Charter School Program (CSP) Grant: Plan to Submit Application NCDPI Office of Charter Schools April 29, 2016

2 Overview CSP Grant Basics, Parameters Timeline Application Next Steps

3 CSP Grant Basics Up to $10 million/year over 3-5 years Sub-granted to schools (max $800K) Expanding high quality charter school options, especially for educationally disadvantaged students Funds to support NC SBE agenda

4 CSP Grant Parameters

5 Timeline April 7 CSAB Executives review plan April 11Full CSAB reviews, requests feedback from interested parties, public April 21USED releases request for applications April 29NCDPI OCS hosts Info Webinar

6 Timeline (cont’d) 4 State Board of Education briefed 6Draft 1.0 shared with Reviewers 10CSAB updated 11Draft 1.0 feedback due to OCS 16Draft 2.0 shared with Reviewers 20Draft 2.0 feedback due to OCS May

7 Timeline (cont’d) May 31Application submitted to USED Jul-Sep (?)States notified of awards Oct 1Grant period begins ~Dec 30Applications due to NCDPI OCS ~Apr-JunApplications reviewed ~July-AugAwards 2017

8 CSP Grant Proposal 85% Starting Up New Schools & Enhancing “Young” Schools Planning Year Years 1-2 of operationPlanning Year or Years 1-2 of operation Must have applied for charter (authorizing decision can be pending) “post-charter planning, devel, implementation” “Incubator-type charter grants are not allowed” Eligibility

9 CSP Grant Proposal 85% Starting Up New Schools & Enhancing “Young” Schools Eligibility Expanding opportunity to meet critical demand Serving educationally disadvantaged students –Transportation –School Nutrition –Weighted Lottery

10 CSP Grant Proposal 85% Starting Up New Schools & Enhancing “Young” Schools Allowable Uses – “Start Up Activities” “Planning and design of the educational program…professional development… initial implementation” Supplement, not supplant No construction, facilities improvement

11 CSP Grant Proposal 85% Starting Up New Schools & Enhancing “Young” Schools Allowable Uses – “Start Up Activities” Must have clear plan for how this is not supported by other state and local funds Must have clear rationale for how activities support increased likelihood of successful operation (i.e., high student achievement) Must engage with Dissemination School partners

12 CSP Grant Proposal 10% Dissemination Schools with at least 3 years of demonstrated excellence Create programs for supporting new schools or young schools 2-year grants (possible yr 3 for evaluation)

Administration 13 CSP Grant Proposal NCDPI positions & operating funds –Application/selection process –Marketing, Funding/Accounting, Technical Assistance, Monitoring, Reporting –Indirect Cost Contract for Independent Program Evaluation? 5%

14 Next Steps  OCS and CSAB Chair’s interns draft documents  Charter Schools stakeholders submit questions, feedback  Reviewers  Reviewers give feedback on drafts  CSAB reviews and SBE approves