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CSI's Terry Croy Lewis joins the Bold By Choice Podcast to explore what it means to lead with both accountability and trust. 🎧

What happens when authorizing becomes more than compliance?

Season 4, Episode 11 of Bold by Choice is live now featuring Terry Croy Lewis from Colorado Charter School Institute.

This conversation dives into leadership, innovation, trust, and what it really means to create schools where students and families can thrive. From grassroots beginnings as a charter school mom to leading one of the most respected authorizing organizations in the country, Terry shares powerful insights on building possibility through bold leadership.

🎧 Listen now: https://nationalcharterschools.org/podcast/
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The National Charter Schools Institute invited CSI Executive Director Terry Croy Lewis to join their Bold By Choice Podcast! Hosts Vashaunta Harris and Jim Goenner sit down with Terry to explore why parental voice matters in public education and how CSI has built a model of authorizing rooted in trust, not just compliance.

The episode also highlights the innovative school models CSI supports, including outdoor schools in the Colorado mountains, charter schools on tribal land, and schools serving neurodiverse learners. ✏️

Check out the episode: https://boldbychoice.podbean.com/e/s4-e11-stewards-of-possibility/

The state legislature’s nonpartisan Colorado Youth Advisory Council (COYAC) seeks new members, ages 14-19, for the 2026-27 term. Applications close on June 5, and COYAC will host a virtual information session on Sunday, May 31. Learn more at coyac.org/apply

🎓 It’s graduation week!
This year, we’re celebrating 832 graduates across our CEC campuses! ✨
We couldn’t be prouder of the Class of 2026!

https://coloradoearlycolleges.org/colorado-early-colleges-class-2026/

Celebrating National Charter Schools Week! 🎉 Every student deserves a school that works for them. Charter schools are creating more pathways to success.

At CSI, we believe that equitable oversight requires differentiated support, and that principle drives everything we do.

Our newest publication, Theory of Action for Tiered Supports & Interventions, outlines the comprehensive and proactive framework we've built (and continue to refine) by learning, adapting, and listening to the schools we serve.

Explore our latest blog post: https://www.csi.state.co.us/theory-of-action-for-tiered-supports-interventions/

Congrats to The Academy of Charter Schools' Natalia Woolcock!

Natalia placed 3rd in the state in her Senior Category for Behavioral Sciences and received the CO₂ Greenhouse Gas Reduction Award for the impact and innovation of her work. 🏆

Her top finish also earned her a nomination for the Thermo Fisher Junior Innovators Award, a multi-step national competition. If she advances, she'll travel to Washington, D.C. to compete for up to $25,000 in scholarships.

Our February School Leaders Meeting was a great day of updates, collaboration, and celebration! 🎉

Full recap here ➡️

February 2026 School Leaders Meeting: A Day of Updates, Collaboration, and Forward Planning - Colorado Charter School Institute: State Charter Authorizer February 2026 School Leaders Meeting: A Day of Updates, Collaboration, and Forward Planning - Colorado Charter School Institute: State Charter Authorizer