Please note that the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) publishes the Letter of Intent and Charter Application each year. You can visit the SCDE website at https://ed.sc.gov/districts-schools/school-choice/charter-schools-program/charter-school-application-information/ and search under under Charter School Application Documents for the required forms. The 2021 Letter of Intent and 2021 Charter Application may not yet be posted, but they will be very similar to last year’s 2020 forms which are currently on the SCDE site.
➢ The Letter of Intent should be submitted to the SCDE via formstack at https://scde.formstack.com/forms/charter_application_loi_submission. A copy should also be emailed to the SCPCSD via Catherine Watt, SCPCSD Director of Charter Development at cwatt@sccharter.org. The deadline for submission of the Letter of Intent is November 3, 2020.
➢ The Charter School Application must be submitted electronically via the SCDE’s online portal which the SCPCSD will be able to access to obtain a copy of your application. The deadline for submission of the Charter School Application is 5:00 p.m. on February 1, 2021.
All applications must be submitted electronically through the SCDE online portal which will close at 5:00 p.m. on February 1, 2021. Late, incomplete, or incorrectly formatted submissions will not be accepted. Technical assistance for submitting applications is available by contacting Kayla Audette at the SCDE Office of School Transformation at kaudette@ed.sc.gov or by calling 803.734.2781.