The purpose of this grant is to increase the number of new high-quality charter schools that enable all students to achieve state content standards, graduate from high school, and enter college or a career with the requisite knowledge and skills to succeed.
Build capacity among authorizers, board members, administrators, and teachers at new and existing charter schools to conduct quality authorizing, exert effective school leadership, and engage in high-impact teaching so that students will achieve state content standards, graduate from high school and enter college or a career with the requisite knowledge and skills to succeed.
The CCSP Grant is a reimbursement program, which means recipients will be reimbursed following proof of spend on allowable, approved activities.
Under the allowable activities described in the ESEA, Title V, Part B, Section 5204(f)(3), grant funds must be used for the following:
Post-award planning and design of the educational program, including refining results (standards) and measurements (evaluation) of progress toward those results.
Research-based professional development for teachers and other staff that includes National Staff Development standards.
Initial implementation of the charter school including:
Applicants must be a new charter school or one-time, Significant Expansion in order to be eligible.
Letters of Intent must be submitted by January 14, 2015.
Proposals must be submitted by February 17, 2015.
Approximately $3,847,000 is available in funding. Up to $645,000 may be requested over three (3) years. Year-1 grants range between $196,500 and $215,000. Year 2 and 3 grants subject to a renewal process and are in the same amount as the year 1 start up grant. Funding may not exceed $1,500 per full-time student.