Charter School Performance Frameworks
Model Performance Framework
Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated (T.C.A.) § 49-13-143, authorizers shall evaluate charter schools “based on a performance framework that clearly sets forth the academic and operational performance indicators, measures, and metrics.” An authorizer may develop and adopt its own performance framework or adopt a performance framework aligned to the model performance framework developed by the Tennessee State Board of Education (State Board).
State law requires the model performance framework developed by the State Board to include, at a minimum, student academic performance, achievement gaps between major student subgroups, postsecondary readiness, and financial performance and sustainability. Additionally, State Board Policy 6.111 – Quality Charter Authorizing Standards requires authorizers to incorporate a performance framework into the charter agreement that clearly defines indicators, measures, metrics, and targets for academic, financial, and organizational performance.
Performance Framework for Opportunity Public Charter Schools
COMING SOON! The State Board will release a performance framework for opportunity public charter schools in Fall 2025.
State law also requires that the State Board develop a model performance framework for opportunity public charter schools. As defined in T.C.A. 49-13-104, an opportunity public charter school is a public charter school serving any of the grades six through twelve (6-12) for which at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the students are at-risk students at the time of enrollment. State Board Rule 0520-14-01-.04 and State Board Policy 6.114 provide the specific enrollment and verification requirements for opportunity public charter schools.
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