Director: Ted Anderson
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Board: 9-member board includes parents, teachers and community members

Founded: 2005 with Kindergarten and Grade 1; fully expanded to K-8 in 2012-2013

Annual Budget: $7,350,000
Revenues and Expenditures Budget for FY 2012 and FY 2013

School Hours:

• 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM (Mon-Fri)

Number of Students: 600 students

Number of Instructors: 40 teachers, 18 educational support personnel and  app. 15 native-German interns; 81% of teaching and/or full-time staff are fluent in German

Student Ethnicity: Asian/Pacific Islander 2.1%,  American Indian/Alaskan Native 0%, Black/African-American 2.2%, Hispanic 1.4%, White 86.7%,  
Two or more races 7.7%.

Eligible for free/reduced lunch: 8%

Afterschool Activities: A variety including sports, music, drama, chess, woodworking and art. See Afterschool Activities for more information

Lunches: Nutritional hot lunches provided by Lancer Catering. See the Food Service page for more information.

PTO: TCGIS has a strong and active Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). In addition to fundraising, the PTO supports individual classrooms and school-wide initiatives, and continually provides opportunities for parents to engage with the school community.

​Transportation: TCGIS continues to offers school bus service for 2020-2021. Hub pick up spots are available throughout the Twin Cities.

Authorizer:  St. Thomas University the authorizer organization of TCGIS.  Charter schools must have an authorizer.  Charter school authorizers do not manage or operate the schools, but are responsible for monitoring the Board’s oversight of the school.   View the Charter Contract