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