April 2024 CSRB Highlights

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Charter Schools Review Board Highlights

 

April 8, 2024

CSRB Basics

  • CSRB meetings are streamed live every month on the DPI Youtube page. 
  • Meeting agendas are posted to Eboard approximately a week prior to each meeting. 
  • The next regularly scheduled CSRB meeting is May 6th and will be virtual. 
  • CSRB member lists, previous minutes, and other information is housed on the OCS web page. 

April Charter School Renewal Votes

 

CSRB voted to renew Movement Eastland's charter agreement for

5-years beginning July 1, 2024.

 

The renewal vote for Children's Village Academy was moved to the May 6th CSRB meeting. 

2023 Annual Report: 

  • Ms. Ashley Baquero shared the Office of Charter School's 2023 Annual Report. 
  • CSRB approved the report with amendments to the Renewals section.
  • This report will now go before the State Board of Education (SBE) during their May meeting. 
CSRB

Other Business:

  • Ms. Nicky Niewinski, OCS Consultant, introduced six (6) charter school application amendments as required by G.S. 115C-218.7. GO BIG and Nalanda Academy's second delay amendments were approved. They are now scheduled to open Fall 2025. Quality Education's mission statement was approved. Valor Prep's request to increase enrollment beyond the allowable 20% due to LP status was approved.  Lakeside Charter Academy's request to increase enrollment beyond the allowable 20% due to LP status was denied. Millennium Charter Academy's mission statement request was postponed to the May 6th CSRB meeting. 
  • Dr. Natasha Norins provided an update on facilities and enrollment for schools currently in the Ready to Open process.

For questions regarding meeting logistics and agenda, please contact nicole.niewinski@dpi.nc.gov. If your board/school has an innovative or exciting program you'd like to showcase, let us know! We are always happy to have schools present to the board.