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Charter School Application Materials

Charter School Application Documents

Due Date: On or before October 1 of the year preceding the year in which the proposed public charter school plans to begin operation, the sponsor shall file applications as follows by the close of the business day:

  1. The number of hard copies required by the LEA (no more than 20) and one electronic copy of the complete application to the director of schools for the local board of education considering the charter school application
    AND
  2. One electronic copy of the complete application to the Tennessee Department of Education, Office of Charter Schools. Email or submission via online file transfer service (e.g., box.net) is preferred. But submission via CD, USB drive, or other portable media is acceptable.

The same number of copies of any updates or revisions submitted during the review process should also be submitted to the above entities.

Please note that some LEAs may have supplementary guidance for their application process.  Though we have tried to include those materials below, please contact the LEA well in advance of submitting your application for any additional guidance.

Applications for Charter School Authorization
  Necessary Documents Deadline
New Charter Schools Letter of Intentdownload Word file 60 days prior to LEA-established deadline
  2012 Applicationdownload Word file MNPS - April 1, 2012
All Others: October 1, 2012
  MNPS RFP for Charter Schoolsdownload Word file April 1, 2012
  Application Budget Cover Sheetdownload Word file October 1, 2012
  Application Budgetdownload Excel file October 1, 2012
  Budget Completion Resources
Please contact the authorizing LEA for BEP, Title I and IDEA Part B per pupil amounts to use in budgets.		  
Charter Renewal 2012 Charter Renewal Application download Word file October 1, 2012
Authorization Documents LEA Authorization - Sample Timelinesdownload pdf file and Flowcharts (April, October)  
  LEA Authorizer Sample Scoring Rubricdownload Excel file