Model Board Policies

Model Board Policies for Charter Schools

The Model Board Policies for Charter Schools is a series of publications by the Texas Charter Schools Association (TCSA). These publications are an educational tool for charter school leaders to aid in the operation and management of open-enrollment charter schools in Texas. Each module in the Board Policy Series provides a summary of federal and state statutes, regulations, and related materials applicable to open enrollment charter schools. Citations to these materials are provided throughout the module and many contain a hyperlink so the actual statutory or regulatory provision can be accessed on the Internet.

After each summary is a suggested model policy designed to comply with current statutory and regulatory requirements described in the summaries. The policy modules will be released in the following order:

• Financial Operations - currently available
• Charter School Governance & Organization - currently available
• General School Operations - expected release: May 2010
• Students - expected release: July 2010
• Open Meetings & Open Records - expected release: August 2010
• Records Maintenance & Retention - expected release: August 2010
• Human Resources - expected release: September 2010