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Provided below are public charter school applications for the 2009-2010 application cycle. These applications are subject to change. The applications are for open-enrollment public charter schools, as well as conversion and limited public charter schools. The application documents have been provided in a PDF format.

Deadlines

Open-Enrollment Public Charter Schools
Date Item(s) Due
June 30* Deadline for open-enrollment letters of intent to be filed with the ADE.
Aug. 31* Deadline for open-enrollment applications to be filed with the ADE, local school board, and other school boards likely to be affected by proposed public charter school.
Sept. 30* Deadline for local school board where the proposed open-enrollment public charter school will be located to submit to the State Board and the applicant, written conclusions and results of its vote to approve or disapprove the charter application.
Sept. 30* Deadline for local boards of school districts likely to be affected by the proposed open-enrollment public charter school to submit any written findings or statements to the State Board of Education.
November/
December* 		Tentative date for application submitted to the State Board of Education. (Pending hearing timelines.)

District Conversion Public Charter Schools
Date Item(s) Due
Aug. 31* Deadline for conversion charter letters of intent to be filed with the ADE.
Oct. 31* Deadline for conversion charter applications to be submitted with letter of support from the school board to the ADE.
January/
February* 		Tentative date for application submitted to the State Board of Education. (Pending hearing timelines.)

 

Limited District Conversion Public Charter Schools
Date Item(s) Due
Aug. 31* Deadline for limited conversion charter letters of intent to be filed with the ADE.
Oct. 31* Deadline for limited conversion charter applications to be submitted with letter of support from the school board to the ADE.
January/
February* 		Tentative date for application submitted to the State Board of Education. (Pending hearing timelines.)

*Note - All information must be received in the Public Charter School Office of the Arkansas Department of Education no later than 4 p.m. on the date of the deadline. Information received in the Public Charter School Office after 4 p.m. on the established date will not be processed. It is the responsibility of the applicant to strongly adhere to the charter application timeline. Please take into consideration the length of the time that may be required for your application to reach the Public Charter School Office, particularly when mailing your application. Should the deadline date fall on a weekend, all materials must be submitted no later than 4 p.m. the following Monday.

For more information about the application process and documents, please contact:

Dr. Mary Ann Duncan, Program Coordinator
Arkansas Department of Education
Public Charter Schools
Four Capitol Mall, Room 105-C
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-683-5313