CSP Grant

IDAHO FEDERAL CSP GRANT

Leading the Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools

A consortium of partners has come together around Idahos Communities of Excellence federal CSP program to lead the expansion of high-quality charter schools across our state. Bluum, a Boise-based statewide nonprofit charter school support entity, is the project lead. Bluum is organized to seek out, vet, and support innovative leaders and high-performing school models. Bluum is joined by Idahos primary charter school authorizer, the Idaho Public Charter School Commission. The Idaho State Board of Education and the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation are long-time leaders in Idaho education and school improvement efforts. Both are key members of Idahos consortium. The nationally-renowned non-profit charter school facilities finance group Building Hope is the fifth member of Idahos consortium.

Idahos Communities of Excellence Federal CSP Program represents $22 million in funds available to help Idaho expand opportunities for students to attend excellent public charter schools that meet and exceed state academic standards. Idahos Communities of Excellence project has three objectives:

Increase the number of quality charter school seats by 8,200 students, especially for our most educationally disadvantaged and rural students, through start-up, replication and expansion

Support the Idaho Public Charter School Commission in expanding its quality authorizing efforts while disseminating and supporting best practices for other authorizers statewide

Evaluate and disseminate widely the successes and lessons of highly-quality charter schools to impact the broader education system.

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