The Charter School Application Timeline

[Diane Morris]

From http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charterschools/applications/

CHARTER APPLICATION TIMELINE PROCESS

For schools to open in Fall 2014

January 4, 2013	Letter of Intent (LOI) – required for filing an application. A LOI must be supplied to the State by the 12 noon deadline even if an applicant seeks preliminary approval by an LEA.
March 1, 2013	Application due – if an applicant decides to seek preliminary approval from an LEA, the preliminary approval should be granted by the LEA in such a timeframe thereby allowing the application to be submitted to the State ahead of this established deadline.
March 8, 2013	A copy of the application due to the Local Education Agency in which the proposed charter school will reside in. Applicant must provide evidence to the Office of Charter Schools (i.e. signed letter).
January - May	Advisory Council review and interview.
June 2013	Recommendations to the State Board.
July 2013	State Board of Education preliminary approval.