PSD-Authorized Charter Schools

Charter School Policy and Process

A charter school operates under a charter (a contract) between the charter school and its authorizer, either a local school district or the Colorado Charter School Institute.

PSD policy regarding charter schools: LBD--Charter Schools Policy.

No later than thirty (30) days prior to filing a charter application, the charter applicant must submit a letter to the District’s charter school liaison that provides a brief description of the proposed charter school and specifies the date on which the charter application will be filed. A District charter school applicant shall submit an application to the District between February 1 and April 1 of the year preceding the proposed opening of the District charter school. Applications submitted on April 1 must be filed on or before 4:30 p.m. unless April 1 falls on a weekend, legal holiday, or a day school is not in session, in which case, the application must be submitted by 4:30 p.m. on the next school day. The Board and the applicant may jointly waive or extend the dates in this timeline. 

The PSD Charter Application Review Handbook guides applicants to prepare charter school applications and provides standards for the PSD Board of Education and administration to use in evaluating charter school applications. An applicant's compliance with the handbook standards does not guarantee approval of the charter school application. Under the Colorado Constitution, the PSD Board of Education has final approval.

PSD-Authorized Charter Schools

• Compass Community Collaborative School
• Fort Collins Montessori School
• Liberty Common School
• Mountain Sage Community School
• Ridgeview Classical School