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The Northwest Georgia Charter Academy, a Free public charter school,  tuition-free option for K-12 students who reside in Floyd and Polk counties. NWGA Charter Academy will serve K-5 students in August 2026 and will add grades 6-12 beginning in fall 2027. The founding board is receiving  support from the Georgia Charter Schools Association and a team of charter school consultants. The NW GA Charter Academy Governing Board is partnering with Pataula Charter Academy - a successful charter school in southwest Georgia. The NW GA Charter Academy academic model, policies and procedures will be based on Pataula’s model with adjustments to fit the specific needs of the Floyd and Rome communities. The interdisciplinary, hands-on, project-based model has yielded above-average academic student outcomes for Pataula students. In addition to academic outcomes, the model encourages critical thinking, respect for self and others, responsibility and commitment to community service. During the fall of 2024, the founding group will seek input from the community to ensure that the model meets the needs of the Floyd and Rome communities. Applications for authorization (funding) were concurrently submitted to the State Charter School Commission (SCSC) of Georgia and to a local school district in early 2025; authorization was granted by the State Charter School Commission of Georgia (SCSC) in July 2025. The founding board and school superintendent will work with GCSA and others to plan for the school opening.