TEA updates board on 25 Generation 30 charter applications; one high-performing operator advances to due diligence

Texas Education Agency officials told the State Board of Education9s Committee on School Initiatives on Jan. 31, 2025, that the Generation 30 open-enrollment charter application cycle produced 25 submissions and one high-performing entity application that has advanced to a due-diligence stage.

Deputy Associate Commissioner Mary Anne Shetty, who leads authorizing policy at TEA, briefed members on the standard application process and the first run of the high-performing entities pathway. "Our application process is grounded in designing and executing a charter application process that authorizes high quality charter schools," Shetty said, adding the agency expects applicants that launch to be "A or B rated schools."

Shetty told the committee that 25 applications were filed by the December deadline; three were ruled incomplete or late and 22 proceeded to external review after a remedy window. Applicants must score at least 85% of available review points in external review to advance to the capacity interview stage, Shetty said. The agency reported 39 proposed…