Schools (MACS) is a nonprofit, membership organization that was established in 1996 and incorporated in 1998.
Mission
The mission of MACS is to enhance the capacity, assure the quality and promote the choice of public charter schools in Minnesota.
As a membership organization, MACS accomplishes this mission through:
- Effective advocacy and outreach
- Innovative leadership development and support
- Quality services and training
- Resource brokering and connecting people and ideas
- Transparent accountability
Vision
We envision a public education community of schools in Minnesota where:
- Charter schools are the first choice of parents and young people and are recognized by Minnesota's citizens and people across the nation and world as valuable, innovative, accountable and learner focused public schools of opportunity and choice
- Charter schools are places where academic and personal achievement are enhanced by living out the guiding principles of high standards, quality learning environments, excellence in teaching, transparent accountability and school choice
- Charter schools are locally designed, community-based and democratically governed by educators, parents and community members that are empowered to establish outcomes, oversee operations and ensure accountability
- Charter schools are leaders in developing, implementing and documenting new, creative, and innovative teaching methods, learning formats and professional opportunities for educators. Charter schools are recognized as setting the "quality gold standard" for organizational performance, educational governance, financial integrity, partnership sustainability, and measurable learning outcomes
- Charter schools are places that challenge the intellect, embolden the human spirit, recognize the distinctive and diverse needs of students celebrate the dignity of every individual learner, and further democracy and justice in our society.
Adopted Date: August 30, 2005
Adopted by: MACS Executive Committee
Strategic Outcomes
- To be the recognized and acknowledged public policy leader of the charter school community in Minnesota
- To be a primary facilitator of sustainable smart (planned) growth of charter schools in Minnesota
- To have MACS member schools recognized as high quality, innovative and accountable public schools
- To be the leader and trusted broker connecting charter schools with resources to improve organizational and academic achievement.
- To be a sustainable organization that has a diverse financial base, model governance and an engaged membership