The State Public Charter School Authority board accepted the 2024–25 organizational performance framework results at its public meeting, approving staff recommendations to finalize and notify charter governing boards.

The vote followed staff presentations showing 18 of 42 charter holders were rated “in compliance,” 13 “partially compliant” and 11 “out of compliance.” Staff said most deficiencies reflected late or missing submissions of required documents, particularly in governance and operations, and that three schools would receive a notice of concern because they had three or more subcategories rated “does not meet standard.”

The framework measures organizational performance across categories such as governance, education personnel, special education, health and safety, education requirements and operations. Danny Peltier, SPCSA organizational performance staff, told the board the 2024–25 results relied primarily on timeliness of initial submissions to Epicenter, and that corrected resubmissions were not counted as late for this year’s ratings.

“We filtered those out and ensured that we use the initial submission to capture the timeliness of the submissions so that schools were not penalized for having to correct documents,” Peltier said during his presentation.

Staff recommended continued engagement with schools to improve timeliness, including clearer Epicenter instructions and encouraging long-range board calendars so required items can be scheduled on governing board agendas in advance. The board also highlighted several schools — Civica Academy, Matter Academy (Bonanza and Northern Nevada), and Somerset Academy Loci Elementary — as “all stars” for submitting more than 95% of documents on time and with high initial accuracy.

Board members asked for continued outreach and emphasized that engaged local governing boards are a key predictor of compliance. Member Richards commented that increased focus on compliance was appropriate, and Chair Thigpen and others urged school boards to remain active and forward-looking.

Staff said the organizational performance framework is intended to preserve school autonomy while ensuring legal and ethical obligations are met. The board’s motion to accept the 2024–25 organizational performance framework results passed on staff’s recommended terms.