Massachusetts Charter Schools

For Immediate Release
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Contact:	Heidi Guarino 781-338-3106 or JC Considine 781-338-3112

Founders of 25 Proposed Charter Schools Invited To Submit Full Applications

MALDEN - Founders of 25 of the 42 proposed charter schools this year have been invited to move to the next stage of the state's charter school application process and submit a final application. Governor Deval Patrick in January signed the Achievement Gap Act of 2010 which doubled the spending cap on charter schools in the state's lowest performing districts. This was the first increase on the charter school cap since 1997 and yielded the biggest and most competitive field of prospective charter schools since that cap lift in 1997. The approved cap lift includes a gradual increase from the current 9% to 12% in this first year before eventually reaching the full 18%. Final applications are due on November 8, 2010. The final application process includes a rigorous review of the written final application by a review team, an interview of the applicant group by the Charter School Office, public hearings in the areas where schools are proposed to be located, and a review of any public comments offered to the Department. The proposed schools invited to submit full applications are:

Commonwealth Charter School Prospectuses	District or Region	Opening Year	Grades	Maximum Enrollment
Alma del Mar Charter Public School	New Bedford	2011	K-8	360
Boston Chinese Immersion Charter School	Boston	2011	K-8	360
Bridge Boston Charter School	Boston	2011	K1-8	335
Brooke Charter School 2	Boston	2011	K-8	475
Brooke Charter School 3	Boston, Chelsea	2012	K-8	475
Brooke Charter School 4	Boston	2013	K-8	475
Collegiate Charter School	Springfield, West Springfield, Chicopee	2011	6-12	700
Community Day Charter Public School Boston	Boston	2011	K-8	400
Community Day Charter Public School Riverside	Lawrence	2011	K-8	400
Community Day Charter Public School South	Lawrence	2011	K-8	400
Dorchester Preparatory Charter School	Boston	2012	5-12	600
Dudley Square Preparatory Charter School	Boston	2012	5-12	600
Excel Academy Charter School - Boston	Boston	2012	5-8	448
Excel Academy Charter School - Boston II	Boston	2013	5-8	448
Excel Academy Charter School - Boston III	Boston	2013	5-12	448
Excel Academy Charter School - Chelsea	Chelsea	2011	5-8	224
Grove Hall Preparatory Charter School	Boston	2011	5-12	600
KIPP Academy Boston	Boston	2012	K-8	875
Lynn Preparatory Charter School	Lynn	2011	K-8	324
MATCH International	Boston	2011	PK-12	700
Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School	Agawam, Amherst,Amherst-Pelham, Belchertown, Brimfield, Chesterfield-Goshen, Chicopee, E. Longmeadow, Easthampton, Gateway Regional, Granby, Granville, Hadley, Hampden-Wilbraham, Hampshire Regional, Hatfield, Holland, Holyoke, Longmeadow, Ludlow, Monson, Northampton, Palmer, Pelham, S. Hadley, Southampton, Southwick-Tolland, Springfield, Wales, Ware, W. Springfield, Westfield, Westhampton and Williamsburg	2011	5-12	600
Veritas Preparatory Charter School	Springfield	2012	5-8	324
Horace Mann Charter School Prospectuses	District or Region	Opening Year	Grades	Maximum Enrollment
Boston Green Academy	Boston	2011	6-12	525
UP Academy Charter School of Boston	Boston	2011	6-8	450
Salem Community Charter School	Salem	2011	9-12	100

Last Updated: September 30, 2010