Monroe City School Board 2023-2024 District Charter School Application Process
for Schools Opening in the 2024-2025 School Year or Beyond
Forms and Information Needed for Submission of a Type 1 or Type 3 Charter School Proposal

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