Charter School Resources

**Please note: this page is a work in progress and subject to change. We are currently in the process of ensuring all of our links on this webpage are accessible. Please email soc@cde.state.co.us if you come across a broken link or needed resource. Thank you for your patience.**

Accountability and School Improvement

• Accountability and School Improvement Training: Understanding Student Engagement for Improvement Planning (May 12, 2020
• CDE Accountability, Performance and Support
• Empowering Action for School Improvement (EASI)
• Unified Improvement Planning

Authorizing

• Charter School Application (National Association of Charter School Authorizers) (NACSA)
• Charter School Renewal Application (NACSA)
• Colorado Charter School Institute
• National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)
• The Role a Charter School Plays in it's Charter Authorizer's Submission of the Consolidated Federal Programs Application PowerPoint (March 18, 2023)

Board Governance

• Board Governance Resources (National Charter School Resource Center)

• Board Training Modules
• Board Fundamentals Seminar
• Governance Board Basics
• Non-Discrimination Training for Charter School Boards
• READ Act Overview and 2023 Updates (December 13th, 2022)

Business Operations

• Blended and Online Readiness: Overview of the Blended Learning Initiative (November 8th, 2022)

• Economic Mobility Considerations for Charter School Practitioners Talent Development and Career Learning (November 21, 2023)

• School Nutrition Overview, Guidance and Updates for Charter School Practitioners (February 14th, 2023)
• Charter School Capital Construction Program and BEST Grant Program Overview (May 9th, 2023)
• Innovative Strategies to Promote Educator Recruitment and Retention for Charter School Leaders (March 14th, 2023)
• Transportation Overview for Charter School Practitioners (January 10th, 2023)

Charter School Development​

• CDE SOC & Collaborative for Exceptional Education Learning Series (2022-2023)

• Past CDE Charter School Bootcamps

• Blended and Online Readiness: Overview of the Blended Learning Initiative (November 8th, 2022)

• READ Act Overview and 2023 Updates (December 13th, 2022)

• Transportation Overview for Charter School Practitioners (January 10th, 2023)

• School Nutrition Overview, Guidance and Updates for Charter School Practitioners (February 14th, 2023)

• Innovative Strategies to Promote Educator Recruitment and Retention for Charter School Leaders (March 14th, 2023)

• Charter School Capital Construction Program and BEST Grant Program Overview (May 9th, 2023)

Charter School Renewal

• Charter School Renewal Process: Data Considerations (January 23rd, 2024)
• Charter School Renewal Support (National Association of Charter School Authorizers)

Educator Talent  

• Licensing 101: Educator Licensure and Enforcement PowerPoint (February 26, 2019)
• Educator Talent Updates on Mental Health PowerPoint (March 12, 2019)

Equity 

• Advancing Equity Series (2023-2024)
• Anti-Racist Strategies to Disrupt Racial Inequities in Charter Schools (2021-22)
• Equity Convenings (2021-2023)
• Webinar Series: Equal Access Webinar Series in Conjunction with Charter School Institute (2021)
• Colorado Multi-Tiered System of Supports (COMTSS): Advancing Educational Equity (December 12, 2023)
• CDE SOC & Collaborative for Exceptional Education Learning Series (2022-2023)
• Multilingual Learners Supports (National Charter School Resource Center)

Finance 

• Annual Finance Seminars

Rural Non Metro Supports

• RNM Seminars & Forums

READ Act

• READ Act Overview and 2023 Updates (December 13th, 2022)

• The Colorado Read Act PowerPoint (November 18, 2018)

Special Education​

• CDE SOC & Collaborative for Exceptional Education Learning Series (2022-2023)
• Colorado Multi-Tiered System of Supports (COMTSS): Advancing Educational Equity (December 12, 2023)

Technical Assistance Resources

Archived Events

• Topic Based Webinars (Encouraged): Topic based webinars are encouraged to attend, but not required for grant purposes. They can be used as an alternative or substitute training for any missed technical assistance events for governing board support and administrative support.
• Zoom Recordings (Required): The folders below house all required technical assistance events over the past three years. They can be used as an alternative or substitute training to any missed technical assistance events for governing board support, administrative support, and business manager support.
• Zoom Recordings and Resources 2023-2024 
• Zoom Recordings and Resources 2022-2023
• Zoom Recordings and Resources 2021-2022

Related Websites

US Department of Education
Promotes educational excellence for all Americans.

Colorado League of Charter Schools
Serves and supports existing Colorado charter schools and groups or individuals wishing to start a charter school in Colorado.

Charter School Institute
An independent agency within the Department of Education which authorizes charter schools and whose mission is to foster high-quality public school choices.

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
Teaching and learning resources from federal agencies.

National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)
A professional organization of authorizers and other education leaders who work to achieve quality public charter schools.

National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

National Charter School Institute