New Jersey State Profile of Charter Schools

Last updated: 11-05-2009
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State-Specific Primer

New_Jersey_Primer.pdf The New Jersey Primer on Special Education in Charter Schools contains two sections—one for developers and operators and one for state officials. An appendix contains a glossary of terms.

Overview

Year Law Passed	# of Charter Schools	# of Students Enrolled
1996	53	15,557

Statewide Support Organizations New Jersey Charter Public Schools Association New Jersey Charter School Resource Center New Jersey Department of Education Legislative Summary Law:   Charter School Regulations Amendment(s):   not available Authorizers:   The Commissioner, with the authority of the Charter School Program Act of 1995, may approve or deny an application for a charter after review of the application. Length of charter:   4 years Caps on number of schools:   None. Funding:   Funding for the charter school comes from the state and local taxpayers through the district board of education.