CCAP Authorizing Oversight Cost Analysis Survey

This survey is part of a study by California Charter Authorizing Professionals (CCAP) and the National Network for District Authorizing (NN4DA) to better understand the costs of charter authorizing and oversight. This 10 question survey should take about 5 minutes to complete. Most authorizers should be able to answer all questions without research.

This survey has been designed to minimize the burden on respondents. If you have documents that explain your district’s or county office of education’s system for tracking the time and resources dedicated to authorizing or the amount you charge your charter schools for oversight, please upload them using the links in the survey below. All responses will be confidential and no external reporting will include authorizer names or other identifying characteristics. If you have any questions, please contact Tom Hutton, CCAP Executive Director at info@calauthorizers.org.

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* 1. Contact Information

Name:

Email:

Phone:

Title:

Your District's/County's Office:

LEA's CDS Code:

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* 2. Portfolio Activity

A. Number of charter schools your currently authorize:

B. New petitions received in the past 5 years:

C. Renewal petitions reviewed in the past 2 years:

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* 3. Estimate the full-time equivalent (FTE) of staff and consultants doing charter school authorizing and general oversight activities on an annual basis.

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* 4. Estimate the percent of your authorizer’s total time spent on authorizing and oversight activities (across all staff and consultants) during the 2023-24 school year. Note: The total must equal 100.

A. Preparing for and completing new charter school petition reviews

B. Conducting annual oversight and reporting, includes fiscal reviews and educational program, (e.g., LCAP)

C. Reviewing charter renewals

D. Addressing county office of education reviews of appeals of denied petitions or renewals

E. Addressing oversight concerns or complaints about a charter school and providing direct assistance to charter schools with challenges

F. Closing charter school(s)

G. Other authorizer activity (to describe other activity please use question 5 below)

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* 5. Describe any "other authorizer activity" referenced in question 4.

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* 6. On a scale of 1 to 5, how would you rate the adequacy of the resources your authorizer has for its charter authorizing and oversight functions? Assume 1 indicates insufficient funds, and 5 indicates more than enough resources to do this work.

1 - Inadequate resources

3 - Sufficient resources

5 - More than enough resources

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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* 7. Please share any comments you have on challenges associated with charter school authorizing faced by your LEA or ideas about how to improve authorizing and oversight.

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* 8. How much did you charge charter schools in your portfolio for charter school oversight in the 2023-2024 school year? (Do not include fees for supplemental and optional services.)

Less than 1%

Approximately 1%

More than 1%

Cannot answer/do not know

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* 9. We know surveys cannot capture the complexity of the work you do. Are you willing to participate in a follow-up interview or focus group to discuss your experiences first-hand?

Yes

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* 10. Feel free to attach any additional documents that will help us understand how your office tracks and documents expenses related to authorizing and oversight activities. All responses will be confidential and no external reporting will include authorizer names or other identifying characteristics.

If you have any questions or need assistance in completing this survey, please contact Tom Hutton, CCAP Executive Director at info@calauthorizers.org.