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NC DPI »   Students & Families »   Alternative Choices »   Charter Schools »   Renewals

Renewals

The renewal of a charter school to continue operating in NC requires many steps in a two-year process. The process consists of a self-study, OCS school renewal visit, interviews, and Charter School Advisory Board review before recommendations are made to the State Board of Education. This section will provide you with the necessary information that renewing schools may want to consider when renewing their charter.

Per NC General Statute 115C-218.5(d) and 115C-218.6, the State Board of Education (SBE) may grant the initial charter for a period not to exceed 10 years. The State Board of Education shall renew a charter upon the request of the chartering entity for subsequent periods of 10 years, unless one of the following applies:

  1. The charter school has not provided financially sound audits for the immediately preceding three years.

  2. The charter school's student academic outcomes for the immediately preceding three years have not been comparable to the academic outcomes of the local school administrative unit in which the charter is located.

  3. The charter school is not, at the time of the request for renewal of the charter, substantially in compliance with state law, federal law, the school's own bylaws or the provisions set forth in its charter granted by the State Board of Education.

If you intend to seek renewal, you must notify the NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS) of your request and be prepared to pay the renewal fee of $500, and complete a charter renewal self-study, as described under the renewal process.

It is stated in G.S. 115C-218.6 that the original charter with the NC State Board of Education may be granted for up to ten years. It is also stated that the charter may be extended or renewed for up to ten years. Therefore, a process for exercising the renewal option is needed. The North Carolina Charter Schools Renewal Report (NCCSRR) is intended to be such a document.

The North Carolina Charter Schools Renewal Report (RR)

The NC Charter Schools Renewal Report (NCCSRR) is intended to permit the North Carolina State Board of Education (NCSBE) the time to review the information needed to evaluate the progress of the submitting charter school. The renewal process should also be one that will guide charter schools through a self-assessment that becomes an update to the original application and a “roadmap” to future improvement. Furthermore, as a public document, the NCCSRR shall be made available to federal, state, and local educators, policy makers, parents, and the community. It should be constructed with this in mind.

Twenty-seven schools were considered for renewal in 2022. CSAB made the following renewal-term recommendations to SBE. The recommendations were approved by SBE on March 2nd & 3rd, 2022.

The Charter Schools Advisory Board recommended a ten (10) year charter renewal for: 

63A The Academy of Moore County 

63B STARS Charter 

41D Phoenix Academy 

32N Research Triangle High School 

33A Northeast Carolina Prep 

58B Bear Grass 

60M Corvian Community School 

41G Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA

92T Triangle Math and Science Academy 

 

A seven (7) year renewal recommendation was made for: 

09B Emereau: Bladen

 41C Guilford Prep Academy 

41H College Preparatory and Leadership Academy

 27A Water's Edge Village School 

 

No schools were recommended for a five (5) year renewal.

 

 A three (3) year renewal recommendation was made for:

 13C A.C.E. Academy 

60K Charlotte Secondary

 32C Carter Community Charter 

96C Dillard Academy 

32T Discovery Charter School 

93A Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School

 51B Johnston Charter Academy 

61J Lakeside Charter Academy

61T Movement School

 32Q Reaching All Minds Academy 

93P Rolesville Charter Academy 

61K United Community

 

Non-Renewal Recommendations:

61U UpROAR Leadership Academy 

08A Three Rivers Academy

Renewal Cohort 2023

LEA Code School Name

00A NC Cyber

00B NC Virtual Academy 

09A Paul R Brown Leadership

13B Cabarrus Charter Academy

16B Tiller School

19C Willow Oak Montessori

23A Pinnacle Classical Academy

24B Thomas Academy (f/k/a Flemington Academy)

29A Davidson Charter Academy: CFA

32P The Institute for Developing Young Leaders

34H The NC Leadership Academy

39A Falls Lake Academy

39B Oxford Preparatory

41J Summerfield Charter Academy

41M Next Generation Academy

41N The Experiential School of Greensboro

49F Langtree Charter Academy

53B Ascend Leadership Academy of Lee County

55B West Lake Preparatory Academy

60G Queen's Grant Community

60N Aristotle Prep Academy

60P Eastside Stream/Charlotte Choice Charter

60Q Invest Collegiate - Transform

61P VERITAS Community School: CFA

61V Bonnie Cone Classical Academy

61W East Voyager Academy of Charlotte

61X Jackson Day School Mountain Island Day School

63C Moore Montessori Community School

64A Rocky Mount Preparatory

65C Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington f/k/a Douglass Academy

65D Island Montessori Charter

67B Z.E.C.A. School Arts & Technology

68C The Expedition School

76A Uwharrie Charter Academy

78B Southeastern Academy

90D Monroe Charter Academy

90F Apprentice Academy HS of NC

92U Longleaf School of the Arts

93Q Carolina Charter Academy: CFA

93R Raleigh Oak Charter School

2022 Renewal Schools

School# School Name
13C A.C.E. Academy
58B Bear Grass
32C Carter Community Charter
60K Charlotte Secondary
41H College Preparatory and Leadership Academy
41G Cornerstone Charter Academy-CFA
60M Corvian Community School
96C Dillard Academy
32T Discovery Charter School
09B Emereau: Bladen
41C Guilford Prep Academy
93A Haliwa-Saponi Tribal School
51B Johnston Charter Academy
61J Lakeside Charter Academy
61T Movement School
33A North East Carolina Prep
41D Phoenix Academy
32Q Reaching All Minds Academy
32N Research Triangle High School
93P Rolesville Charter Academy
63B STARS Charter
63A The Academy of Moore County
08A Three Rivers Academy
92T Triangle Math and Science Academy
61K United Community
61U UpROAR Leadership Academy
27A Water's Edge Village School

 

Renewal Process

Consistent with SBE policy CHTR 007, the NCDPI Office of Charter Schools (OCS) will provide the SBE with a NC Charter Schools Renewal Report (NCCSRR) that is designed to contain all of the information the SBE will need to evaluate the status of your school. The NCCSRR will reference data and reports from various NCDPI divisions: OCS, Financial and Business Services, Accountability, Exceptional Children, Federal Program Monitoring, Child Nutrition, and/or any other division that may have information pertinent to the evaluation of your school. Also part of this report will be information from the charter renewal self-study that your board and school leader will complete. The self-study contains questions related to how you have fulfilled the school's mission, and education program, including the school goals.

The charter renewal fee of $500 is due no later than December 30th of that year.

If you have any questions about the Renewal process, please email Jenna.Cook@dpi.nc.gov .

Renewal Site Visit

As part of your renewal process, Office of Charter School Personnel will be making a site visit to the renewing school, to review the school's progress toward meeting its charter's mission. In these discussions, we may cover any of the following: The current status of the school's educational programs, state testing results, student accountability, exceptional children's services, governance structure, financial plan, and teacher licensure. During the Administration/Board session, it will also be used to discuss any areas of non-compliance. This session will also provide an explanation of the next steps in the renewal process for the school.

In order to get a more complete picture of the school, the Office of Charter Schools will meet with three separate groups. The groups are as follows:

  • Administrative/Board Committee: This needs to be composed of the school's leadership personnel and at least one board member, preferably the board chair. (3-6 individuals)

  • Staff Committee: This should be composed of at least four instructional staff members, who do not have students enrolled in the school. It is preferable that they represent fairly new members to the staff and also some veteran teachers. We would also like representation from content area subjects as well as elective teachers. (4-6 individuals)

  • Parent Committee: This group should be composed of representative parents of current students of the school in terms of grade levels and demographics. Please also include the parents of new students as well as the parents of students who have been with the school for a while. Do not include in this group parents who are also staff members at the school. However, you may include the parent of one graduate, if you choose. (4-8 individuals) 

Timeline

Charter School Renewal process is a two-year process. This timeline will provide you with the process expectations for renewing your charter school.

Renewals: Self-Study

This self-study provides information describing how the school is successfully fulfilling the mission formally approved by the State Board of Education.

Charter School Advisory Board Renewal Rubric

The Charter Schools Advisory Board has adopted the following framework for making renewal recommendations.

Renewal Recommendations 

Renewal Criteria 

10 Year Renewal

• No Current Significant Compliance Issues

• Financially sound audits last 3 years

• Academic outcomes have been comparable to the local school administrative unit the last 3 years or have exceeded growth last 3 years. *

7 Year Renewal

• No Significant Compliance Issues last 2 years

• Financially sound audits last 2 years

• Academic outcomes have been comparable to the local school administrative unit at least 2 of 3 years or have exceeded growth last 2 of 3 years. *

3 Year Renewal

(with stipulations)

• Compliance Issues more than 1 year creating a pattern

• Financially sound audits for at least 1 year of the last three

• Academic outcomes have been comparable to the local school administrative unit at least 1 year of the last 3 years or met growth 2 of 3 years. *

No Renewal **

• Current and persistent pattern of Compliance Issues

• Financially unsound audits last 2 years

• Academic outcomes have been not been comparable to the local school administrative unit in any of the last 2 years and the school has not met growth in the last two years. *

* Comparable is defined as a proficiency score that is no less than 5 points of the LEA's Composite score based on the EOG/EOC courses offered.

*Any renewal of the Charter can be revoked according to SBE Policy CHTR 010

** Pending State Board of Education adoption of bidding process.

Schools receiving a 3 year renewal will only be eligible for a 3 year renewal once.

This is a general guideline that we use to make recommendations. There will be other factors such as persistent patterns, site visits, statutory language, and the performance framework.

Renewals: Assumptions

If a charter school is continually low‑performing, the State Board is authorized to terminate, not renew, or seek applicants to assume the charter through a competitive bid process established by the State Board.

The State Board shall develop rules on the assumption of a charter by a new entity that includes all aspects of the operations of the charter school, including the status of the employees.

The State Board Policy TCS-U-017 details the rules and procedures for the Assumption Process.

Name of School 

Year

Documents

Heritage Collegiate Leadership Academy

2017-18

Assumption Proposal Fee Payment Form

 

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