New York City Charter School Center

It's about great public schools.

Programs & Services

The New York City Charter School Center contributes to a high-quality charter school sector by helping schools get off to a successful start. We do this by working with high potential start-up teams to develop their plans, secure their charters, and open their doors.

We also support school administrators by providing services that save time and money. We continually adjust our services to match changing needs. Currently we provide:

Charter School Development

Leadership & Professional Development

Operations Management

Featured Programs & Services:

Special Education Collaborative

The Special Education Collaborative provides schools with the community, resources, and expert guidance needed to create a successful program and ensure regulatory compliance.

Charter School Development

Apply Right

There’s no way around it. Applying for a charter is hard work. Successful applications are hundreds of pages long and often the product of years in research and development.

Grants

The Charter Center offers pre-authorization planning grants to support the thoughtful design and development of high quality charter schools.

Incubation

We offer workspaces for teams who’ve been awarded a charter and need a space to finalize their plans and prepare for opening their doors. With resources and advisors readily available, incubation teams can set aside distractions and fully focus on their goal: opening a great charter school.

Start Right

Now that your school has been authorized, it’s time to focus on all the details required to open your doors successfully. The Start Right program is designed to help you make key hiring decisions, ensure board effectiveness, and address major operational and financial issues moving forward.

Leadership & Professional Development

Charter Parent Action Network (CPAN)

Charter Parent Action Network (CPAN) supports parents’ and school leaders’ efforts to build effective relationships with each other and their communities so that together they can build strong schools for their children.

Emerging Leader Fellowship

The Charter Center's ELF program is a rigorous, yearlong program designed to take exceptional teachers and train them to become outstanding secondary leaders, i.e. assistant principals and deans of students in NYC charter schools.

Operations Management

Fingerprinting

New York State law requires that certain types of school employees undergo a criminal background check and file their fingerprints with the State Education Department and FBI. The New York City Charter School Center can electronically scan and submit fingerprints so that new hires can obtain clearance within 48 hours.

Job Search

The New York City Charter School Center promotes the work of charter school leaders, administrators, educators, and parents. Below are current job listings at New York City charter schools and charter organizations.

Teacher Certification

Led by Caryl Cohen, the Charter Center’s Certification Unit provides in-depth technical assistance to ensure that your school complies with all New York State and Federal teacher certification regulations.

Test Scoring Consortium

The Charter Center hosts a Charter School Test Scoring Consortium to coordinate the scoring of the constructed responses of the statewide English Language Arts and mathematics exams for grades 3-8.