Annual reports provide insight into each public charter school’s academic offerings, parent engagement efforts, student outcomes, and relevant data, and more. Created for a variety of stakeholders, these annual reports give public charter schools the opportunity to elaborate on the merits of their programs. Every public charter school Local Education Agency (or LEA) is required to create and submit an annual report to the DC Public Charter School Board annually. View current and past reports below.
The School Reform Act of 1995 (SRA) requires applicants seeking to establish a new public charter school in DC to file a petition with DC PCSB, as the sole authorizer. This archive displays previously approved and denied charter school applications from 2011 through 2025.
The2025 Charter Application Guidelines explains the process by which applicants submit their petitions and DC PCSB evaluates them. DC PCSB will release the 2026 Charter Applications Guidelines in February 2026. For more information regarding the charter application process, visit Start a Charter School. Direct questions about applications to [email protected].
When a parent/guardian or community member has a complaint against a school, it is essential that they first contact the individual charter school leader/principal and, if necessary, the school’s Board of Trustees, to address their concerns directly through the school’s established grievance process. Should the issue remain unresolved or inadequately addressed, the complainant can then reach out to DC PCSB. Our primary goal upon receiving such a complaint is to ensure that the school has (a) followed its own complaint process to address the person’s grievance, (b) remained in compliance with its charter agreement, and (c) not violated any applicable laws.