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TEA
is announcing the availability of grant funds for the 2018–2020 Charter School
Program High-Quality Replication. Request for Application (RFA) #701-18-110 is authorized
by Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Public Law 114-95, Title IV, Part C –
Expanding Opportunity Through Quality Charter Schools; Texas Education Code
(TEC), Chapter 12; and Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 100, Subchapter
AA. The RFA is available on the TEA Grant
Opportunities Page.
Eligibility
Eligible
applicants include charter schools that meet the federal definition of a
charter school, that have never been awarded federal funds from the United
States Department of Education (USDE) under this program for this purpose, and
are one of the following:
- An open-enrollment charter school designated by the commissioner of
education, for the 2018–2019 school year, as a high-quality campus. Charters
submitting an application for a High-Quality Campus
Designation for the 2018–2019 school year are considered
eligible to apply for the grant. However, the commissioner must designate the
campus as a high-quality campus prior to the charter receiving grant funding,
if awarded.
- A campus charter school authorized by
the local board of trustees pursuant to TEC, Chapter 12, Subchapter C, on or
before April 13, 2018, that is designed to replicate a new high-quality charter
school campus, based on the educational model of an existing high-quality
charter school, and that submits all required documentation as stated in this
RFA. A campus charter school must apply through its public school district and
the application must be signed by the district’s superintendent or the
appropriate designee.
Grant Period
- June
4, 2018 to through July 31, 2020
Funding
- A
total of approximately $16,043,297 is available for this grant program.
- It
is anticipated that approximately 35 grants will be awarded.
- Grant
awards are expected to range from $400,000 to $600,000.
Description
The Texas Charter
Schools Program seeks to support the growth of high-quality charter schools in
Texas, especially those focused on improving academic outcomes for
educationally disadvantaged students. This will be achieved through
administering the 2018–2020 Charter School Program High-Quality Replication grant
program to assist eligible applicants in opening and preparing for the
operation of replicated high-quality schools.
Application Deadline
Applications must be
received by the Texas Education Agency by 5:00 p.m. (Central Time), April 17,
2018, to be considered for funding.
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