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Charter Schools
About Florida's Charter Schools
Charter schools are public schools of choice. They are very popular—and among the fastest growing school choice options in Florida. Charter schools are largely free to innovate, and often provide more effective programs and choice to diverse groups of students.
Since 1996, the number of charter schools in Florida has grown from 5 to 389 schools in 2008-2009. Charter school student enrollment for 2008-2009 was well over 100,000 students. Over 50 new charter schools have opened in the 2008-2009 school year.
Announcements
| National School Lunch Sponsor Training
The Department's Food and Nutrition Office will be providing sponsor training for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) this fall in Orlando and Tallahassee. Any charter school that would like to be a NSLP sponsor must register and attend one of the scheduled trainings. Click here to register. For questions related to the National School Lunch Program and sponsor training, please contact Amy White. |
| Response to Intervention Workshop Follow-up
In July, the Department coordinated a series of Response to Intervention workshops across the state. We have posted the presentation from the workshop for your reference. Additional resources are available on the Florida RtI website. |
Need help? E-mail your questions to charterschools@fldoe.org.