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Overview: School Planning and Startup
Category: School Planning and Startup
The U.S. has witnessed tremendous growth in charter schools, with over a million students being served in over 4,600 charter schools across the country. Charter schools serve a diverse array of students with education programs that highly vary in focus, delivery, and design. Yet despite the growth of charter schools, planning, opening, and operating a charter school remains a tremendous challenge. Successful charter school developers...
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PCSGP Dissemination Sub-Grant Webinar
Category: School Planning and Startup
by Susanne Coie, Charter Schools Development Center Posted on 01/29/2013 SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Education (CDE) announced a webinar to be held Wednesday, January 30 at 2:00PM regarding the Dissemination Sub-Grant Request for Applications (RFA) of the Public Charter Schools Grant Program (PCSGP). Though the CDE received a federal PCSGP grant in 2010, this will be the fi rst year in the 2010-15 grant cycle...
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Urgent PCSGP Update for April 30th Applicants
Category: School Planning and Startup
by Stephanie Schwuchow, Charter Schools Development Center Posted on 04/26/2012 Please note that these updates are published and licensed for the exclusive use of active, dues-paying CSDC Members. The information contained in this update may not be copied, reprinted, duplicated, or distributed in any form without the prior, written permission of CSDC. Use by, or on behalf of non-client individuals or organizations is prohibited. Thank you. ©...
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Public Charter Schools Grant Program (PCSGP) Update and Guidance
Category: School Planning and Startup
by Stephanie Schwuchow, Charter Schools Development Center Posted on 04/12/2012 To download this Charter Currents update in PDF format, please click here. © 2012 Charter Schools Development Center, all rights reserved. Please note that these updates are published and licensed for the exclusive use of CSDC members. The information contained in this update may not be copied, reprinted, duplicated, or distributed in any form without the prior, written...
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Guidelines for Submitting a Successful PCSGP Application
Category: School Planning and Startup
by Stephanie Schwuchow, Charter Schools Development Center Posted on 02/06/2011 The California Department of Education (CDE) is currently accepting Public Charter Schools Grant Program (PCSGP) applications for the January – March 2012 grant cycle. Applications must be submitted by March 31, 2012 in order to be considered for this cycle. The next grant cycle will be open August – October 2012. PCSGP funds are administered by CDE,...
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Meeting Charter Implementation Grant Deadlines And Training Requirements
Category: School Planning and Startup
by Michael Agostini, Charter Schools Development Center Posted on 03/18/2011 SACRAMENTO - Schools in the process of completing their Public Charter School Grant Program (PCSGP) applications should submit all application materials to the CDE's Charter Schools Division by Thursday, March 31 if seeking funds before the beginning of the upcoming school year. Because there is a good chance that the state budget will not be passed on...
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Updated Details for PCSGP Webinar
Category: School Planning and Startup
by Charter Schools Development Center Posted on 11/03/2010 SACRAMENTO - The California Department of Education will be holding an optional informational webinar regarding the 2010-2015 Public Charter Schools Grant Program (PCSGP) at 10:00AM on Thursday, November 4, 2010. For more, please view the following links: Webinar login instructions (.pdf) Webinar handouts (.pdf) Charter Schools Development Center Posted on 11/03/2010
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