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The Index of Essential Practices details 12 practices, derived from NACSA’s Principles & Standards for Quality Charter School Authorizing, which are critical to fulfilling the responsibilities of an authorizer. It is meant to help strengthen authorizer practices and policy throughout the country.
The Index also serves as an important tool for authorizer self-evaluation. It includes data on individual authorizer practices self-reported in responses to NACSA’s annual survey of authorizers. NACSA recommends that authorizing staff and boards, charter schools, and lawmakers look to see how many Essential Practices are in place for them, and implement any missing practices.
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2015 INDEX OF ESSENTIAL PRACTICES SCORE BY AUTHORIZER
Authorizing Office |
Index Score 2015 |
Application Timeline |
Application Criteria |
Interview |
Expert Panel |
Contract |
Five Year Term |
Financial Audit |
Revocation Criteria |
Renewal Criteria |
Annual Report |
Staff |
Mission |
| Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
12 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
MASSACHUSETTS AUTHORIZERS BY NAME
| Authorizing Office | Phone | Authorizing Type | Index Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts Department of Education | SEA | 12 |