Starting a Charter School

2013 CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION - Request for Proposals to Establish Charter Schools Authorized by the Board of Regents

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2013 Charter School Application

2013 Formal Round 2 Due Dates

Letter of Intent Due Date - September 4, 2013 5:00 p.m.

Full Application Due Date - September 18, 2013 5:00 p.m.

Request for Proposals to Establish Charter Schools Authorized by the Board of Regents - 2013 Charter School Application - FINAL (568 KB)
NYSED 2012 Charter School Budget Templates (252 KB)
School Trustee Background Information Sheet (50 KB) (86 KB)
2013 New Charter School Application Submission Directions (25 KB)

2013 New Charter School Application - Frequently Asked Questions

(138 KB) This Document will be updated regularly. Please address any additional questions to charterschools@mail.nysed.gov

2013 Round 1 Applicant Questions and Answers - Feb. 26, 2013 (33KB)

NYSED Charter School Office invites members of the public to comment on 2013 Round 1 new charter school Full Applications, currently under review by NYSED. Comments will be accepted and considered throughout the review process, until one week prior to Board of Regents action on the applications in December 2013. Comments may be submitted by email to charterschools@mail.nysed.gov or by paper mail to: NYSED Charter School Office, EBA 465, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12234. Questions may be addressed to Susan Megna, New Schools Coordinator at smegna@mail.nysed.gov or 518-474-1762.

2013 Preliminary Review/Approval Round 1-18 Full Applications Accepted For Review

Eighteen Round 1 Full Applications were accepted for review panel evaluation. The review process will continue through May, culminating in capacity interviews with founding groups and initial boards of trustees of proposed schools that meet required criteria. New charter schools that are approved through this process will come to the Board of Regents for consideration in November or December 2013. Schools that are issued charters will begin to serve students in the 2014-2015 school year.

New Charter School Full Applications Under Review

Summary of Applications Received in Response to 2013 RFP: Preliminary Review/Approval, Round 1 (2 MB)

27 Letters of Intent invited to submit Full Applications in 2013 Preliminary Review/Approval Round 1

Of a total 49 submitted Letters of Intent, 27 were accepted and invited to move to the Full Application phase of the process. Of the accepted Letters of Intent, 20 schools are proposed for New York City and others are proposed for Yonkers, Buffalo, East Ramapo CSD, Florida Union Free School District, Peekskill City School District, and Rochester.

Summary of Letters of Intent Received in Response to 2013 RFP: Preliminary Review/Approval, Round 1 (61 KB)

Full applications are due to the NYSED Charter School Office on March 15, 2013. New charter schools that are approved through this process will come to the Board of Regents in November or December 2013, for school launch in 2014.

Call for Volunteer Reviewers (20 KB)

Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form    (71 KB)      (47 KB)

Confidentiality Agreement    (48 KB)      (24 KB)

Peer Reviewers Questionnaire   (50 KB)      (40 KB)