Application Kit

How to Apply to open a NYS Charter School

 

SUNY Receives 13 New School Applications
for its Winter 2010 Application Cycle
   
 
Overview
Application Timeline
Application Kit
Application Resources
 
   

 

Thanks to everyone who submitted a new school application; we appreciate the time and effort that you have already invested in this process.  Please see the Application Timeline section of the website for information about next steps.

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                           Download the 6th edition of the Institute's

                                     Application Kit in its Entirety Today!

The Institute's Charter School Application Kit (6th Edition) is to be used by all those interested in applying to the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York to open a charter school.  (Download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat™ to use this interactive .pdf file.)

New! 12/11/09

The Institute has revised the templates that applicants should use to submit school budget information. Please click here to download the new versions. These templates replace those currently appearing in the Institute's Charter School Application Kit (6th edition), Appendix F.  For those intending to submit applications as part of the Winter 2010 cycle, the use of these templates is highly recommended.  The templates will become the standard beginning with the next edition of the Application Kit, to be released in 2010.

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10/9/09: New Resource for Applicants

The Charter Schools Institute hosted an informational teleconference for individuals/groups that are considering developing and submitting an application to the State University of New York Board of Trustees to establish a new charter school.  Listen to a Recording of the 10/9/09 Teleconference Here!

In addition to appearing in the above interactive .pdf file, quick links to the Application Kit's Appendices appear below for your convenience:

Appendix A:

New York Charter Schools Act of 1998 revised to include
most recent changes;


Appendix B:

Updated SUNY Curriculum Framework Template;


Appendix C:

SUNY Accountability Plan Guidelines;


Appendix D:

SUNY Charter Renewal Benchmarks;

Appendix E:

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

Appendix F:

Start-Up Budgets and Cash Flows;

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

Appendix H:

Federal Charter Schools Program (CSP) Planning and Implementation
Grant Application

Appendix I:
A Model Initial Charter

  
  • A comprehensive public list of all new school applications received by the Charter Schools Institute, on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York is updated regularly. 

Winter 2010:  Public List

Summer 2009: Public List

Winter 2009: Public List

Summer 2008: Public List
Winter 2008:  Public List  

Summer 2007: Public List