New York City Charter School Facts
See demographics, achievement numbers, and much more.
SPED: Regulations and Procedures
The Regulations of the Commissioner are available online. Part 200 is the law regulating special education in New York State.
The Standard Operating Procedures Manual is a how-to guide explaining the entire special education referral, evaluation, and placement process in New York City.
Enrollment & Recruitment: Student Recruitment and Lottery
A presentation from the New York City Charter School Center's Start Right Program on student recruitment and the lottery. Also included as separate documents are templates for Project Planning, Event Planning and Documentation as well as resources for recruiting Special Populations such as ELL and special education students.
State of the NYC Charter School Sector (2012)
What choices are charter schools providing? What are their results? Who are their students? And what is the outlook for charter schools' future? Read the Charter Center's new, data-rich report to find out.
SPED: CSE and Compliance
The September 2010 presentation Common Coordination Issues, from the Brooklyn Charter School Student Support Agency, addresses common coordination issues facing schools with Special Education students.
The first half of the presentation covers the NYC Committee on Special Education (CSE), including the structure and function of the CSE, roles and responsibilities of the CSE and the charter school, and best practices for working with the CSE.
School Funding Comparisons by the NYC Independent Budget Office (IBO) (2010-11)
How do the funding levels compare, and the funding streams interact, for New York City charter and district schools? The City's Independent Budget Office (IBO) has issued three analyses on this topic, to which the Charter Center has responded with increasing, detailed criticism. The NYC Department of Education has also raised strong objections.
Preguntas más frecuentes
Tengo suerte de que mi hijo vaya a una escuela pública charter.
Gracias a la atención extra que le brindan sus maestros se ha
colocado a la cabeza de su clase. Nuestra escuela charter le ha
abierto las puertas a un futuro muy brillante.
Dígale a su vecino: ¡las charter abren puertas!
Dígale a su vecino: ¡las charter abren puertas!
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CREDO Study: Urban Charter Schools Outperform Traditional School Peers (March 2015)
A series of studies comparing the academic performance of charter and district schools.
2013-14 Enrollment Lottery Estimates
Based on survey data, the Charter Center estimates that New York City charter schools received an estimated 69,000 applicants for 18,600 seats—creating a citywide charter school “waiting list” of an estimated 50,400.
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NYC Charter School Lotteries: Frequently Asked Questions
This one-page overview of New York City charter school enrollment lotteries answers frequently asked questions, including: How do the the lotteries work? Are they fair? Is anyone given special preference? And are charter school applicants representative of NYC students?