Massachusetts Charter Schools

2019 Applications for Renewals of Public School Charters: Solicitation of Superintendent Comment

This winter, the Commissioner of the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Commissioner) will make recommendations to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (Board) regarding the renewal of the charters for 20 schools. If you wish to request a copy of any of the Applications for Renewal or if you have any questions, please contact charterschools@doe.mass.edu.

Consistent with charter school regulations, the review of the school's application for renewal for another five-year term is guided by evidence regarding the success of the school's academic program, the viability of the school as an organization, and the faithfulness of the school to the terms of its charter. The Commissioner's recommendations will consider each school's performance at the time of the charter renewal as well as the progress it has made during the past four years of operation. The evaluation will include a review of evidence such as the school's academic performance, accountability plan performance, annual reports, financial record, and application for renewal, as well as assessments conducted by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Department).

We currently anticipate that these matters will be brought to the Board for consideration no earlier than its December 17, 2019 meeting and no later than its February 25, 2020 meeting. Please check Board Meeting Schedule and Agendas for updates.

The Department invites written comments from Superintendents regarding the possible renewal of a charter school that is located in your district, or that enrolls students from your district. Please see the table below for a list of charter schools that have submitted applications for renewal and the schools' associated districts. Please submit your written comments by November 1, 2019 to: The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Charter Schools and School Redesign, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148 or by email charterschools@doe.mass.edu. If you have any questions about the charter school renewal process, please contact us at 781-338-3227, or by email at charterschools@doe.mass.edu.

Thank you for your support in this important process.

Charter School Name	Current District or Region	Chartered Maximum Enrollment	Chartered Grade Span	Grade Span 2019-2020
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School	Marlborough, Clinton, Maynard, Hudson	966	6–12	6–12
Atlantis Charter School	Fall River	1,378	K–12	K–12
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School	Bellingham, Blackstone-Millville, Franklin, Holliston, Hopedale, Medway, Mendon-Upton, Milford, Millis, Norfolk, Plainville, Walpole, and Wrentham	900	K–8	K–8
Boston Renaissance Charter Public School	Boston	944	PK–6	PK–6
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School	Barnstable, Bourne, Dennis-Yarmouth, Falmouth, Mashpee, Monomoy (Chatham and Harwich), Nauset (Brewster, Eastham, Orleans, and Wellfleet), Provincetown, Sandwich, and Truro	260	6–8	6–8
City On A Hill Charter Public School	Boston	280	9–12	9–12
Community Charter School of Cambridge	Cambridge	420	6–12	6–12
Community Day Charter Public School — Prospect	Lawrence	400	PK–8	PK–8
Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School	Acton-Boxborough, Ashburnham-Westminster, Athol-Royalston, Ayer-Shirley, Bedford, Berlin-Boylston, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Clinton, Concord, Concord-Carlisle, Fitchburg, Gardner, Grafton, Groton-Dunstable, Harvard, Hudson, Leominster, Lincoln, Lincoln-Sudbury, Littleton, Lowell, Lunenburg, Marlborough, Maynard, Narragansett, Nashoba, Newton, Northboro - Southboro, North Middlesex, Orange, Oxford, Quabbin, Ralph C. Mahar (New Salem, Orange, Petersham, and Wendell), Shrewsbury, Southborough, Sudbury, Tyngsborough, Wachusett (Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, and Sterling), Wayland, Westborough, West Boylston, Westford, Weston, Winchendon, and Worcester	400	7–12	7–12
Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School	Amherst, Amherst-Pelham, Belchertown, Central Berkshire Regional (Becket, Dalton, Hinsdale, Peru, Washington, Windsor), Chesterfield-Goshen, Conway, Deerfield, Easthampton, Erving, Frontier Regional (Conway, Deerfield, Sunderland, Whately), Gateway Regional (Huntington, Russell, Blandford, Chester, Worthington, Montgomery, and Middlefield), Gill-Montague Regional (Gill, Erving, Montague), Granby, Greenfield, Hadley, Hampshire Regional (Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg, Worthington), Hatfield, Hawlemont Regional (Hawley, Charlemont), Leverett, Mohawk Trail Regional (Ashfield, Buckland, Charlemont, Colrain, Hawley, Heath, Plainfield, Rowe and Shelburne), New Salem-Wendell, Northampton, Orange, Pelham, Pioneer Valley Regional (Bernardston, Leyden, Northfield, Warwick), Ralph C. Mahar Regional (New Salem, Orange, Petersham, Wendell), Rowe, Shutesbury, Southampton, South Hadley, Sunderland, Ware, Westhampton, Whately, and Williamsburg	218	K–8	K–8
Holyoke Community Charter School	Holyoke	702	K–8	K–8
Lawrence Family Development Charter School	Lawrence	800	PK–8	PK–8
Lowell Community Charter Public School	Lowell	800	PK–8	PK–8
Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School	Lowell	150	9–12	9–12
Marblehead Community Charter Public School	Marblehead	230	4–8	4–8
Match Charter Public School	Boston	1,250	PK–12	PK–12
Neighborhood House Charter School	Boston	828	PK–12	PK–11
Sabis International Charter School	Springfield	1,574	K–12	K–12
South Shore Charter Public School	Abington, Braintree, Brockton, Cohasset, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanover, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Quincy, Randolph, Rockland, Scituate, Weymouth, and Whitman-Hanson	1075	K–12	PK–12
Springfield Preparatory Charter School	Springfield	486	K–8	K–4

Last Updated: August 21, 2019