NOTICE: New Charter Petitions should ONLY be submitted to the district for consideration after August 1st and before April 15th of a given year.  This must occur at a regularly scheduled Board of Education Meeting.  Please contact us with questions.

COMPLAINT PROCEDURES::

OUSD Office of Charter Schools Complaint Procedures >>          Español >>          Chinese >>

TEACHER CREDENTIALING::

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2012 OCS Credential Worksop
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CHARTER POLICY

OUSD Board Policy: Charter Schools (Revised) >> 

OUSD Administrative Regulations: Charter Schools >>

CHARTER PETITION EVALUATION

OUSD Petition Evaluation Process >>  
    
OUSD Petition Evaluation Rubric >>
    
OUSD Petition Review Team Orientation >>

OUSD Conditions on Opening (SAMPLE) >>

OVERSIGHT

OUSD Charter School Oversight Overview >>

OUSD Intervention Protocol >>

OUSD Charter Expulsion/ Student Exit Process >>
     UPDATED: 10/17/11

OUSD Student Exit Form >>

Admission Policy Guideline (Reconciliation Applied) >>

2012 INFORMATION UPDATE FORMS: (Download)
CHARTER RENEWAL

OUSD Charter Renewal Protocol 2012 >>

Oakland Charters Renewal Timeline >>

Relevant Laws: Charter Renewal >>

MATERIAL REVISION TO CHARTER

OUSD Material Revision Guidelines
     REVISED 5/7/08 "Subject to change"

REVOCATION/CLOSURE

OUSD School Closure Procedures >>

FACILITIES

OUSD Prop. 39 Facilties Request FORM 2013-14>>
    
OUSD Prop. 39 Letter to Leaders >>

Guide for Charter Schools in OUSD Facilities >> 

Facility Pre-Opening Walkthrough >>

Facilities Approval Timeline (SAMPLE CCSA) >>

Religious Facility Use Checklist (MY&M) >>

FISCAL ACCOUNTABILITY

Charter School Finance in a Nutshell (CSDC) >>

SEE KEY DOCUMENTS 2008-2009 >> (SEE RESOURCES)

OUSD Charter Fee Schedule 2008-2009 >>

OUSD Special Ed. Encroachment Letter 2008-2009 >>

NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND (NCLB)::

The Impact of Title I Requirements on Charter Schools::

NCLB and Charter Schools (DRAFT 2004 - U.S. Dept. of Ed.)  Click Here >>

California AYP Benchmarks for STAR Testing Proficiency Click Here >>

PROP. 39::

Submission of Prop 39 Facility Application for existing schools DEADLINE: on or before November 1 by 5pm
Delivered to the Office of Charter Schools Room 206, 1025 Second Ave.

Please NOTE: The Oakland Unified School District REQUIRES use of its Prop. 39 Facility Request Application for all facility requests which is revised annually.

OUSD Office of Charter Schools Accountability::

Each Year the OUSD Office of Charter Schools conducts a Ten-Point Compliance visitation in the fall to all charter schools authorized by OUSD.  The office requires charter schools to provide evidence of valid CA teacher certification for all teachers assigned to core or college prep-classes.  This includes all multi-subject teachers as well.

Any school found out of compliance receives a Notice of Concern that directs the charter school to either acquire the necessary certification within a specified timeframe, or replace the affected teacher.  The Office of Charter Schools continues to require evidence of certification throughout the school year as staff changes may occur from time to time.

Valid CA teacher certification may include::
> Temporary County Certificate,
> Internship Credential,
> Preliminary Credential,
> CA Clear Credential.

 
<< Click Commission on Teacher Credentialing: Charter Schools

CHARTER LAW: Teacher Credentialing::

EC47605(l) Teachers in charter schools shall hold a Commission on Teacher Credentialing certificate, permit, or other document equivalent to that which a teacher in other public schools would be required to hold. These documents shall be maintained on file at the charter school and are subject to periodic inspection by the chartering authority. It is the intent of the Legislature that charter schools be given flexibility with regard to noncore, noncollege preparatory courses.

CA Commission on Teacher Credentialing::
Click Here >> Does your child's teacher hold a valid CA Teaching Credential? 

Click Here >> Does your staff need credentialing support?

BTSA: New Teacher Induction::
California requires new teachers to complete a two year INDUCTION PROGRAM in order to clear their credentials.  OUSD has an outstanding BTSA Program, in which most OUSD charter schools participate.  Click Here >> for information on how your new teachers can take advantage of this critical service and support.