• Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)



• Education Department General Administrative Regulations

Grant regulations related to this program can be found in parts 74, 75, 76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 97, 98, and 99.


• Charter Schools Program Non-Regulatory Guidance

The non-regulatory guidance addresses questions the Department receives regarding various provisions of the CSP statute and provides examples of ways to implement it.


• Title I Requirements on Charter Schools Non-Regulatory Guidance MS Word (739KB)

The impact of Title I requirements (under the No Child Left Behind Act) on charter schools addresses issues relating to charter school accountability and charter school lotteries.


• Allocating Funds to Charter Schools

Guidance on how State and Local Education Agencies allocate funds to charter schools that are opening for the first time or significantly expanding their enrollment.


• Diversity Guidance PDF (168KB)

Guidance on the voluntary use of race to achieve diversity and avoid racial isolation in elementary and secondary school from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights.

Reports

• The Office of Innovation and Improvement’s Oversight and Monitoring of the Charter Schools Program’s Planning and Implementation Grants

Office of the Inspector General: Final Audit Report published September 2012


• Charter Schools: Additional Attention Needed to Help Protect Access for Students with Disabilities

United States Government Accountability Office: Report to Congressional Requesters published June 2012


• Report on Charter Schools on Military Installations

Application Guidance

• Example Notice Inviting Application for Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools (CFDA 84.282M)

This example notice inviting application provides detailed information about the Replication and Expansion Charter Schools Program grant (CFDA 84.282M). For up to date information on this grant competition and any current notices please visit http://www.grants.gov and search under CFDA 84.282 for current opportunities.


• The U.S. Secretary of Education was authorized to award grants for this competition (Catalog of Domestic Assistance number 84.282M) in 2010 under 20 U.S.C. 7221-7221j; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010, Division D, title LIII, Pub. L. 111-117.



• The link to the 2011 notice that appeared in the Federal Register and provided detailed information about the grant is: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-07-12/pdf/2011-17490.pdf



• Charter School Program Assurances for Replication and Expansion Grantees PDF (94KB)

Replication and Expansion grant applications under the CSP must contain the assurances as outlined in this document.