Join Us
Our members are charter schools, businesses that serve the charter sector and allied organizations.
We are glad you are interested in learning about membership in our organization. Find out how your school, company, or organization can benefit from joining NCAPCS and how together we can build strong support for our state's charter schools.
Membership Benefits
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Advocacy on behalf of charter schools with legislature, local officials, policy-makers, and the media.
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Tools and resources to inform and empower your school community to be more effective advocates for your school.
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Timely updates and resources for emerging situations about state guidelines, safety and legal considerations. Ex. During the development of the COVID-19 pandemic, NCAPCS updated members of changing conditions daily.
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Marketing and awareness of charter school options through our Find-a-School Map that helps parents locate charter schools near them.
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Annual celebrations and events during National Charter Schools Week and National School Choice Week.
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Bi-monthly e-newsletters (Matters of Principal and The Charter School Advocate) and alerts with the latest news in the charter school world.
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Discounts to the annual conference and other events that bring together charter school and education leaders from our state and nation to provide networking and professional development opportunities.
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Breaking updates on state and federal charter school legislation. |
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Assistance with media relations to promote your school’s successes or deal with a crisis. |
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Opportunities to collaborate with charter leaders from across your region and across the state.
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Information on successful best practices used at other charter schools.
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Members-only access to a growing list of valuable resources in the NCAPCS online library, including ready-made school forms, policies, manuals, and other essential school operations’ documents.
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Access to the Association’s Marketplace where schools can advertise items for sale or trade.
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Your membership dues also support NCAPCS’ ongoing effort to educate state and national legislators and the media about the positive contributions of NC charter schools.
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Priority access to our annual free Job Fair. |
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Exclusive free access to Association Job Board to list open positions and review resumes. |
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Members-only access to significant cost savings through partnerships with such vendors as Equitable, Staples, The Insurance People, Resource Financial, Innovare, attorney Lisa Gordon-Stella, TalkPath Live, Leaders Building Leaders, and more.
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Members of the NCAPCS are also included as members of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
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Membership in the NCAPCS supports our work to provide education, support and advocacy to North Carolina's charter schools.
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