Twelve common TA set-aside activities supporting quality authorizing, led by contracting providers and evaluating current practices¶

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Description¶

The report identifies 12 common activities SE grantees funded to improve authorizer quality, ranging from contracting external providers and evaluating current authorizing practices to individualized TA, professional development, and purchasing software such as Epicenter. It states "Sixteen grantees reported contracting (or planning to contract) with the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA), SchoolWorks, the National Charter Schools Institute, or similar organizations to support quality authorizing practices." Fifteen grantees reported evaluating current authorizing practices using internal and external evaluators.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Grantees must allocate at least 7% of CSP funds to TA to applicants and TA to support quality authorizing

Constraints¶

Some grantees represent states with a single authorizer, so their use of funds to support quality authorizing was appropriately limited

Target Learners¶

State educational agencies and statewide charter support organizations administering CSP grants

Learning Goals¶

Improving the quality of charter school authorizing practices

Claims¶

Seven activity types by which SE grantees equip subgrantees to serve students with disabilities and English learners
Charter Schools Program technical-assistance set-aside — the federal set-aside these activities are funded from

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

National Charter School Resource Center. (2022). How 2017-2019 State Entity Grantees Are Using Technical Assistance Set-Aside Funds. Bethesda, MD: Manhattan Strategy Group. https://www.qualitycharters.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/CorePerformanceFrameworkAndGuidance.pdf

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`id`	`se-quality-authorizing-ta-activity-set`
`title`	`Twelve common TA set-aside activities supporting quality authorizing, led by contracting providers and evaluating current practices`
`description`	`The report identifies 12 common activities SE grantees funded to improve authorizer quality, ranging from contracting external providers and evaluating current authorizing practices to individualized TA, professional...`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-10-09`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `national-charter-school-resource-center-2022`

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