Awarded Applicants

Under the $17.1 million federal Charter Schools Program grant, the Communities of Excellence consortium has pledged to add 8,200 new, high-quality charter school seats over the next five years for Idaho’s most educationally disadvantaged and rural students. Subgrantee schools were selected through a rigorous third-party review process. Awarded applicants were evaluated on a number of criteria, including instructional leadership, governance, the ability to attract and retain talent, sustainable financial practices, demonstrable market demand, and an innovative and effective educational model.