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This 2010 charter school closure guide from the National Association of Charter School Authorizers provides detailed information about procedures, case studies, a sample closure plan and checklist, and sample letters to various constituencies. The 80-page guide has six chapters: Why Good Authorizers Should Close Bad Schools; The Evidence Base Needed for School Closure; Closure: Timing, Process and Appeals; Authorizing Boards and Executives; Supporting Students and Families; and Message Matters in Closure Decisions.

The State of Charter School Authorizing, 2010, is the third annual report on the National Association of Charter School Authorizers’ survey of authorizers. The report includes major findings about trends, comparisons of the operating characteristics of large and small authorizers as well as school district and nondistrict authorizers, and analyses and descriptions of types of authorizers. The report was based on 162 survey responses involving 33 states.

This 2009 series of eight policy guides from the National Association of Charter School Authorizers covers key elements of the charter school authorizing cycle and is designed specifically for state education policy makers and advocates.

Published by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers, the second annual survey of charter school authorizers profiles the estimated 872 authorizers nationwide, identifying key components of their core work and comparing different types of authorizers, including large and small organizations and district and non-district organizers.