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Approved Applications for RTO Schools Opening in 2025

The NC SBE voted to approve the applications of the following prospective Charter Schools:

On-going updates via Email sent by Dr. Natasha Norins

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sd3CoSzt0zKPQlcybajzeH0ln7KSvEtZ2uBtqJTHAhk/edit?usp=sharing 


Current Ready to Open, Application Approved in Spring 2024 
  • Crossnore 
  • Carolina Achieve
  • Liberty Classical
  • Movement School Raleigh
  • Movement School East 
  • Triad International 
  • Sledge Institute
  • HYPE Charter School (requested to delay RTO to 2025, opening in 2026)**

These schools' applications have been approved by the NC SBE and they will enter the mandatory Read to Open Planning Year process in September 2024.


They will be joined by Cohort 2025 delay year schools:


  • Agape Achievement Academy
  • Dogwood Classical Academy
  • Nalanda Academy
  • North Oak Academy
  • Honor Preparatory Academy
  • West Triangle High School
  • GO BIG- Great Opportunities and Boundless Innovation for Girls


Ready to Open Resources


Ready to Open Planning Year Session #1

When- Wednesday September 25, 2025, 8:15 am- 4:30 pm
Where- 301 No. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC 

We will meet from 8:15-4:40 pm in Room #150 at the NC Department of Public Instruction, on the first floor. Light Refreshments will be served in the morning. 





2024-2025 New Charter Leaders' Tasks List

This tasks list is handy if you are a brand new school but also helpful for brand new leaders to a charter school already existing. If you use these documents and are not NC DPI staff, please provide credit to the OCS, NC DPI.

Governance Strengthening Exercises

  1. Roles and Responsibilities

To support board members’ understanding of Governance vs. Management, develop a document that clearly defines the separate roles of a lead administrator and board members when it comes to the learning organization. Articulate and develop a document depicting the job description and role of the lead administrator and board members. Use the criteria to develop and adopt a clear tool for evaluating the school’s lead administrator and each board member’s effectiveness. [This exercise requires 3 products.]


2. Strategic Goals and Accountability

All board members should be able to address the following questions: What data and evidences does the board rely on to evaluate the school’s performance? Is the school on the right trajectory to getting its charter renewed? The following governance strengthening exercise can be utilized to ensure the governing board has an understanding of the current status of the organization along with the long and short-term goals. Develop at least one SMART Goal focused on each of the following: (1) academics, (2) governance, (3) finance, and (4) expansion/facility. Utilize the Balance Scorecard or other accountability tool to develop an accountability map for measuring the goals. [This exercise requires 2 products.


3. Reporting

The board should require and receive mission-based reports from management that are timely, accurate, and help members adequately perform the spectrum of oversight:

a. As formal action, the board should adopt a policy regarding the acceptable deliverables and report content from administration in the areas of academics and finances. The policy should include the timeframe of each report that is due.

b. When completed, the report schedule should be added to the board’s calendar of meetings as a reminder of when to expect and discuss each report.



Products for this exercise: (A) Policy (B) Board Calendar with report schedule

NC State Board of Education Policy Manual

https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Policy/PolicyListing.aspx?S=10399


NC Statute, SBE Policy & the Charter Agreement


•Chapter_115C/GS_115C-218.5.html

• 2024 Charter Agreement

•NC SBE policy


Financial Guidance for Charter Schools

CSADM:

How to Subscribe: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/documents/fbs/charterschools/subscribe-csadm-projection-system/download


Access the CSADM:


Use your NCID to access the CSADM. If you have questions about NCID, please contact your NCID Administrator


Access to MSA, General Ledger & Cash Management: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/documents/fbs/finance/reporting/access-msa-general-ledger-cash-managementpdf/download?attachment


Timely Local Payments from the LEA to Charter Schools : https://www.dpi.nc.gov/media/12904/download?attachment


Standard Operating Procedures: How to Subscribe to BAAS for Charters: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/media/1443/download


A Training Guide: The School Business Jungle https://www.dpi.nc.gov/media/11846/download?attachment


How to Survive The School Business Jungle: Charter Schoolshttps://www.dpi.nc.gov/media/11070/open


Systems/Applications : School Business: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/media/14197/download?

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Cash Management Finance Guide: https://www.dpi.nc.gov/media/11310/download?attachment


Opt In to Home Base

https://www.dpi.nc.gov/educators/home-base/opt-home-base

NC DHHS Support for Charter School Health Requirements

https://www.dph.ncdhhs.gov/wch/cy/schoolnurses/charter.htm


MEET THE OCS STAFF



Ashley Baquero, Director of the Office of Charter Schools, CSRB, SBE, Amendments, Risk & Compliance



 Joseph Maimone, Program Consultant, Communications, Data, Performance Framework, External Support



 Melanie Rackley, Program Consultant. Authorizing Team Lead,  Applications, Amendments



 Jenna Cook, Program Consultant, Accountability Team Lead, Renewals & Compliance



Dr. Natasha Norins, Program Consultant
Ready to Open/ Planning Year, External Support Team Lead, School Partnerships



Nicky Niewinski, Program Consultant, CSAB & School Improvement



Brandi Gill, Program Consultant, Stakeholder Support, School Improvement


Megan Carter, Program Consultant, Performance Framework, Renewals







Julie Whetzel, Program Consultant, Amendments, External Support

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