Renewal Resources

Laying the Foundation for a Successful Charter Renewal

Video reviews MAPCS recommendations for effectively laying the groundwork of a charter renewal.

Charter renewal planning tool

This guidance tool will walk you through the main components needed for a successful charter renewal. The California Charter School Association (CCSA) developed this tool which has been modified for Maryland with permission. Click here to get the shareable Google Doc version.

Discovering Your Data Story - Part 1

This webinar accompanies the Google doc workbook on identifying your data story as part of preparing for charter renewal. It provides additional details and examples that will help your leadership team make the best use of the workbook.

Discovering Your Charter School’s Data Story

In part one of this 3-webinar series, use this Google doc workbook to better understand your authorizer's expectations going into renewal, and to align on what else you'll want to tell them about your school. Click here to get the shareable Google Doc version.

Discovering Your Data Story - Part 2

Understanding longitudinal assessment data for your school and for your subgroups is critical to making your case for renewal. This webinar will teach you how to use data from the Maryland Report Card's MCAP data to highlight your school's data and compare it to other schools or your district.

Longitudinal Assessment Data Analysis

In part two of this 3-webinar series, use this Google sheets workbook. Click here to get the shareable Google Sheets version.

Discovering Your Data Story - Part 3

Getting beyond state assessment proficiency is a great way to tell your school's data story during renewal. This webinar will teach you how to analyze the Maryland Report card to learn about your school's performance and compare it to other schools or your district.

EdOps Maryland Report Card Analysis

In part three of this 3-webinar series, use this Google sheets workbook. Click here to give the shareable Google Sheets version.

Sharing Postsecondary Readiness Data

Video reviews some of the most effective ways charter schools demonstrate post-secondary success for students for a renewal. Developed by California Charter School Association (CCSA).

post secondary worksheet

Worksheet helps organize a school’s post-secondary outcomes in preparation for a charter renewal.Developed by California Charter School Association (CCSA), used with permission. Click here to download shareable Google Docs version.

Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools, Part 1: Tools to Support Authorizer Data Collection

This Toolkit can be used to help public charter schools operators identify the indicators of distress that Authorizers may use, understand and self assess the charter school based on these measures.

Indicators of Distress Assessment Tool, Part 1

This workbook is a companion to the Indicators of Distress Toolkit and can be used by charter school operators to self- assess their programs and operations.

Identifying Indicators of Distress in Charter Schools, Part 2: The Roles and Perspectives of Charter School Leaders and Board Members

This publication pinpoints the early warning signs of school distress identified in our research by charter school leaders and board members. It also features an in-depth discussion of the three findings from this research that provides a broader picture of the systematic nature of school distress.

Indicators of Distress Assessment Tool, Part 2

This workbook is a companion to the Indicators of Distress Toolkit and can be used by charter school operators to self- assess their programs and operations.

Maryland Teacher Retention and Attrition Dashboard by District

Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center
(MLDSC) Webpage

MLDSC Dashboard- Especially helpful for High Schools

Preparing for a Successful Charter Renewal Within a Pandemic Landscape: For Principals and Executive Directors

This recorded workshop brought together Executive Directors and  Principals to learn how to ready their school community for the renewal process. Explored how to analyze and present the school’s  ‘data story,’ despite missing key state and federal testing data from the past two years. It also discussed how to showcase their talent and robust programs, and learn strategies to best engage their school community in strong support of their school.

How Charter Board  Members Can Effectively  Engage  in the Charter Renewal Process: For Board Members and Executive Directors

This recorded workshop brought together Executive Directors and Board to learn how to ready their board and school community for the renewal process. There was a focus on the importance of the board in the renewal process, how board members should prepare to best be able to represent the governance practices of the organization, and identify concrete ways board members can engage in the process.