Charter schools must use the revised 2024 Charter Analysis and Review Tool (CHART 2.0) to successfully create the Recruitment and Retention Plan 2024-25 found in the Annual Report Guidelines for 2023-24. Currently, the CHART 2.0 tool link and directions are only available in the Annual Report Guidelines 2023-24 (see Appendix B: Recruitment and Retention Plan). We are finalizing the new tool and will post CHART 2.0 in the near future.
The Department has updated legacy versions of CHART: CHART — Enrollment and CHART — Indicators with up-to-date data. CHART Legacy should not be used by charter schools to create the Recruitment and Retention Plan 2024-25.
Legacy CHART tools provide multi-school, multi-year demographic comparison data in the following categories:
The charter schools are graphed against comparable schools in its region, the median and first quartile of the comparison schools, and the state average. For enrollment demographic indicators, where possible, a statistically-derived "Comparison Index" is also graphed to provide a comparison figure that account for the charter school's size and fluctuations in student populations that yield natural variation in school-level enrollment figures, along with a "Gap Narrowing Target", which provides reference point for progress over time.
We will continue to update and refine this tool as new data becomes available and feedback is received. If you have any questions or wish to provide feedback please contact James DiMaio at James.DiMaio2@mass.gov or 781-338-3228.
Last Updated: May 8, 2024
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