Charter Schools Advisory Board (CSAB) January Meeting
The North Carolina Charter Schools Advisory Board met January 13th at the NC Department of Public Instruction State Board Room.
Meeting agendas are available on the State Board of Education’s website under the Meetings tab. There you can also find presentation materials for each agenda item, where applicable.
The NC Charter Schools Advisory Board meetings are live-streamed and available on the NCDPI YouTube Channel.
Questions regarding this meeting should be directed to NCDPI Communications at 919-807-3450.
2019 Charter School Applications
The Charter Schools Advisory Board began reviewing the 2019 Charter School Applications at its September meeting. A total of nineteen applications were submitted, five Fast-Track/Accelerations (to open in Fall 2020) and fourteen Traditional timeline applications (to open in Fall 2021).
The CSAB completed all full interviews at its January meeting. A total of six traditional timeline applicants are being recommended for approval to the State Board of Education (SBE). The SBE will discuss these applications in February and vote in March. Those schools approved by the SBE will move into the Ready to Open process.
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January Presentations
In addition to interviews, the CSAB heard presentations from Northeast Academy for Aerospace and Advanced Technologies, Tillery Charter Academy, Monroe Charter Academy, BLUE GREEN Academy, and NC Cyber Academy.
Amendments
The CSAB recommended approval of two amendment requests: Alamance Community School’s mission statement revision and Charlotte Lab School’s High School Expansion. Those recommendations will be forwarded to the SBE for consideration.
Upcoming CSAB Meeting
February 10, 2020
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Twitter!
OCS hopes to raise awareness and promote positive news about our charter schools through this social media initiative. In addition, this will serve as another communication tool for the office. Find us at @NCCharterOffice.
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