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Incubator Program Application - 2025

Please complete this application to apply for Incubator Authorization Support.

Primary Candidate Details

Name(Required)
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Prospective School Details

Physical Address(Required)
*Under Georgia law, a proposed charter school’s attendance zone is an important factor that determines how the school can be authorized. While you will NOT be obligated to remain with this choice, please review this information before selecting your attendance zone.
Do you currently have a founding board or petitioning group that will support the charter petition?
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Specific Role (if any)
Email Address
 
Click the + sign to include addition people or organizations.

Grant Eligibility Details

The Incubator programs are made possible through grants and donations that are aimed to meet certain specific objectives. Answering these questions to the best of your ability will allow the Incubator to maximize opportunities for all interested candidates.

Priority Eligibility

The Incubator aims to further GCSA’s increase student access to high-quality charter schools and will prioritize candidates and prospective schools that meet one or more of the following characteristics:
  • Evidences the commitment, dedication, and capacity to target and serve educationally-disadvantaged students and similarly underserved students.
  • Proposes to be located and serve areas of the state without access to a public charter school.
  • Proposes to be located in an area identified for priority consideration by the State Charter Schools Commission (SCSC).
  • Proposes to be located more than five-miles from another charter school serving the same proposed grade band (K-5, 6-8, 9-12).
  • For an interactive map of operational charter schools in Georgia, please access the following link.

Application Questions

The Incubator is designed to help participants develop broad, general ideas for charter schools into actionable and operational plans for serving students. When answering the questions below, your responses are expected to be open and general and need NOT be technical or highly-specific.
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