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Nevada Charter Schools

82 Charter Schools
52,457 Students in Charter Schools
1997 Year Legislation Passed

Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools

State Resources

Operating a Charter School in Clark County: Frequently Asked Questions ReportsOpportunity 18001 Mar, 2017 This document is intended to address the nuts and bolts of charter school authorization and operation in Clark County, Nevada. 
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Nevada Charter Schools, State Education Agency, Charter School Management Organizations, Educators, Operations and Compliance
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Charter School Reporting Requirements Manual ReportsNevada Department of Education01 Feb, 2017 This 2017 manual details reporting requirements for charter schools in Nevada.
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The New Frontier Report ReportsPublic Impact23 Dec, 2016 Opportunity 180, in partnership with Public Impact, published The New Frontier to provide their community with insights about the key role public charter schools can play in… Read more
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Nevada Charter Schools, Charter School Management Organizations, District-Charter collaboration, Educators, Charter School Family and Community, Increasing Achievement
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270 Strategies Analysis for Opportunity 180: Clark County Parent Survey ReportsOpportunity 18001 Dec, 2016 270 Strategies partnered with Opportunity 180 and the Department of Education to survey Clark County parents with school-age children to better understand thoughts and opinions… Read more
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On the Road to Better Accessibility, Autonomy, and Accountability: State Policy Analysis 2015 ReportsNational Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)08 Dec, 2015 Across America, there is much debate about charter schools. Some of that debate is about the existence of charter schools and whether there should be more or fewer of them. More… Read more
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Nevada Charter Schools 101 Guinn Center04 Nov, 2015 Nevada’s charter schools are state-funded public schools of choice operated by independent entities with their own governing boards. Like other public schools, basic education… Read more
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Charter School Laws, Nevada Charter Schools, Starting a Charter School, Charter School Family and Community
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The Policy Framework for Online Charter Schools Reports Center on Reinventing Public Education01 Oct, 2015 The National Study of Online Charter Schools offers a rigorous analysis of the operations of online charter schools, their policy environments, and their impacts on student… Read more
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How to Start a Charter School in Nevada ToolkitsCharter School Association of Nevada18 Feb, 2015 Every state has its own specific laws detailing how to open a charter school. To find out more about the process in Nevada, click "view resource" above.
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Key Contacts

State Education Agency

State Public Charter School Authority

(702) 486-0826 | email | website

Charter Support Organization(s)

Charter School Association of Nevada
Henderson, NV

(775) 762-8006| email | website

Opening/Expanding a Charter School (click here)

CSP Grants

Nevada has an active CSP SE grant. For more information on SE grantees, click here. 

Charter school developers are not eligible to apply for Grants to Charter School Developers for the Opening of New Charter Schools ("Developer" grants) in states with an active SE grant. For complete eligibility information for Developer grants, see the NIA and clarifying correction.

 

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