Charter Amendment Guide
for
Amending the School’s 
Leadership Structure

Please Note – The school’s Amendment Request must be submitted at least 3 weeks prior to the next MCSC Business Meeting (held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month) in order to make it onto the agenda. In some cases, 3 weeks may not allow enough time for review and schools are encouraged to contact the office with questions.

Maine Charter School Commission
182 State House Station
Augusta, Maine
04333-0182
www.maine.gov/csc

Maine Charter School Commission
Charter Amendment Cover Sheet
Request to Amend Leadership Structure	
School Information	
Date of Request		
School Name and Mailing Address		
Contact		
Contact telephone number 		
Contact email address		
Provide a brief narrative description of the request.	

	

The completed Amendment Request must be uploaded and submitted to the Maine Charter School Commission through Epicenter.

On an additional page, please address the following criteria in your request, as applicable.

o	A copy of the school’s current organizational chart with a narrative description for each position. 
o	A copy of the school’s proposed organizational chart with a narrative description for each position.
o	Provide a budgetary comparison of the current and projected budgets.
o	Provide a discussion of the budgetary impact of the proposed leadership changes as compared to the current budget.
o	Describe the anticipated changes that will occur as a result of the change in leadership structure.
o	If the school contracts with an educational service provider (ESP), describe how the ESP’s relationship with the board or school leadership changes as a result of the proposed amendment, if applicable.