{"id":832,"date":"2017-07-27T11:26:26","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T15:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.philasd.org\/charterschools\/?page_id=832"},"modified":"2025-06-09T15:17:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T19:17:22","slug":"global-leadership-academy-charter-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/charterschools\/old\/global-leadership-academy-charter-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Leadership Academy Charter School"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mission<\/h2>\n<p><em>&#8220;Global Academies Charter School (GACS) is a Kindergarten through eighth grade school with three wonderful small learning communities located in West Philadelphia. GACS is a holistic teaching and learning environment. Our goal is to provide a solid educational program through global studies and leadership in an effort to develop future leaders of the world.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<ul id=\"listmenu\"><li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic flaticon flaticon-high-school\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/applyphillycharter.org\/\">Apply Philly Charter Participant<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>This school accepts applications through Apply Philly Charter only<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic flaticon flaticon-apple\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\tCity-Wide Enrollment\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>School enrolls from across Philadelphia<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic flaticon flaticon-alarm-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t\u200bJanuary 27, 2026\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Application Deadline<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic flaticon flaticon-family-room\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\tK-8\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Grades Served<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Reports<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Annual Charter Evaluation (ACE)<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Developed annually by the Charter Schools Office (CSO) for all Philadelphia brick-and-mortar charter schools (except those up for renewal), these reports provide information on three main areas of charter school performance: academic success, organizational compliance and viability, and financial health and sustainability.<br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1LQ4BFY5xZ--8hdFNyFsnhcoGmMnENJnY\/view?usp=sharing\">2024<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1D5HSBRTRztDUSXX63VbQcm6ACmflNpLe\/view?usp=sharing\">2023 (Renewal)<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/11TTJo3sKYv3-DaC_KR87WxiHFCg-Rz75\/view?usp=sharing\">2022<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1xryoGtRVWJD-qrq8uKb5-ZBRuCB8v2_P\/view?usp=sharing\">2021<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1SyijBow6b8T0_Aj1HdhWYaJYxXV5Daod\/view?usp=sharing\">2020<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Vs7pJm1CMPDN5d3O2Qxo7ZKF8568LN6h\/view?usp=sharing\">2019<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1sRzc-QgZO_somkGpD40P7VrnW1oXZV_v\/view?usp=sharing\">2018 (Renewal)<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Zbsb0OMQ4edFpnVXbEqf5eQ5ZdWqBjCD\/view\">2017<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/a\/philasd.org\/file\/d\/0B5FphNXQtP4Femx1cWtYVHBNYVU\/view?usp=drivesdk\">2016<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/a\/philasd.org\/file\/d\/0B5FphNXQtP4FdmhGamJzTUo4MTQ\/view?usp=drivesdk\">2015<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Annual Independent Financial Audits<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Financial audits are produced annually by independent auditors for all charter schools in Pennsylvania. All charter schools are required to have an independent financial audit completed every year. Charter school fiscal years (FY) span from July 1 to June 30th. For example, FY24 is July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024.<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1CnBnuXLzMPKTRNyEHBiZJzt7nmIXlHdf\/view\">FY24<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philasd.org\/charterschools\/financial-audits-archive\/\"><strong>Click here to access reports from prior years<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Future Ready PA Index<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Developed annually by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), these reports provide an overview of student academic performance in every Pennsylvania public school, including traditional District schools, charter schools, cyber charter schools, and career and technology centers.\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/futurereadypa.org\/Performance\/242107177206029057073221254197167023140125121137\/128250226004235007026134146226169149096075025209051037213003224079128002137149237193052071096110\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Timeline<\/h2>\n<ul id=\"listmenu\"><li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t2000\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Initial Charter<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t2004\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Charter Renewed<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t2009\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Charter Renewed<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0B9-e74yXqKs0bm1KTVFmdkJqQkE\">2014<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Charter Renewed<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>5<\/span><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1sRzc-QgZO_somkGpD40P7VrnW1oXZV_v\/view\">2019<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Charter Renewed<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>6<\/span><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Tu0NgIgvN4pzyOukFUATNE9hRszQ3AmY\/view?usp=sharing\">2024<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Charter Renewed<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<li><div class=\"icon\">\n\n\t<div class=\"icon-graphic default\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>7<\/span><\/div>\n\t<h3>\n\n\t2029\n\t<\/h3>\n\n\t<p>Next Renewal Review<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission &#8220;Global Academies Charter School (GACS) is a Kindergarten through eighth grade school with three wonderful small learning communities located in West Philadelphia. 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