What is the process for establishing a public charter school in Maryland?
Each local board of education will establish policies and procedures that describe the process to be used by public charter school applicants in that school system. Public charter school operators must follow those procedures and use the application process established by the local board of education in the jurisdiction where the public charter school will operate. Public charter schools operate under the supervision of the public chartering authority from which its Charter Agreement is granted. Q: Who is eligible to submit an application for a public charter school? A: Public charter school applications may be submitted to the local board of education by the staff of a public school, a parent or guardian of a student who attends a public school in the county/city, a nonsectarian nonprofit entity, a nonsectarian institution of higher education in the state, or any combination of the above. Q: Who is responsible for completing the application? A: The applicant is responsible for the com
