Charter Schools Operations

The SBCUSD views charter schools as an educational alternative to the District’s offerings to the students residing within our boundaries.

​In order to facilitate the charter petition process, listed below are the various components that must be completed to submit a charter school petition to the SBCUSD:

• Interview with the Director of Charter Schools Operations, prior to submission of the petition
• Letter of Intent signed by the lead petitioner
• Five (5) hard copies of the petition, preferably in binders
• Electronic copy of the petition (Flash drive, CD or email)
• Capacity Interview of the petitioner
• Completed Petitioner Certification Form

After the charter petition is submitted to the Charter School Operations Department, a public hearing will be held within 60 days to determine the level of support for the proposed charter school. After the public hearing, the Board will then have an additional 30 days to vote its approval or denial of the charter petition.

Petitions submitted to the Board must be paginated with clearly identifiable components. The main petition will be labeled Part A; additional documents or appendices will be sequentially labeled Part B, Part C, etc. Once the charter petition has been received by the Board, revisions or additions to the petition will not be accepted. Updates on the petition’s progress or other information requested by petitioners will only be given after approval or denial of the charter petition.