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Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board
Annual training tribes and other sponsors must complete on the Oklahoma Charter School Act, governance, nonprofit rules, and school finance law
Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board
A sample manual of charter school policies
Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board
State-required training on the process and requirements for establishing a charter school, required before applying with any Oklahoma authorizer
Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC)
An updated version of the sample contract between a sponsor and a charter school, covering how the school is run, its money, its building, and inspections, following Oklahoma law
National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)
National guidance for authorizers reviewing new charter applications; useful for understanding what a strong application demonstrates: vision, financial viability, community…
Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board
A checklist for opening a charter school in Oklahoma
Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC)
A task list walking through the steps and deadlines for putting together a charter school application
Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC)
A planning document laying out a sample model for how a new charter school could be structured and run
Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC)
A checklist for making sure a charter school's contract with its sponsor covers everything it should
Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC)
A presentation explaining how an existing public school can convert into a charter school
Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC)
Do-it-yourself instructions for founding teams preparing their own charter school application materials
Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC)
A set of guiding questions and a scoring rubric to help evaluate a charter school application or plan
Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC)
A checklist authorizers use to check a charter school's overall performance across academics, finances, and operations
Oklahoma Public School Resource Center (OPSRC)
A step-by-step comprehensive checklist covering the practical tasks needed to open and run a new charter school, from staffing to facilities to supplies (and more)
National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)
A playbook for confirming a founding team has the systems and staff in place to open successfully
Vanderbilt University; National Charter School Resource Center
Report summarizing a study of charter schools and successful practices for starting a charter school
Statewide Charter School Board
Official homepage describing SCSB's authorizing and oversight role which can serve as model for a tribal authorizer
Oklahoma Statutes Title 70
A second, broader Oklahoma tribal-sponsorship pathway, separate from the native-language-immersion-only provision. Allows a federally recognized tribe to sponsor a charter school…
Oklahoma Statutes Title 70
One of two Oklahoma tribal-sponsorship pathways. This one requires the tribe to have operated a high school under Bureau of Indian Affairs authority as of November 1, 2010,…