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Aug
08
2018
All Schools: Register for Epicenter Training and Request User Account Setup Now!
Institute News
As we prepare for the 2018 – 2019 school year, the Institute strives to streamline existing processes and optimize time-saving strategies.  Over the past several months we have been working with the National Charter Institute to develop Epicenter, a ...
Jun
15
2018
Teach for America’s Schools to Learn From Program: 2018 Application Now Open
Institute News
Teach For America’s Schools To Learn From program highlights five schools each year that are delivering an excellent education for students. These schools share best practices with educators and school leaders across the country throughout the school ...
Jun
06
2018
SUNY Trustees Approve Three Applications for Four New Charter Schools
Institute News
Upon recommendation of the SUNY Charter Schools Institute, the SUNY Board of Trustees’ Charter Schools Committee (“Committee”), acting on behalf of the full SUNY Board of Trustees, today approved 3 resolutions to approve 4 new charter schools in and ...
May
08
2018
2018 RFP “Fall Cycle” Reminder
Institute News
The SUNY Charter Schools Institute (“Institute”), on behalf of the SUNY Board of Trustees, issues this reminder of a second opportunity to submit a proposal in response to the January 2018 Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to open charter schools. The January ...
Apr
27
2018
Commissioner’s Invitation to Participate in Regional Meetings on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Accountability System
Institute News
The New York State Education Department is holding training on the accountability provisions of  New York State’s ESSA Plan for district superintendents, superintendents, and charter school administrators in May and June of 2018.  Spaces are ...
Feb
13
2018
SUNY Trustees Renew 13 Charter Schools and Vote Not to Renew 1 Charter School
Institute News
Upon recommendation of the SUNY Charter Schools Institute, the SUNY Board of Trustees’ Charter Schools Committee (“Committee”), acting on behalf of the full SUNY Board of Trustees, today approved 13 resolutions to renew 13 SUNY ...
Jan
02
2018
SUNY Releases Final 2018 RFP
Institute News
The SUNY Charter Schools Institute (“Institute”) announces the release of the 2018 SUNY Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to open new charter schools in New York State, including New York City.  The New York Charter Schools Act of 1998 (as amended, the “Act”) ...
Dec
20
2017
Regulations as to the governance, structure, and operations of SUNY authorized Charter Schools pertaining to teacher certification.
Institute News
As of December 20, 2017 SUNY has officially adopted the regulations as to the governance, structure and operations of SUNY authorized charter schools pertaining to teacher certification.  To view the full text, click here. For the assessment of public ...
Nov
10
2017
SUNY Releases Draft 2018 RFP for Public Comment
Institute News
The SUNY Charter Schools Institute, on behalf of the SUNY Board of Trustees, is pleased to announce the release of the Draft 2018 SUNY Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to establish new charter schools, and for existing education corporations to ...
Aug
22
2017
SUNY Authorized Charter Schools outperform the state in both ELA and mathematics by over 11% and 16% respectively
Institute News
As the New York State Education Department released the 2017 ELA and math assessment results for grades 3-8, the SUNY Charter Schools Institute is celebrating the accomplishments of the charter schools they authorize. Notably, charter schools authorized ...