News Article - Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Contact:	Heidi Guarino 781-338-3106

10 New Charter School Prospectuses Submitted for Consideration

MALDEN - The state has received 10 pre-applications from groups hoping to submit applications for new charter schools to be considered by the Board of Education this year. Founding groups whose proposals show the most promise will be notified by mid-September and encouraged to submit a full application, due in mid-November. Those will then be reviewed and evaluated by Department of Education staff and external review panels with expertise in education, business, legal, and organizational structure. The Board of Education will vote to award new charters in February, 2008. The proposals that were submitted for consideration this year are:

Proposed School Name	Towns to be Served	Proposed Grade Span	Proposed Max Enrollment
The SABIS International Charter School of Brockton	Avon, Abington, Brockton, West Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Easton, Holbrook, Whitman, Bridgewater, Hanson, Randolph, Middleborough, Weymouth and Stoughton	K-12	1,300
Maplewind Charter School	Hubbardston, Hardwick, New Braintree, Oakham, Barre, Templeton, Phillipston, Petersham, Athol, Orange, Royalston, Winchendon, Gardner, New Salem and Wendell	7-12	240
Hampden Charter School of Science	Springfield, West Springfield, Chicopee and Ludlow	6-12	350
Little World Development Center	Boston, Brockton, Brookline, Braintree, Cambridge, Chelsea, Milton, Quincy, and Randolph	Pre-K -1	360
The New Challenge Academy Charter School	Chicopee, Holyoke, Springfield, Granby, Ludlow and South Hadley	5-8	320
Silver Hill Horace Mann Public Charter School	Haverhill	K-5	580
Gateway Collegiate Academy Charter School	Boston	6-12	340
Quabbin Academy of Arts, Technology and Agriculture	Oakham, Barre, Petersham, New Braintree, Hubbardston, Templeton, Hardwick, Ware and Phillipston	5-12	600
Dorchester Collegiate Academy Charter School	Boston	4-12	270
Victory Leadership Charter School	Attleboro, North Attleboro, Norton, Taunton and Dighton-Rehoboth	K-5	300

Last Updated: August 21, 2007