1/19/12

SUNY Receives Letters of Intent to Respond to its January 2012 RFP; 28 New
Charter Schools Proposed

Institute staff will review letters of intent and community outreach evidence to determine if both meet the basic requirements set forth in Part VII of the January 2012 SUNY RFP and, where applicable, additional replication and/or partnership requirements. All lead applicants will receive formal correspondence via e-mail and post next week concerning the status of their letter. 

All those submitting satisfacotry letters of intent will be invited to submit a complete proposal due February 29, 2012:

• Completed proposals are due to the Institute’s Albany office at: 41 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 by 12:00 p.m.

• NOTE: If a school intends to contract for management services with a CMO (or if directed by the Institute for proposed partner organizations), the CMO or organization must also provide a Business Plan as described in Appendix A and submit it to the Institute’s Albany office along with the completed proposal by the date and time listed above.

1/3/12

The Institute is pleased to post the final version of the January 2012 SUNY Request for Proposals to Establish New York Charter Schools.  For the first time, SUNY has provided guidance for each request in a separate Guidance Handbook. All applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Handbook as they respond to the RFP.

• January 2012 SUNY RFP

• Guidance Handbook for the January 2012 SUNY RFP
  * revised 1/30/12 to correct a sequence error in Request No. 3

The resource documents below are compiled from other areas of the Institute website for the convenience of applicants and provide vital information for responding to this RFP; from the Excel versions of the required budget templates to the SUNY RFI form for proposed board members.

• January 2012  RFP Resources:

• Start-Up Budgets and Cash Flows (updated 1-12)

• Crosswalk between between the January 2011 RFP and the January 2012 RFP

• For Applicants Proposing Charter Schools in NYC (updated 1-12)

• Sample Program Summary Documents

• SUNY Accountability Plan Guidelines

• SUNY Charter Renewal Benchmarks

• SUNY Enrollment Targets (updated 1-12)

• Updated SUNY Request for Information From Prospective
  Charter School Board Members (RFI Form)

• "Questions and Answers Regarding the Financing of Charter Schools," a document prepared by the New York State Education Department

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SUNY Releases Summary of Public Comments Received on its Draft January 2012 SUNY RFP - 1/3/12

The Institute published a summary of all comments received in response to the DRAFT RFP, thanking all for their thoughtful input.  Included in the summary is detail on the Institute's response to the comments and whether or not the RFP was modified as a result.

Public Meeting Locations Announced to Accept Comments on Jan. 2012 DRAFT RFP - 12/1/11

The Institute will accept public comments on its Draft RFP through 5 p.m. on
December 12, 2012 in one of three ways: via email to: charters@suny.edu;via mail to: SUNY Charter Schools Institute, 41 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, New York 12207; and

in person, at a public meeting on Wednesday, December 7th from 4 to 6 p.m. with video locations in: 1) Albany: SUNY Plaza, Room N-102, Broadway, Albany, NY; New York City: SUNY College of Optometry, 33 West 42nd Street, between 5th and 6th, New York, NY, 12th floor, Room 1223; and 3) Buffalo: SUNY University at Buffalo, Bell 340c, Flint Entrance.

SUNY Releases its DRAFT January 2012 Request for Proposals to Establish New York

State Charter Schools for Public Comment - 11/22/11

• As you may know, the May 2010 amendments to the Charter Schools Act of 1998 require New York's charter authorizers to now accept applications to establish new charter schools by way of a Request for Proposal process. The statute mandates that a draft RFP be issued and public comments sought prior to issuing the RFP in final on January 1, 2012 (effectively January 3 as the 1st falls on a holiday).

• Download the DRAFT January 2012  Request for Proposals to Establish New York State Charter Schools

• We welcome your comments. Also, please feel free to share the draft document broadly and/or to post the electronic version on your website. The Institute will accept comments via email to: charters@suny.edu and via mail to: SUNY Charter Schools Institute, 41 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, New York 12207, through 5 p.m. on December 12, 2012. The Institute will also host a meeting via video-conference with locations in Albany, New York City and Buffalo to solicit verbal comments during that comment period. Details about the meeting locations will be posted on this webpage above shortly.

SUNY Issues FINAL January 2011 RFP to Establish NYS Charter Schools (1/22/11)

The SUNY Charter Schools Institute issued today (1/12/11 ) the final January 2011 SUNY Request for Proposals to Establish New York State Charter Schools (RFP) on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York. Today's release follows the issuance of a draft RFP and a related public comment period as required by the May 2010 amendments to the Charter Schools Act. 

• Click here to download the FINAL January 2011 Request for Proposals to Establish New York State Charter Schools 
• NEW: See below for two updates to the RFP Resources (Added 1-12-11)
• Click here to download a Summary of Public Comments received on the draft version of this RFP and SUNY's responses to those comments.
• 2/28/11: SUNY Receives 23 New School Proposals
• DRAFT January 2011 Request for Proposals to Establish New York State Charter Schools   (posted 11-16-10)

Special Call for Applications (2007 Charters) - 6/27/11

• SUNY Releases June 2011 Special Call for Applications to Establish NYS Charter Schools (6/27/11).  The SUNY Charter Schools Institute, on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York, today issued a special, limited, call for new charter school applications. Specifically, the SUNY Trustees are seeking applicants for the six remaining charters allocated to SUNY as part of the 2007 amendments to the New York Charter Schools Act.
• Attention Prospective New School Applicants (6/20/11):  SUNY will issue a special, limited, call for new charter school applications at the end of June/beginning of July for proposed schools outside of New York City. Please see the June 2011 memorandum from Institute Interim Executive Director Susan Miller Barker for details.

SUNY August 2010 RFP

• SUNY Receives Eight Proposals for New Charter Schools in Response to its August 2010 RFP - 8-16-10
• SUNY Releases Final RFP to Establish NYS Charter Schools - 8-2-10. Note:  The window to submit RFP responses has now closed. The next RFP will be issued on January 1, 2011.   
• SUNY Releases All Comments Received on its Draft RFP and Notes Institute's Discussion and Response - 8-2-10  
• 7/23/10: The SUNY Charter Schools Institute has Closed the Public Comment Period on the: DRAFT Request for Proposals to Establish New York State Charter Schools