Charter Renewal Fundamentals
Next year about 40 percent of the school’s charter schools will be due for charter renewal. Come get CSDC's take in this overview of the process.
• Understand the basics of renewal petition drafting, timelines, process, and appeals
• Be aware of new denial grounds related to finance, governance, and disenrollment of lower scoring students
• Review the renewal criteria for each of three “performance tiers”: streamlined/5-7 year renewal (“high”), default/5-year renewal (“middle”), denial/2-year renewal (“low”), and the criteria for Dashboard Alternative Status Schools (DASS)
• Learn why many schools operate on the margin of the streamlined (“high”) or the denial/2-year (“low”) tiers–or even both of those margins.
• Get an overview of the renewal data provisions
• Understand why it may be key to communicate effectively and build support for your school
Presented by
Susanne Coie
Accountability and Development Specialist
Charter Schools Development Center
Susanne Coie is Accountability & Development Specialist at CSDC. Her current focus is sound school evaluation in charter renewal. Susanne provides trainings and resources to build understanding about school performance data. She advocates for improved policy and practice to improve school evaluation in California and to improve the data analytics available to the school community. Susanne facilitated CSDC’s Professional Learning Networks (PLNs) in partnership with the California Collaborative for Excellent Education (CCEE). Her expertise includes school accountability, educational program, budgets, and school administration. Susanne has worked in K-12 education for 30 years, starting as a teacher in a credit recovery program. Prior to CSDC, she was principal and co-founder of the Los Angeles Leadership Academy. She also served as a start-up charter school board member for nine years. She holds a Master of Public Policy from UC Berkeley, a teaching credential from CSU Los Angeles, and a BA from Pomona College.
