New Charter School Application

New Charter School Application Process

• Mandatory Training to Open a Charter School (PDF)
  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.

• Timeline for 2009-2010 (PDF)
  Proposed Timeline for 2009-2010 Schools

• Intent to Apply (MSWord)
  Applicants for charters must submit an Intent to Apply document to State Charter School Board

• Application for Re-Chartering from a District to the State Charter School Board - (MS Word)
  Application providing information requested from a district charter school applying for re-chartering under the State Charter School Board.

• Charter Conversion Documents - (MS Word)
  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 - PDF Document
  This agreement is signed after the charter application receives final approval from the State Board

Helpful Links

• Creating New Schools: The Strategic Management of Charter Schools - PDF Document
  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.

• Governing Board Information

Amendment Process

• Amendment Request (MsWord)

• Amendment Request for Grade Configuration Change (MsWord)

• Amendment Request for Waiver from State Board Rule (MsWord)

• Amendment Request for Satellite Schools (MsWord)

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This site last update May 12, 2008