• Overview
• Vision & Mission
• Board Members
• Board Meetings
• Staff
• Annual Reports
• News
• Overview
• Application Process
  • Introduction
  • Timeline
  • Application Steps
  • Application FAQs
• Application Resources
  • General Resources
  • Innovation Resources
• Charter School Excellence Interviews
• Accountability Resources
• Charter School Applications
  • Fall 2013
  • Spring 2013
  • Fall 2012
  • Spring 2012
  • Fall 2011
• Public Hearings
• Overview
• Start-Up Activities
• Governance
  • Indiana’s Public Access Laws
  • Governance Resources
• Funding
• Facilities
• Operations
  • Background Checks
  • Insurance Requirements
  • EMO Requirements
  • Procurement
  • School Leader Resources
• Accountability
  • Reporting Requirements
  • Site Visits
  • A-F Accountability Resources
  • ICSB Alternative Accountability System
• Charter Amendments
• Charter Renewal
• School Closure
• Overview
• Charter School FAQs
• ICSB Charter Schools
• ICSB Charter School Performance
• Applying to a Charter School
• Public Records Request
• Filing a Complaint

General Resources

The following selection of websites and articles provides varying insights and general information about charter schools and offers factors to consider when contemplating the launch of a charter school. This is a narrow assortment of resources, none of which is affiliated with the Indiana Charter School Board.

Indiana Charter Schools Information

• Article 24 - Indiana's Charter School Law
• Education Commission of the States: State Policies for Charter Schools Database
• Ice Miller Indiana Charter School Handbook: Legal Issues in Forming a Charter School  
• Indiana Department of Education Office of Charter Schools
• Indiana Public Charter Schools Association
• Indiana State Board of Accounts Charter Schools Manual

Facilities Resources

• Charter Schools Development Corporation
• IFF: Nonprofit financial and real estate resources
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Indianapolis

Funding, Finance and Accounting Resources

• Overview of 2014 State Tuition Support
• Digest of Indiana Public School Finance
• The Mind Trust Charter School Incubator
• The Mind Trust Education Entrepreneur Fellowship 
• 2013 Tuition Support per ADM
• Charter School Growth Fund
• Foundation Center
• Bookkeeping Plus
• Charter School Management Corporation

Regional and State Resources

• Central Indiana Corporate Partnership
• Circling the City
• Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)
• Northwest Indiana Forum
• Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership
• Southwest Indiana Economic Development Coalition
• Southeast Indiana Growth Alliance
• STATS Indiana
• United Way

General Charter School Resources

• American Institutes for Research
• Building Charter School Quality
• Center for Education Reform
• Charter Schools and ELLs
• Charter Schools Development Center
• Demystifying SPED in Virtual Charter Schools
• Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best
• National Alliance for Public Charter Schools
• National Association of Charter School Authorizers
• National Charter School Resource Center
• Primer on Virtual Charter Schools
• Special Education Start-Up and Implementation Tools
• US Department of Education Charter

ICSB Start-Up Resources

Please refer to the For Schools webpage on our website for a variety of resources, including the ICSB Start-Up Manual and Insurance Requirements for ICSB schools, which will be useful during the charter school planning and application preparation process.