Funding Guide: Charter Schools

Get the Funding You Need for the Technology You Want

We hope that we’ve cleared away some of the confusion about the qualifications for obtaining two of the five U.S. DOE funds: Race to the Top and 21^st Century Community Learning Centers, Title IV, Part B. Next on our list is the Charter Schools Program. If you qualify for this fund, you may be one step closer to obtaining the technology your classrooms need.

Charter Schools

The Charter School Program State Education Agency (SEA) Competition provides grants to a state’s Department of Education (or to a state agency serving the same function) to plan, design, and implement new charter schools, as well as to disseminate information on successful charter schools.

SEAs in the 40 states (41 including Washington, DC) with a state statute specifically authorizing the establishment of charter schools may apply. A state receiving SEA grant money then makes three-year subgrants to developers of charters in its state who have applied for or have already received a charter.

A state may reserve up to 10% of its allocation to support successful charter schools wishing to disseminate information. A charter school may apply for dissemination funds whether or not it has applied for or received funds for planning and implementation. To qualify for the dissemination funds, a school must also have been operating for at least three consecutive years and must have demonstrated overall success.

Key Requirements

The key requirements for this funding are as follows:

• Standards and Assessments. Instructional materials must be linked to standards.
• Professional Development. Improve teacher quality.
• Research-Based Methods. Provide access to scientifically based instructional materials and effective instructional strategies.
• Academic Achievement. Provide intervention and supplemental instructional materials to increase student academic achievement. 

For more information about this fund, see http://www2.ed.gov/programs/charter/index.html.

Find Out How Interactive Technology Qualifies

To show you how Mimio technology ‒ hardware, software, or apps ‒ qualifies specifically for Charter Schools Program funds, we created a free guide that can make it possible for you to get the technology you want for your school or district. You can download it today. >>

Not sure that this is the fund for you?

There are four more guides in the series, each of which focuses on a single fund and how Mimio technology qualifies:

• Title I, Part A: College and Career Readiness
• Title I, Section 1003(g) School Improvements Grants (SIG)
• Race to the Top
• 21^st Century Community Learning Centers, Title IV, Part B

All guides are free and available for download. >>