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Bienville Parish School Board 2022-23 District Charter School Application Process for Schools Opening in the 2024-2025 School Year or Beyond

Forms and Information Needed for Submission of a Type 1 or Type 3 Charter School Proposal

In compliance with R.S. 17:3982, the Bienville Parish School Board is making public through our website, and in printed form upon request, the guidelines for submitting a charter proposal, all forms required for submission of a charter proposal, the timelines established for accepting and reviewing charter proposals, the process that will be used to review charter proposals submitted to the board, and the name and contact information for a primary point of contact for charter proposals.

I. Charter School Application

Applicants should complete the 2022-2023 Common Charter School Application found Here. 

Applicants should complete the appropriate application based on whether or not they are a New Charter Operator, an Experienced Charter Operator or an applicant proposing to open a Virtual Charter School.

II. Charter School Process Schedule

  • September 7, 2022: Charter application released
  • September 28, 2022: Deadline for districts to post all required information to their websites
  • October 28, 2022: Applications due

Applicants should email all application components to wwysinger@bpsb.us.

  • January 20, 2023: Deadline for districts to consider charter applications.  If a district has not made a decision about a charter application by this point, that applicant group is eligible to appeal to BESE.
  • February 1, 2023: Report any charter entered into: the number of schools chartered; the status of those schools, and any recommendations relating to the charter RFA process to charters@la.gov.

III. Charter Application Review Process

All charter applications will be reviewed by an independent evaluator with educational, organizational, legal, and financial expertise.  Applicants will have the opportunity to provide to the evaluator a written response to the independent evaluation of their charter application before the evaluator provides a final recommendation to Bienville Parish School Board.

IV. Charter School Contact Information

Individuals or organizations with questions about the district's charter application process should contact:

William J. Wysinger, Superintendent

wwysinger@bpsb.us

318-263-9416

 

 

  Posted 12/10/2021