Mission Statement
The mission of the New York State Education Department Charter School Office is to create and sustain excellent educational options for New York State families on behalf of the Board of Regents through high quality charter school authorizing, fair and transparent oversight of all charter schools, and the dissemination of innovative school designs and practices.
2011-2016 NYSED Charter School Office Strategic Plan 
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Charter School Office Recent News
- 1/24/12 - Call for Volunteer Peer Reviewers for 2012 Charter School Applications
- 1/24/12 - Letters of Intent to Establish a Charter School Authorized by the NYS Board of Regents - 2012 RFP Round 1
- 1/3/12 - 2012 NYSED Charter School RFP and Application Kit Now Posted
- 12/22/11 - Facilities Requirements for Child Nutrition Programs for Charter Schools
- 12/19/11 - Public Notices: Monthly Board of Regents Action Taken
- 12/15/11 - NYS Operating Charter School Survey - closing date extended to December 22
Other Recent Information:
- 2/8/12 - McKinney-Vento & Charter Schools: A guide to the educational rights of students in temporary housing webinar
- 1/11/12 - A new memorandum to provide guidance to assist Committees on Preschool
Special Education and Committees on Special Education in determining a
student with a disability’s need for a one-to-one aide is now available at
http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/1-1aide-jan2012.htm
- 12/20/11 - Memorandum - 2012 Grades 3-8 English Language Arts and Mathematics Testing Program: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/apda/schedules/2012/memo-3-8-assessments.pdf Revised 2011–12 Elementary- and Intermediate-level Testing Schedule: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/apda/schedules/2012/3-8-schedule-12.pdf
- 12/19/11 - A policy memorandum from the Office of P-12 Education providing clarification regarding actions taken related to mandate relief and special education is now available at http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/mandaterelief-dec2011.htm
- 11/22/11 - A memorandum from the P-12: Office of Special Education providing guidance to school districts regarding transition planning and services for students with disabilities and information about resources that can assist school districts to meet their responsibilities in this area is available at http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/transitionplanning-2011.htm
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