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Charter Public Schools

Our Mission: To provide quality support to charter public schools and their stakeholders through timely and accurate oversight and monitoring of charter public school grants, programs and related initiatives.

Questions regarding Charter Public Schools can be directed to Public School Academies (PSA) Unit
staff at 517-373-4631.

PSA Unit Telephone Triage PDF icon PSA Unit staff with designated areas of responsibilities
Public School Academies FAQ PDF icon
PSA Unit Performance Metrics
PSA Unit Calendar of Events
Public School Academy Request for Technical Assistance DOC icon

• Public School Academy Updates PDF icon Listing of recent openings, closings and status changes

• Directories and Lists Current Public School Academies, Recent Updates, Closed Academies, Academies by Authorizer, Search Tools

• PSA Reports Includes legislative reports, charter school profiles, Authorizer reports and other reports relating to Public School Academies.

• Resources for Operating Schools Links to support within Michigan Department of Education. School Report Cards, Free and Reduced Counts, MEGS, CMS, and more

• Transparency Requirements PDF icon Memo to Public School Academies reguarding transparency requirements

• Ensuring Timely Access to Federal Funds PDF icon Timelines related to written notice and funding for new or significantly expanding Public School Academies

• Webinar Archives This link provides descriptions of past technical assistance webinars as well as viewing access


Charter School Developer Information

• CSP Grant Informational Meetings PDF icon Learn more about the Charter School Program (CSP) Planning, Dissemination and Implementation Grants. Next informational session is scheduled for January 23, 2013 at Wayne RESA.

• So You Want To Start A Charter School Info Session PowerPoint

• Resources for Developers Information and links for groups wishing to apply for Planning grant funds

• 2011 Schools of Excellence Application Process and Informational PowerPoint


Grant Funds

• Charter School Program Grant Applications Planning (new process), replication & expansion (new process), dissemination and implementation grant announcements and applications

• Helpful Tools for Grantees New grantee orientation PowerPoint and PDF files, sample budget and management plan pages, templates, access to MEGs and CMS, and more


Charter School Authorizers and Vendors

• New Schools of Excellence Application Process for Authorizers PDF icon For authorizers wishing to designate a newly chartered school as a School of Excellence

• New School of Excellence Authorizer Interview Checklist PDF icon MDE's checklist for recommending Schools of Excellence status to new charter schools during the Phase II development team interview

• PSA Authorizer's Handbook PDF icon A guiding framework for district-level decision-making related to common opportunities, challenges, and concerns shared by charter authorizers

• Contract Checklist (effective date 3/28/2013) DOC icon MDE's guiding standards for approval of contracts for charter public schools. Legislative references are included for each checklist item (effective 3/28/2013)

• Wind-up & Dissolution Procedures PDF icon


Laws and Regulations

• Restart Model PDF icon Slides from a webinar by the Center on Innovation & Improvement explaining the federal restart model

• EDGAR PDF icon Education Department General Administrative Regulations

• 2011 Federal Non Regulatory Guidance PDF icon Clarification from United States Education Department regarding eligibility, allowable expenditures, and other administrative rules for the Charter School Program Grant

• Revised School Code Section 6A Public School Academies

• Revised School Code Section 6E Schools of Excellence

• Revised School Code Section 380.1311b Strict Discipline Academies

• State School Aid Act of 1979

• Subgrantee Monitoring, Authorizer Monitoring, and Charter Closures


Organizations

• USDOE Charter Schools Office

• Michigan Association of Public School Academies (MAPSA)

• Michigan Association of Charter School Boards (MACSB)

• National Charter Schools Institute

• The Center for Education Reform

• The Education Policy Center at Michigan State University




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