DC Public Charter School Board Opens Public Comment on Charter Renewal Guidelines

For Immediate Release: June 21, 2013
 
Washington, D.C. — DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) is accepting public comment on its 2013-14 Charter Renewal Guidelines for charter schools in their 15thyear of operation that would submit a petition to continue operating.

 

The 2013-14 guidelines outline what schools should submit in their renewal petition, how PCSB will conduct the review process and a timeline for the renewal. Schools should submit renewal applications by October 18, 2013.
 
PCSB opened a public comment period June 10 and will hold a public hearing at its monthly Board meeting on June 24, at 7:00 pm at THEARC Theater, 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE. The public comment period closes July 9.
 
Click here to view the guidelines. To submit public comment, please email [email protected] . To sign up to testify at the public hearing, please contact [email protected] or call PCSB offices at (202) 328-2660 by 3p.m. the day of the hearing to be placed on the witness list and bring ten copies of your testimony to the hearing.

 

About PCSB: The DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washington, DC. PCSB currently oversees 57 public charter schools on 102 campuses serving 34,673 students living in every ward of the city. Learn more at www.dcpcsb.org .

 

 

 

 

 

About PCSB: The DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washington, DC. PCSB currently oversees 57 public charter schools on 102 campuses serving 34,673 students living in every ward of the city. Learn more at www.dcpcsb.org .

 

 

 

 

 

The 2013-14 guidelines outline what schools should submit in their renewal petition, how PCSB will conduct the review process and a timeline for the renewal. Schools should submit renewal applications by October 18, 2013.
 
PCSB opened a public comment period June 10 and will hold a public hearing at its monthly Board meeting on June 24, at 7:00 pm at THEARC Theater, 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE. The public comment period closes July 9.
 
Click here to view the guidelines. To submit public comment, please email [email protected] . To sign up to testify at the public hearing, please contact [email protected] or call PCSB offices at (202) 328-2660 by 3p.m. the day of the hearing to be placed on the witness list and bring ten copies of your testimony to the hearing.

 

About PCSB: The DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washington, DC. PCSB currently oversees 57 public charter schools on 102 campuses serving 34,673 students living in every ward of the city. Learn more at www.dcpcsb.org .

 

 

 

 

 

About PCSB: The DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) is setting a national model for creating quality public school options through its rigorous review of new charter applications and effective oversight of charter school performance that is leading the transformation of public education in Washington, DC. PCSB currently oversees 57 public charter schools on 102 campuses serving 34,673 students living in every ward of the city. Learn more at www.dcpcsb.org .