Table 2: Material Terms of Charter
Material Term of Charter
Key Documents
District(s) specified in a regional school’s charter
Board motion and
Accountability Plan
Board motion and
Accountability Plan
Board motion and
Accountability Plan
Management contract
Maximum enrollment
Grades served
Management contract – Relationship with an education
management organization that is providing or planning to
provide substantially all the school’s educational services
Mission
Governance or leadership structure: Positions reporting
directly to the board of trustees
Educational programs, curriculum models, whole-school
design, educational philosophy: Key design elements
Bylaws
Schedule: Length of school year, school week, or school day
Accountability Plan: Defines the school's internally set
performance objectives and how progress toward these
objectives will be measured; confirms the school's
commitment to adhere to the Charter School Performance
Criteria and key material terms of its charter.
Enrollment policy and application for admission
 Enrollment growth plan, if applicable
 Transportation plan, if applicable
Expulsion policy
School name
Membership on the board of trustees
Memoranda of Understanding (for Horace Mann charter
schools)
Location of facilities – If such change involves relocating or
expanding to another municipality (within approved charter
region)
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Amendment
Approved By1
Board
Board
Board
Board
Final Application and
Accountability Plan
Bylaws
Commissioner
Final Application and
Accountability Plan
Bylaws
Schedule form
Accountability Plan
Commissioner
Enrollment policy
and application for
admission
Expulsion policy
(often published in
codes of conducts or
student handbooks)
Board motion and
Accountability Plan
Department database;
board roster in
Annual Report
Memoranda of
Understanding
Commissioner’s
approval;
Accountability Plan
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
Commissioner
While the Board does not approve changes to Accountability Plans, the Board approves charter amendments
related to districts specified in a regional school’s charter, maximum enrollment, and grades served. These material
terms of the charter are simply reflected in the Accountability Plan for reference.
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