USOE - Charter Schools - New School Application

Mandatory Training to Open a Charter School
"Curious About Starting a Charter School?" In compliance with R277-470-4, all applicants interested in opening a charter school must attend training provided by the Utah State Office of Education.
Charter School Application 2016-2017 (updated 04/24/2013)
Charter Application Budget Template
Charter Application Timeline 2016-2017
Application for Re-Chartering from a District to the State Charter School Board
Application providing information requested from a district charter school applying for re-chartering under the State Charter School Board.
Charter Conversion Documents
In compliance of 53A-1a-501.8, the State Charter School Board shall enter into a charter agreement with each school operating under a charter issued by the State Board of Education. The Charter Conversion Documents provides information needed prepare to execute this agreement. Note: If you are seeking amendments to the charter that is currently in place with the State Board of Education, please include those amendments with these documents.
Charter School Agreement (updated 02/19/2013)
This agreement is completed and signed after the charter application receives final approval from the State Board

Creating New Schools: The Strategic Management of Charter Schools
A new publication from the Annie E. Casey Foundation offers sensible guidelines for creating new schools. The author, Peter Frumkin, emphasizes that running a charter essentially is running a large organization and that requires strong strategic management skills. He outlines the major tasks to managing a charter, and the most important ways to measure and produce high performance.