News Article - Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Fourteen Charter School Prospectus Received

Fourteen charter prospectuses were submitted to the Charter School Office on August 5th. For a complete list of the proposed schools, and the school districts that have been included in each of the proposed schools' regions, see below:

Proposed School Name School	Districts
Education Innovations Charter School (Devens)	Ayer
Education Innovations Charter School (North Grafton)	North Grafton
Eugenio Maria de Hostos Charter School	Worcester
Fall River Maritime Public Charter School	Fall River
Jonas Altidor Charter School	Boston
Maplewind Charter School	Winchendon, Gardner, Narragansett, Ralph C. Mahar, Quabbin, Wachusett, Ashburnham Westminster
Math and Science Charter Public High School of Lowell	Lowell
New Bedford Global Learning Charter School	New Bedford
Pioneer Charter School of Science	Revere, Everett, Chelsea
Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School	extensive region proposed; see prospectus for complete list
Roxbury Charter School for the Arts	Boston
Tatyana Smirnov Memorial Charter School	Boston, Brookline, Canton, Milton, Norwood
The Bridge Charter School for the Arts	Dudley-Charlton, Millbury, Palmer, Southbridge, Clinton, North Brookfield, Quaboag, Tantasqua, Franklin, Oxford, Shrewsbury, Webster, West Boylston
The Greater Springfield Entrepreneurial Arts Charter High School	Springfield, Chicopee, West Springfield, East Longmeadow, Wilbraham, Longmeadow

Each charter prospectus will undergo a rigorous review process over the next few weeks. Founding groups who are invited to submit a final application will be notified on or about September 15th. Final charter applications will be due on November 15th. For more information about a particular prospectus, or to receive a copy of a prospectus, please contact the Charter School Office at charterschools@doe.mass.edu or 781-338-3227.

Last Updated: August 16, 2005