"It is heartwarming to know that you were willing to take a chance on a 'bunch of idealistic parents and administrators' and help them create the school of their dreams. We can never thank you enough for your confidence in our dream and us."

- Sharon Malone, M.Ed
Principal and Board Member
Adams Traditional Academy

Featured Projects

CSDC has helped to create innovative and accountable public charter schools by assisting those schools with their facility needs:

International Spanish Language Academy, Minnetonka, MN
Turnkey Development Project: Adaptive reuse of a former office building into a state-of-the-art elementary school offering both a Spanish immersion and International Baccalaureate Program curriculum. Total project cost was $4.6 million

Aurora Expeditionary Learning (AXL) , Aurora, CO
Mountain West Charter Schools Fund Project: Direct financing of tenant improvements resulting in more classroom space and expanded enrollment. Total loan amount: $875,000

Adams Traditional Academy, Phoenix, AZ
Turnkey Development Project: Build-out of a shell industrial space into a 500-plus student elementary school offering a Core Knowledge curriculum with emphasis on the principles of America's founding fathers.  Total project cost was $6.3 million; an expansion into a middle school and pre-school on a recently optioned adjacent parcel is planned for fall 2012.

New Vision Charter School, Loveland, CO
Building Block Fund Project: A collaborative partnership between a charter school and Boys and Girls club, enabled by CSDC's credit enhancement, for new construction of a multi-million dollar, multipurpose facility. CSDC Lease Guaranty: $500,000.

Paramount School of Excellence, Indianapolis, IN
Turnkey Development Project: Renovation with addition, transforming a 50-year-old building, in 4 1/2 months, into a green, non-traditional urban elementary learning space. Total project cost: $5 million

Piedmont Community Charter School, Gastonia, NC
Turnkey Development Project: Total gut renovation of 45,000 square feet, from abandoned grocery store to vibrant college preparatory school, in 7 months. Total project cost: $5,000,000

New Market Tax Credit Schools

• Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School, Adams, MA
• Challenge Foundation Academy, Indianapolis, IN
• Oakland School of the Arts, Oakland, CA
• Pikes Peak Prep, Colorado Springs, C0
• Thurgood Marshall Academy, Washington, DC