Federal Charter Schools Program Seeks Grant Application Reviewers

The Charter Schools Program (CSP) at the U.S. Department of Education is seeking peer reviewers to read and evaluate applications for a new discretionary grant competition.

“Serving as a peer reviewer is an excellent opportunity to contribute to our country’s education reform efforts by ensuring that federal grant funds are allocated to the most promising grant projects,” according to a CSP statement. The CSP’s role is to increase national understanding of the charter school model and to expand the number of high-quality charter schools available to students across the nation.

The CSP seeks reviewers with expertise in at least one of the following areas:

• Public charter school and public nonchartered school collaborations

• Public charter schools and public nonchartered LEA collaborations

• Charter school information dissemination activities and strategies

• State educational agency (SEA) charter school program grant administration

• High-quality charter school start-up and expansion

• Charter school assessment and evaluation

• Charter school policy and research

• Charter school authorizing

• Charter school technical assistance and resources

• Charter school leadership and professional development

• Charter school administration and operation

For more information or to send your resume, email CharterSchools@ed.gov by July 13. Resumes should clearly address charter school background or expertise. Reviewers receive an honorarium for their services.