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Jan 16
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NC Charter Review Board approves renewals for 37 charter schools

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Earlier this week, the Charter Schools Review Board voted to renew the charters of 37 charter schools. Congratulations to each of these schools!

We share renewal terms below.

10-year renewals (20 schools)

  • Clover Garden
  • The New Dimensions School
  • Davidson Charter Academy
  • Wake Preparatory Academy
  • FernLeaf Community Charter School
  • Bradford Preparatory School
  • Pioneer Springs Community School
  • Unity Classical Charter School
  • Telra Institute
  • Moore Montessori Community School
  • KIPP Pride College Preparatory
  • Roxboro Community School
  • Faith Academy Charter School
  • Carolina Charter Academy
  • Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy
  • Concord Lake STEAM Academy
  • The Institute for the Development of Young Leaders
  • Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington
  • Commonwealth High School
  • Stewart Creek High School

7-year renewals (3 schools)

  • Gate City Charter Academy
  • Success Institute Charter School
  • Thomas Academy

5-year renewals (9 schools)

  • Crosscreek Charter School
  • ALA-Coastal
  • Union Day School
  • Raleigh Oak Charter School
  • Next Generation Academy
  • Summit Creek Academy
  • Classical Charter Schools of Wilmington
  • NC Cyber Academy
  • NC Virtual Academy

3-year renewals (5 schools)

  • Asheville PEAK Academy
  • The Experiential School of Greensboro
  • Iredell Charter Academy of Arts & Sciences
  • ALA-Charlotte
  • Z.E.C.A. School of Arts & Technology

Votes on two schools, Old Main STREAM Academy and Rocky Mount Preparatory Academy, were delayed until next month.

Read EdNC’s deep dive coverage of the CSRB’s meeting.

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Dec 12
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Charter Review Board closes Monroe Charter, approves two applicants, denies two more

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The Charter Schools Review Board (CSRB) met on Monday and Tuesday for its December meeting. The CSRB took a number of actions, closing Monroe Charter Academy immediately for operating illegally; approving two charter applicants and denying two others; and interviewing schools in the 2026 charter renewal cohort. Here’s a recap below.

Monroe Charter Academy’s closure

The CSRB voted to terminate Monroe Charter Academy’s charter, effective immediately, citing reasons outlined in N.C. General Statute 115C-218.95. The school received CSRB approval last month to relocate from Union County to Mecklenburg County but had not secured a valid educational certificate of occupancy for its new facility. Monroe Charter began operating remotely before Thanksgiving and had exceeded the number of remote instruction days allowed by state statute.

Learn more in EdNC’s deep dive coverage of the CSRB meeting.

Charter applicants

The CSRB has finished interviews for charter applicants in the 2025 application cycle. Seventeen charter schools submitted applications in this cycle. Five withdrew and 12 moved forward with interviews, according to the Office of Charter Schools (OCS).

This month, the CSRB approved Somerset Preparatory Academy NC and Celeste Beauty Academy. Both schools will now enter the Ready to Open (RTO) process. The CSRB denied applications for Cape View Leadership Academy and Myrtis Simpson Walker Academy.

View the OCS presentation on charter applicants.

Renewal presentations

The CSRB continued to hear presentations this month for schools in the 2026 charter renewal cohort. Thirteen schools clearly meet statutory criteria for automatic 10-year renewals, while OCS is recommending two more for 10-year renewals. Those two schools came before the CSRB this month, as did seven other charter schools (in addition to Monroe Charter, outlined above).

See the OCS presentation on renewals.

Voting on renewals will take place in February and March, according to OCS.

Amendment

Finally, the CSRB also approved an enrollment reduction request from Centerpoint Classical Academy. The school is currently in the RTO process and plans to open in August 2026.

RTO (Ready to Open) changes

Ashley Logue, director of OCS, said this week that she would take another month to collect and compile feedback on potential changes to the RTO process. She plans to hold a public session in January to share more about the RTO process, and she will solicit feedback on ways to improve it.

The CSRB meets next on January 12-13, 2026.

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Feb 18
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Charter Review Board approves two new remote academies

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The Charter Schools Review Board (CSRB) met last Monday, considering renewals, remote academy applications, and amendment requests. The CSRB approved remote academy applications for two schools: STARS Charter and Tilley Charter.

The CSRB also voted to approve renewals for these four schools:

  • Doral Academy (10-year renewal)
  • Washington Montessori (10-year renewal)
  • Lakeside Charter Academy (3-year renewal)
  • United Community School (3-year renewal)

The CSRB delayed the renewal vote on Movement Freedom until March, when school leaders will come for questions.

In addition, the CSRB approved these amendment requests for two schools in the Ready to Open process:

  • Third year delay for West Triangle High School
  • Relocation and enrollment reduction for GO BIG

Finally, the CSRB heard presentations from three stipulation schools: Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy, Monroe Academy, and Rocky Mount Prep.

The next meeting for the CSRB is March 10. Read detailed coverage of this month’s meeting from EdNC.

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