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An application for a new charter school may be made by an
individual, teachers, parents, a group of individuals, a
municipality, or a legal entity organized under the laws of the
state of Florida.
To apply for a charter, prepare a proposal in compliance with
the Florida Charter School Application.
Letter of Intent
Potential applicants should file by June 1
of the year prior to the intended opening year a letter of
intent to apply which includes:
- Name of organization promoting
charter school.
- Proposed name of school.
- Proposed location of school.
- Brief description of student
population and number to be served.
- Unique educational opportunities to
be provided by the charter school.
- Application contact person(s).
- Telephone and Fax numbers.
- E-mail address(es) of contact
person(s).
Application
- Proposals must comply with the requirements of the Model
Florida Charter School Application.
- Proposals must comply with School Board of Lee County
Policy 2.28.
- Proposals must be be presented in reviewable format and
must include 5 printed and collated copies and one
complete electronic copy on optical media (CD or DVD) which
must contain the entire application in a single, searchable,
unprotected file in PDF or Microsoft Word format, except
that financial appendices may be presented as separate PDF,
Word, or Excel format files.
- Proposals must be received no later than 4:00
P.M. EST on August 1st of each year,
or the last day of business before that in years when August
1st does not fall on a weekday. Therefore, applications for
charter schools seeking to open in the 2011-2012 school year are due by 4:00 P.M.
EST on Friday, July 30, 2010.
Submit complete application package to the following address:
Superintendent of Schools
The School District of Lee County
Lee County Public Education Center
2855 Colonial Boulevard
Fort Myers, FL 33966-1012
(239) 337-8301
Review Procedures
Once received, the Charter School Review Committee will review
and evaluate all applications for charter status. The
application
and the Review Team's recommendations will be placed upon an
agenda for the School Board's consideration.
The School Board shall, by a majority vote, approve or deny an
application no later than 60 calendar days after the application
is received, unless a mutual agreement is made to temporarily
postpone the vote to a specific date.
If an application is denied, the School Board will, within 10
calendar days, articulate in writing the specific reasons based
upon good cause supporting its denial of the charter application
to the State Board of Education. Upon approval of a charter application, the terms and conditions
for the operation of a charter school shall be formed in a
written contractual agreement. Information and Assistance
If you have any questions or need further information please
contact the Department of Grants & Program Development at
(239) 337-8115.
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