Summary The District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) announces an opportunity for the public to comment on the proposed Charter Agreement Amendment Petition Submission...

Summary The District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) announces an opportunity for the public to submit comment on the COVID-19 Impact Policy. This revision describes the...

The purpose and intent of this policy is to implement the Expanding Equitable Access to Schools Amendment Act of 2020, that seeks to give greater access to at risk students and their families to the schools they want to attend, and ensuring  those schools are prepared to serve higher numbers of at risk students. Beginning in School Year SY 2022-23, DC public charter schools will offer an admission preference to students who are at risk, with prior approval from DC PCSB.  The preferenceͪ shall remain in effect for five years and may be renewed an unlimited number of times, each time for an additional five-year period. This policy outlines the process and baseline criteria DC PCSB will use to approve schools to offer the equitable access preference, as well as the standards for renewing the preference. This policy also outlines how schools approved for the preference may seek approval from DC PCSB to discontinue the preference, should it choose.

Listed below are the 2021 high school and adult public charter school graduation ceremonies. DC PCSB is still receiving information from schools and will update this list as information becomes available.

Please register for the Board Meeting Zoom Webinar at the below registration link. Due to enhanced security features, participants will need a Zoom account to receive access to either a Zoom link or a dial-in number.

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Summary The District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) announces an opportunity for the public to comment on a request from KIPP DC Public Charter School (PCS) to amend its...

Testimony of Dr. Michelle Walker-Davis, Executive Director and Rick Cruz, Board Chair at FY2022 Budget Oversight Hearing Committee of the Whole.

June 8, 2021

Pursuant to § 38-1802.04(c)(10) of the School Reform Act (SRA) and charter schools’ charter agreements, a public charter school must submit a petition to the DC Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) to amend its charter agreement. This policy reaffirms and establishes petition submission expectations for a school seeking revisions to its charter agreement.

Summary The District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (DC PCSB) announces an opportunity for the public to comment on a request from AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter...