FOCUS Guide to Starting a Charter School in the District of Columbia (9th Ed)

Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS) is now the DC Charter School Alliance!

Please visit www.dccharters.org to learn about our new organization and to see the latest news and information related to DC charter schools.

The FOCUS DC website is online to see historic information, but is not actively updated.

The FOCUS "Guide to Starting a Public Charter School in the District of Columbia," now in its 9th Edition, contains over 600 pages of guidance for completing the DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) application. The Guidebook follows the PCSB application section by section, giving guidance on each required component as well as examples from successful charter applications.

 

Individual Guidebooks can be purchased for $200 by clicking here.

 

Contact Alison Collier at (202) 387-0405 or acollier@focusdc.org with any questions.