Listed below are additional forms, documents, and resources that may be helpful for charter school boards.
Documents & Forms
Templates
- Articles of Incorporation example
- Bylaws example
- Oath of Public Office
- Operating Budget
Miscellaneous
- 2026-27 Academic Grant Overview
- 2026-27 Calendar of GVSU DEISS Communications and Events
Charter School Partner Organizations
MAPSA
MAPSA, Michigan’s Charter School Association, represents a statewide movement of charter school stakeholders. MAPSA facilitates public support for Michigan's charter public schools by utilizing effective legislative avenues to build positive government relations, amplifying success stories from schools, educators and students statewide, and working closely with charter stakeholders to understand their needs and challenges, so that they can effectively give the charter community a voice on the issues that matter.
Michigan Council of Charter School Authorizers
The Michigan Council of Charter School Authorizers (the “Council” or MCCSA) serves as a collaborative, non-profit, non-partisan professional organization that allows for sharing of issues, ideas, resources and best practices among all public charter school authorizers working in the state. The Council serves as the voice of the state’s public charter school authorizers.
National Charter Schools Institute
The National Charter Schools Institute is a mission-driven, 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose core purpose is to inspire and democratize excellence in education. They provide a range of training and support for people and organizations in the charter community—from policymakers to authorizers to school operators—who are serious about helping students. Their digital compliance and performance management platform, Epicenter, streamlines the oversight and reporting process for over 1,500 schools, thereby allowing them to focus more time and energy impacting the lives of more than 500,000 kids.