Charter Clues
Updates from IDOE's Office of Charter Schools
March 2020 Charter Clues Newsletter
Cohort Four RFP Available
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is pleased to announce the release of the Cohort Four Charter School Program Request for Proposals. Please click here and navigate to the Cohort Four drop down menu for materials.
Applications are due July 31, 2020 at 12:30 p.m. ET
INtelligrants Video #4: Consolidated Application Budget Categories
The fourth video in the INtelligrants series, focusing on consolidated application budget categories, is now available. This video focuses on how the pre-application assists in transitioning thinking from grant-specific budgets to holistic activity-based budgets. Please visit the INtelligrants website to review additional videos and resources.
Federal Grants Newsletter Features Information on INtelligrants Roll-Out
The March Issue of #INspirEDgrants, a newsletter by Federal Grants and Support, is now available. The newsletter contains helpful information, resources, and ideas to consider in thinking about Title Grants.
IDOE Census Webpage to Support School Participation in the Upcoming Census
The upcoming U.S. Census will determine the federal funds schools receive. Click here to access IDOE's census resources for superintendents, principals, teachers, and families.
2020-2021 Title I Schoolwide Program Guidance Available
2020-2021 Schoolwide Program Guidance is now available. Under ESSA, LEAs have greater flexibility regarding schoolwide programs. Increased flexibility under ESSA has allowed all schools, regardless of poverty, to have access to a schoolwide program as long as it meets the needs of the lowest achieving students in the school. To be approved for schoolwide status, schools must submit an electronic Assurance of Schoolwide Plan (click here to access). The assurance must be completed by Friday, June 12, prior to submission of the 2020-2021 Title I Application. For additional information, please click here.
Applications Now Open: Indiana Principal Leadership Institute (IPLI) Cohort Eight
Indiana Principal Leadership Institute (IPLI) is pleased to announce that applications are open for its eighth cohort. IPLI is a two-year experience designed to address the professional needs of Indiana public school principals with an emphasis on student success. Practicing school principals interested in the program can find additional information here under the “Apply to IPLI” tab. Applications are open until March 16.
FY 2021 Indirect Cost Rate Overview
The Office of School Finance is now accepting applications from local education agencies (LEAs) eligible to receive FY 2021 indirect cost rates. Entities, including school corporations and charter schools, that provided Form 9 financial information for FY 2019 are eligible to receive a restricted and an unrestricted indirect cost rate for FY 2021. New charter schools are eligible to apply but will be subject to the median rate.
FY 2021 Indirect Cost Rate Overview.pdf
For more information on how to apply, please read the memo and the attached Overview. Application material can be found in Moodle.
Quality Counts: Pre-K
Did you know that adding on a Pre-K program to your high-quality charter school could make you eligible for IDOE's Quality Counts grant? IDOE's Office of Early Learning will be releasing an Early Learning Guidebook later this year that includes ways to open a Pre-K program. Click here to sign up for the Early Learning newsletter. Contact Sarah Parks-Reese at sparksreese1@doe.in.gov if you have questions about Pre-K expansion.
Pre-School must be a part of your approved charter with an Indiana authorizer.
Please contact Amreen Vora or Bea Pacheco if you have questions about the Quality Counts grant.
Title Con Save the Date
TitleCon Registration has sold out, but there is a wait list available! The conference theme this year will be Creating a Vision for the Future. Wait list information can be found here.
Monthly Charter Chats
Charter Chats are live, recorded webinars that occur on the first Thursday of every month at 12:15 p.m. ET. The Charter Chat schedule and recordings are posted on this website for future access. The topics discussed are often applicable to traditional public schools and new school leaders as well.
The next Charter Chat will be:
March 5, 2020
Dual Language Immersion Grant
Join via phone: (415) 655-0001 | Join via computer HERE
Meeting number (access code): 733 627 466 | Meeting password: j2xBQ5g2
Please contact Bea Pacheco at bpacheco@doe.in.gov if you have any questions. Click here to access previous Charter Chats.
School Recruitment, Enrollment, and Marketing Webinar Series
Nick Leroy, President of Bright Minds Marketing and a Hoosier expert in the field, through IDOE, is hosting the second year of school recruitment, enrollment, and marketing webinars. Bright Minds Marketing is a consulting company that works specifically with charter schools to support student enrollment, recruitment, and retention through marketing and communications.
Webinars are held the second Wednesday of every month, and the schedule, resources, and recordings can be found here.
CSP Grant Calendars
Amreen Vora
317.234.3063
Beatriz Pacheco
317) 232-9057
Cole Dietrich
Indiana Department of Education
Website: https://www.doe.in.gov
Location: 115 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Phone: (317) 232-6610