Charter School Office

Mission Statement

The mission of the New York State Education Department Charter School Office is to create and sustain excellent educational options for New York State families on behalf of the Board of Regents through high quality charter school authorizing, fair and transparent oversight of all charter schools, and the dissemination of innovative school designs and practices.

2011-2016 NYSED Charter School Office Strategic Plan    

NYSED Performance Framework for Regents-Authorized charter schools PDF document  (392 KB)  

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Charter School Office Recent News

  • 3/21/13 - Audit Guide Training:  Audit Guide training will be held Wednesday May 22nd in Brooklyn and a webinar will be held on Thursday May 30th.  Along with detailed sessions on the Audit Guide, two sessions will be held for school business leaders as follows:

    • Operation Systems (May 22nd in Brooklyn)
    • Allowability and Grants Management Compliance ( May 30th webinar).
    For details on these sessions as well as to register please open the following link:   http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/susan-dufour/audit-guide-training/   The Audit Guide is being updated based on public comments received by March 11, 2013.  A copy of the Audit Guide will be posted shortly.  
  • 2/5/13 - 2013-2016 Charter School Dissemination Grant Program

Other Recent Information:

  • The Technology Readiness Tool

    The New York State Education Department (NYSED) have set a course to prepare for a transition to computer-based testing. New York State is using the Technology Readiness Tool (www.techreadiness.net) to prepare for computer-based testing. Nonpublic and charter schools are encouraged to participate in the Technology Readiness Tool by providing a point of contact to NYSED at edtech@mail.nysed.gov. When you provide a point of contact for your school's use of the Technology Readiness Tool, s/he will receive an auto-generated welcome message to get started with the Technology Readiness Tool. A recommended point person could be your school's technology or data director/coordinator. Attached please find information regarding New York's use of the Technology Readiness Tool intended for your school's technology or data director/coordinator. If you have any questions about the Technology Readiness Tool, please send them to edtech@mail.nysed.gov. For information about the transition to computer-based testing, please refer to NYSED's computer-based testing web page at: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/technology/ComputerBasedTesting.html.

Disclaimer: References or links on this web site to any specific external or commercial products, processes, or services, or the use of any trade, firm or corporation name is for the information and convenience of the public, and does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by the New York State Education Department.

Last Updated: May 15, 2013