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Mergers and Acquisitions Policy
Due Date: November 17, 2025
Vote Date: December 8, 2025
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.
Related Files
OPC Notice (PDF, 75 KB)
M&A Policy Proposal (PDF, 82 KB)
M&A Policy Draft (PDF, 219 KB)
Bellwether’s Summary of M&A Findings (PDF, 157 KB)
LEA Input for M&A Policy (PDF, 157 KB)