Massachusetts Charter Schools

FY25 Applications for Renewal of Charters

This winter, the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education (Commissioner) will make recommendations to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (Board) regarding the renewal of the charters for 19 schools. Please contact the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (Department) at charterschools@mass.gov to obtain copies of any of the applications for renewal.

Consistent with charter school regulations, the review of the school's application for renewal for another five-year term is guided by evidence regarding the success of the school's academic program, the viability of the school as an organization, and the faithfulness of the school to the terms of its charter. The Commissioner's recommendations will consider each school's performance at the time of the charter renewal as well as the progress it has made during the past four years of operation. The evaluation will include a review of evidence such as the school's academic performance, accountability plan performance, annual reports, financial record, and application for renewal, as well as assessments conducted by the Department.

We currently anticipate that these matters will be brought to the Board for consideration prior to the February 25, 2025, meeting. Please check Board Meeting Schedule and Agendas for updates.

The Department invites written comments from superintendents in the school districts within each charter school's current district or region. Please see the table below for a list of charter schools that have submitted applications for renewal and the schools' associated districts. Comments may be submitted by December 13, 2024 to: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, c/o Office of Charter Schools and School Redesign, 135 Santilli Highway, Everett, MA 02149 or by email to charterschools@mass.gov .

Charter School Name	Current District or Region	Maximum Enrollment	Grade Span
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School	Clinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Maynard	966	6–12
Atlantis Charter School	Fall River	1,378	K–12
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School	Bellingham, Blackstone/Millville, Franklin, Holliston, Hopedale, Medway, Mendon/Upton, Milford, Millis, Norfolk, Plainville, Walpole, Wrentham	900	K–8
Boston Renaissance Charter Public School	Boston	944	PK–6
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School	Barnstable, Bourne, Dennis-Yarmouth, Falmouth, Mashpee, Monomoy Regional, Nauset, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro	260	6–8
Community Charter School of Cambridge	Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Revere	420	6–12
Community Day Charter Public School	Lawrence	1,200	PK–8
Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School	Acton-Boxborough, Ashburnham-Westminster, Athol-Royalston, Ayer Shirley, Bedford, Berlin-Boylston, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Clinton, Concord, Concord-Carlisle, Fitchburg, Gardner, Grafton, Groton-Dunstable, Harvard, Hudson, Leominster, Lincoln, Lincoln-Sudbury, Littleton, Lowell, Lunenburg, Marlborough, Maynard, Narragansett, Nashoba, Newton, Northboro-Southboro, North Middlesex, Orange, Oxford, Quabbin, Ralph C. Mahar, Shirley, Shrewsbury, Southborough, Sudbury, Tyngsborough, Wachusett, Wayland, West Boylston, Westborough, Westford, Westminster, Weston, Winchendon, Worcester	400	7–12
Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School	Amherst, Amherst-Pelham, Belchertown, Central Berkshire, Chesterfield-Goshen, Conway, Deerfield, Easthampton, Erving, Frontier, Gateway, Gill Montague, Granby, Greenfield, Hadley, Hampshire, Hatfield, Hawlemont, Leverett, Mohawk Trail, New Salem-Wendell, Northampton, Orange, Pelham, Pioneer Valley, Ralph C. Mahar, Rowe, Shutesbury, Southampton, South Hadley, Sunderland, Ware, Westhampton, Whately, Williamsburg	218	K–8
Holyoke Community Charter School	Chicopee, Holyoke	702	K–8
Lawrence Family Development Charter School	Lawrence	1,000	PK–8
Lowell Community Charter Public School	Lowell	815	PK–8
Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter School	Lowell	150	9–12
Marblehead Community Charter Public School	Marblehead, Nahant, Swampscott	230	4–8
Match Charter Public School	Boston	1,250	PK–12
Neighborhood House Charter School	Boston	828	PK–12
South Shore Charter Public School	Abington, Braintree, Brockton, Cohasset, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanover, Hingham, Holbrook, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Quincy, Randolph, Rockland, Scituate, Weymouth, Whitman-Hanson	1,075	K–12
Springfield International Charter School	Springfield	1,574	K–12
Springfield Preparatory Charter School	Springfield	486	K–8

Last Updated: October 2, 2024