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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
WestEd
A framework showing the four areas — including classroom instruction — that research says must improve together for a struggling charter school to turn around rather than close
U.S. Department of Education (Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services)
The federal government's detailed legal Q&A on how special education law applies to charter schools, covering evaluation, individualized education programs, placement, funding,…
Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board
Statutory training-hour requirements for new/incumbent board members, plus annual authorizer/sponsor workshop requirements in OK
National Public Radio
NPR news feature on programs and strategies that have helped increase college persistence among Native students
National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC)
Resource for charter school operators, in any phase of development, on designing and implementing community partnerships
National Public Radio
NPR news feature profiling a Native student's college experience and the support structures that helped her succeed
National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC)
Tool to help authorizers and boards identify early warning indicators of charter school distress in a systematic way
National Indian Education Association
NIEA's National Educator Initiative page describing teach.niea.org, a national recruitment site and job board built specifically to help Native schools find and hire qualified…
WestEd, Western Educational Equity Assistance Center
WestEd brief summarizing strategies that have improved high school and college graduation rates for American Indian and Alaska Native students in the Western states
U.S. Department of Education (Office for Civil Rights and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services)
A plain-language, two-page federal fact sheet confirming that students with disabilities have the exact same admission, activity, and service rights in charter schools as in any…
Region 16 Comprehensive Center, US Department of Education
Federal research brief on literacy instruction for Indigenous multilingual learners, highlighting culturally sustaining practices and examples from tribal communities revitalizing…
National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)
A short case study comparing a charter school application that clearly showed community support with one that didn't, to illustrate why listening to families early on matters
WestEd, Attendance Works
WestEd and Attendance Works brief on the causes of chronic absenteeism among American Indian and Alaska Native students, with evidence-based strategies schools can use to address…
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 standards authorizers use to evaluate charter applications, contracts, oversight, and renewal decisions, including governance expectations
National Indian Education Association (NIEA)
NIEA initiative focused on recruiting and retaining effective educators for Native schools and strengthening Native educator pipelines
Native American Community Academy
Native American Community Academy is a charter school serving students from over 60 different tribes in grades K-12 that is located in New Mexico and focuses on identity through…
Hechinger Report
News feature profiling tribes and Native communities nationwide that have opened charter schools to reclaim control over their children's education, including the challenges and…
National Indian Education Association
NIEA factsheet outlining the structural and funding barriers tribes commonly face when starting and operating their own schools
Native Nations Institute, University of Arizona
Frames governance and authority in tribal self-determination terms rather than corporate-board terms
WestEd
WestEd report profiling five Bureau of Indian Education schools with strong graduation outcomes and the practices behind their success
WestEd
WestEd blog summarizing five opportunities Native leaders and educators identified for strengthening pathways for Indigenous teachers and schools, drawn from a national webinar…
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…