This is a report commissioned by the DC Fund of New Schools Venture Fund. It profiles two charter-to-charter restarts and explores some of the challenges and lessons learned early in the process.
Qualitative Site Review Guide
This document outlines the process, roles and timeline for a school quality review site visit to be conducted by DC PCSB.
School Closure Manual 2015
This closure manual walks through all of the steps that a closing school must undertake during the wind-down period in Washington DC.
School Pre-Opening Site Visit Checklist
This checklist document guides the DC PCSB quality review of a charter operator (whether restart or new start) prior to opening.
2015-16 PMF Policy Tech Guide
This guide to the Performance Management Framework (PMF) was created by the DC Public Charter School Board “so that school leaders, data managers, families, and other stakeholders would understand how each PMF score was calculated, which measures are used, and how these measures are weighed to form a score.”
Asset Transfer MOU Redacted
This is a sample Asset Transfer MOU between two public charter schools in Washington DC, one who was closing and one who was becoming the restart operator.
Recruit Charter Operators
This presentation is shared with prospective school applicants who are interested in opening schools in Washington DC.