Mergers and Acquisitions Policy

The District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) announces an opportunity for the public to submit comment on the newly proposed Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Policy. As population forecasts for school-age children decline and city conditions change,  DC PCSB must create the policies for thoughtful charter sector planning. This policy for mergers and acquisitions offers a set of pathways to support the sector’s sustainability, efficiency, and quality. The policy aims to: 1) define mergers and acquisitions, set guiding principles to drive its evaluation of sector planning-related requests, and 3) establish minimum eligibility criteria and a review process for three policy pathways: mergers, standard acquisitions, and emergency acquisitions.