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Request for Proposals & Charter School Application
School Year 2012-13
Download the following documents in order to complete an application to open a Maine charter school for the 2012-13 school year. Contact MCSC@maine.gov if you encounter any problems with the documents on this page.
The Charter School Application is due to the Maine Charter School Commission by 5 p.m. on June 29. Potential applicants must complete the Intent to Submit a Charter School Application and submit it by May 16.
Informational Session
Potential applicants are invited to a question-and-answer session about the application process:
May 8, 2012
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Cross State Office Building (Directions)
Room 500
Intent to Submit an Application
Due May 16, 2012. Must be completed by all potential applicants.
- Intent to Submit a Charter School Application: Microsoft Word (28KB) | PDF (41KB)
Letters of Intent Received
- Baxter Academy of Technology and Science - PDF (107KB)
- Cornville Regional Charter School - PDF (87KB)
- Fiddlehead - Art & Science School - PDF (84KB)
- John Jenkins Leadership Academy - PDF (95KB)
- Maine Academy of Natural Sciences - PDF (151KB)
- Maine Connections Academy - PDF (95KB)
- Maine Virtual Academy - PDF (94KB)
- Monson Academy - PDF (99KB)
- Rural Aspirations Project - PDF (94KB)
Application Components
Due June 29, 2012, 5 p.m.
- Request for Proposals & Application: Microsoft Word (188KB) | PDF (209KB)
- Executive Summary (Exhibit A): Microsoft Word (27KB) | PDF (44KB)
- Projected Enrollment Table (Exhibit B): Microsoft Word (45KB) | PDF (26KB)
- Budget Template (Exhibit C): Microsoft Excel (58KB)
- Performance Framework Measures and Metrics (Appendix A): PDF (74KB)
Applications Received
- Maine Connections Academy - Withdrew Application 7/31/2012
- Maine Virtual Academy - Withdrew Application 8/7/2012
- Baxter Academy of Technology and Science - Application PDF (3,697KB)
- Maine Academy of Natural Sciences - Application PDF ( 31,642KB)
- Cornville Regional Charter School - Application PDF ( 38,219KB)
- Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences - Application PDF (17,672KB)
- Revised Application (1/17/13) - PDF (24,065KB)
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