STATE OF NEW MEXICO
PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMISSION
300 DON GASPAR
SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO 87501-2786
Telephone (505) 827-6661
www.ped.state.nm.us

ALAN BRAUER, CHAIR 
 PUBLIC EDUCATION COMMISSION	
                                                                      ARSENIO ROMERO, PhD., SECRETARY
                                                            PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

	

Rebekka Burt, Vice-Chair
District 4, Rio Rancho

Melissa Armijo, Secretary
District 1, Albuquerque

Timothy E. Beck, Member
District 2, Albuquerque

Sharon Clahchischilliage, Member
District 5, Aztec 

Stewart Ingham, Member District 6, Deming

Patricia Gipson, Member District 7, Las Cruces

Michael M. Taylor, Member District 8, Roswell

KT Manis, Ph.D., Member District 9, Hobbs

Steven J. Carrillo, Member District 10, Santa Fe

2024 NOTICE OF INTENT TO SUBMIT CHARTER APPLICATION 
According to NMSA § 22-8B-6(B) a Notice of Intent to Submit a Charter Application (“NOI”) must be filed by the organizers of a proposed charter school to the Public Education Commission AND to the superintendent of the school district in which the charter school is proposed to be located no later than the second Tuesday in January of the year in which the application will be filed. 
The NOI must be submitted electronically to charter.schools@ped.nm.gov with a cc to the district superintendent by 5:00 PM Mountain Time January 9, 2024. 
Notices of Intent that are not received by the Public Education Commission and the district by the deadline may result in the application being rejected. 
The NOI is intended to provide the primary point of contact information of charter developers and preliminary information about the charter proposal. Use the form below to submit the NOI, which should not exceed 5 pages. 

1.	General Information
•	Name of Proposed School
	
•	School district where proposed school will be located

•	Grade levels to be offered and enrollment projections

Grade Levels to be offered	Projected Total Enrollment	

•	Primary Point of Contact

Name		
Mailing Address		
City		State		Zip		
Phone		
Email		

2.	Names, roles, and current employment of all persons on the applicant team, and qualifications of the team members to establish a high-quality charter school

Name	Role on Team	Qualifications: Education, Employment, and Experience	

			

3.	Model or focus of the proposed school (e.g., performing arts, dual language, college prep, STEM, Montessori, IB)

4.	Does the school expect to contract with another entity for either management, or substantial
oversight or direction in the school’s operation?  £ Yes £ No  If YES, describe the entity and the role it will have in the school’s operational plan

5.	Does the applicant team or any members of the team currently operate any other schools? £Yes £ No

6.	Vision/Mission statement (2-3 sentences)

7.	Student population and geographical setting of the school
•	Define the targeted geographical area from which the proposed school is expected to draw a significant number of its students

•	Describe the student population including key demographic data (academic performance, home languages, English Learners, and special education populations).

•	Identify where these students are most likely being educated currently and why they are expected to choose the proposed charter school for their future educational needs

8.	Provide evidence that the applicant team has assessed community need for the type of school proposed (e.g., objective surveys or other measures of local demand for the educational program)

9.	Identify significant innovative features that the school will implement to help realize the school’s vision/mission.

10.	Describe how the school will be more effective in terms of academic achievement than the schools currently serving the targeted student population. Provide any data you have to support this assumption.

Signature of founder(s):

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