Charter School Start-Up Summary, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona

This presentation summarizes the start-up of the Sonoran Science Academy charter school on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. Base Deputy Civil Engineer Michael Toriello delivered the presentation at the 2011 National Charter Schools Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of a panel about charter schools on military bases. The presentation covers the conditions that drove interest in starting a charter school, facility planning, selection of a school developer, communication and outcomes.