Skip to main content
Georgia Charter Schools Association
My Account      Teacher Certification      Vendor Directory      Events      Facebook Twitter Search
  • About GA Charters 
      • About GA Charters 
      • Get the Facts 
      • Atlanta Charters 
      • Approved GA Charters » 
  • Advocacy 
    • Take Part 
      • Advocacy Training 
      • Market Data Analysis 
      • Become an Advocate 
      • Serve on a Charter Board 
    • Tools You Can Use 
      • How to Plan an Effective Legislative Visit 
      • Communicating With Your Legislator 
      • The Language of School Choice 
      • Combatting Charter School Myths 
      • GA House & Senate Page Program 
      • National Charter Schools Week 
  • Training & Services 
      • Academic Services 
      • Charter Renewal 
      • Communications 
      • Facility Resource Center 
      • Financial Certification Training & Services 
      • GCSA Charter Incubator 
      •   » Apply for the GCSA Charter Incubator 
      • Governance Training & Support 
      • Operational Services 
      • Professional Development 
  • Membership 
    • Members 
      • Membership Overview 
      • Members Area 
      • Blog 
      • Specialty Benefits Plan 
      • Associate Membership 
      • Join AAE 
      • GCSA Affinity Groups 
    • My Account 
      • My Profile 
      • My Orders 
      • My Addresses 
      • Payment methods 
      • Lost password 
  • Job Board 
  • Find a School 
      • School Locator 
      • Approved GA Charters » 
  • About 
      • Who We Are 
      • Mission & Vision 
      • Staff 
      • Board of Directors 
      • Partner Organizations 
      • GCSA Jobs 
      • Press Inquiries 
      • Directions & Parking 
  • Blog 
  • About GA Charters
    • About GA Charters
    • Get the Facts
    • Atlanta Charters
    • Approved GA Charters »
  • Advocacy
    • Take Part
      • Market Data Analysis
      • Advocacy Training
      • Become an Advocate
      • Serve on a Charter Board
    • Tools You Can Use
      • How to Plan an Effective Legislative Visit
      • Communicating With Your Legislator
      • The Language of School Choice
      • Combatting Charter School Myths
      • GA House & Senate Page Program
      • National Charter Schools Week
  • Training & Services
    • Overview
    • Academic Services
    • Charter Renewal
    • Communications
    • Facility Resource Center
    • Financial Certification Training & Services
    • GCSA Charter Incubator
    •   » Apply for the GCSA Charter Incubator
    • Governance Training & Support
    • Operational Services
    • Professional Development
  • Membership
    • Overview
    • Members Area
    • Become a Member
    • Specialty Benefits Plan
    • Associate Membership
    • Join AAE
    • GCSA Affinity Groups
  • My Account
    • My Profile
    • My Orders
    • My Addresses
    • Payment methods
    • Lost password
  • Job Board
  • Find a School
    • School Locator
    • GCSA Quality Initiative
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • Mission & Vision
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • Partner Organizations
    • GCSA Jobs
    • Press Inquiries
    • Directions & Parking
  • Teacher Certification
  • Vendor Directory
  • Events
  • Contact
  • $0.00

FY23 SCSC Petition Cycle Updates

On Wednesday, Oct. 19, the State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia finalized timelines for the FY23 Start-Up Petition and the FY23 Replication/Expansion Petition Cycles. Commissioners also approved a number of petition policy updates. Read the summary of petition-related action items from the SCSC’s October board meeting below. 

FY23 Start-Up Petition Cycle

  • Priorities: To encourage charter applications from underserved communities, the SCSC will apply the following requirements to all FY23 petitions:
    • Define “Priority Area” as “a location more than five miles from any operational charter school (changed from three miles).
    • Petitions for state charter schools located outside of Priority Areas may be denied solely due to location to ensure SCSC can devote sufficient resources to schools in Priority Areas.
    • If approved, a petitioner that proposes a state charter school located in a Priority Area must locate and serve students within the Priority Area identified in the petition during its first operational school year.
  • Application: The FY23 start-up petition application captures the same substantive content as the FY22 petition with the following revisions:
    • Streamlined organization of petition contents to increase readability, including removal of the virtual school addendum;
    • Clarified SCSC’s evaluation of a petitioner’s selected attendance zone to reflect that a statewide attendance zone must include evidence of community interest in, and a plan to recruit students from, a majority of school districts;
    • Added an Education Service Provider (ESP) Addendum to enhance the due diligence information provided for proposed ESPs consistent with national best practices; and
    • Underscored the importance of SCSC’s evaluation of a school’s capacity to achieve sufficient enrollment.
  • Timeline: The timeline is moving up to provide petitioners with a longer pre-opening period.
    • FY23 Start-up Application Portal Opens – October 31, 2022
    • Application Deadline – March 17, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
    • SCSC Capacity Interviews – Week of May 15, 2023
    • SCSC Petition Decisions – June 2023 SCSC Board Meeting*
      • *A petition decision may be pushed to a subsequent board meeting if additional information is requested.
  • Petitioner Trainings and Resources (more information here):
    • SCSC Early Feedback Program – Deadline January 13, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
    • SCSC Petitioner Boot Camps
      • September 21, 2022 – View Webinar Recording
      • Petition Policy Updates Webinar – November 2, 2022 at 2:00PM – Register Here
      • Petition Application Webinar – November 9, 2022 at 2:00PM – Register Here
      • Petition Budget Webinar – November 15, 2022 at 2:00PM – Register Here

FY23 Replication/Expansion Petition Cycle

  • Priorities – Replication petitions are subject to the FY23 Start-Up Cycle Priorities and attendance zone requirements.
  • Letter of Intent – To support SCSC staff with planning and resource allocation, prospective replication petition applicants must submit a letter of intent.
  • Timeline:
    • Letters of Intent Due – December 12, 2022.
    • Application Window Opens – January 2, 2023.
    • Application Deadline – July 14, 2023.
    • SCSC Capacity Interviews – Eligible petitioners that submit applications on or before 5:00 p.m. on March 17, 2023, will be scheduled for interviews the week of May 15, 2023. Interviews for eligible petitions received after March 17, 2023, will be scheduled on a rolling basis.
    • SCSC Petition Decisions – June 2023 SCSC board meeting or later depending on the submission timing.
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

Published : October 24, 2022   |   Category : Newsletter

Stay connected

Join our GCSA Weekly Newsletter to receive the latest news and updates from our team. We send out weekly updates about charter schools and legislation. We don’t like spam either, so we’ll never share your email with others.

Subscribe

Georgia Charter Schools Association
Facebook Twitter RSS
© Copyright 2023. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy  &  Terms of Use
+1 470 236 0671
back to top
About Us
  • Who We Are
  • Mission & Vision
  • Press Inquiries
  • Directions & Parking
  • Contact
Quick Links
  • Advocacy Training
  • Market Data Analysis
  • Training & Services
News
  • Charters in the News
  • Press Releases
  • Subscribe
  • Blog
  • Calendar
Careers
  • Job Board
  • GCSA Jobs
 

Subscribe to the GCSA Weekly Newsletter

Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team.

You have Successfully Subscribed!

Subscribe to the GCSA Weekly Newsletter

Join our mailing list to receive the latest news and updates from our team.

You have Successfully Subscribed!