I     Charter School Application

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Applicants should complete the 2023-2024 Common Charter School Application found here. 

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Applicants should complete the appropriate application based on whether or not they are a New Charter Operator, an Experienced Charter Operator, or an applicant proposing to open a Virtual Charter School.

 

II.     Charter School Process Schedule

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• September 5, 2023: Deadline for which local school boards must post application materials to their websites.
   

• October 27, 2023: Charter Applicants are due to districts.
  Applicants should email all application components to brent.vidrine@mcschools.net.
   

• January 19, 2024: Deadline for districts to consider charter applications. If a district has not made a decision about a charter application by this point, that applicant group is eligible to appeal to BESE.
   

• February 1, 2024: Report any charter entered into; the number of schools chartered; the status of those schools, and any recommendations relating to the charter RFA process to charters@la.gov.
   

III.    Charter Application Review Process

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All charter applications will be reviewed by an independent evaluator with educational, organizational, legal, and financial expertise.  Applicants will have the opportunity to provide the evaluator with a written response to the independent evaluation of their charter application before the evaluator provides a final recommendation to Monroe City School Board.

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IV.    Charter School Contact Information

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Individuals or organizations with questions about the district's charter application process should contact:

Dr. Brent Vidrine, Superintendent
brent.vidrine@mcschools.net

(318) 325-0601

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Posted August 28, 2023