CALENDAR
September 2009
15
Pre-proposal Meeting , 1-5:00 p.m., MSDE 8th floor for Charter School Program Grant Applicants and RFP training -Maryland State Dept. of Education Building, 8th Floor, Conference Room 8
October 2009
5
Letter of Intent due for the Charter School Program
Grant Proposal by 3:00 PM
November 2009
4
Charter School Grant Proposals Due Date to the Office of School Innovations by 3:00 P.M.
13
LEA Liaison's Focus Group Meeting
Topic: Best Practices for CS Governing Boards and Operators
19 & 20
Maryland's Charter School Conference
January 2010
22
LEA Liaison's Focus Group Meeting
Topic: CS Policies
February 2010
16
Pre-proposal Meeting, 1-5:00 p.m. for Charter School Program Grant Applicants and RFP training
Maryland State Dept. of Education Building, 8th Floor,
Conference Room 8
March 2010
1
Letter of Intent due for the Charter School Program Grant Proposal by 3:00 P.M.
5
LEA Liaison's Focus Group Meeting
Topic: CS Policies and Practices
31
Charter School Grant Proposals due date to the Office of School Innovations by 3:00 P.M.
April 2010
16
LEA Liaison's Focus Group Meeting
Topic: CS Policies and Practices and next year's planning
May 2010
12
Principal's Institute - AM
Topic: Quality Indicators for Charter Schools and Best Practices
Location: TBD
19
Managing the CSP Grant - Operators for newly approved Schools
June 2010
7-11
CSP Compliance Visits for new charter schools
TBA- CS Governing Board Annual Meeting
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Updates
Charter School Annual Report for 2008 available
-Upcoming publications.......stay tuned:
√ Charter School Closure Guide - Fall 2009
√ Charter School Brochure - Winter 2009
√ Maryland's Model Performance Agreement - Fall 2009
√ Maryland's Quality Indicators for Charter Schools - Spring 2010
√ Best Practices for Maryland Charter Schools - Spring 2010
√ Maryland's Charter School Evaluation - Fall 2010