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List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
Michigan Department of Education
Michigan Association of Public School Academies

Overview
Year of Law: 1993 (see Legislative Summary) Number of Charter Schools: 229 Number of Enrolled Students: 91567
Details: Michigan charter schools, called public school academies. Michigan is one of few states to offer assistance with charter school start-up costs: PSA's can borrow money at tax-exempt rates through the Michigan Municipal Bond Authority. Web Communities: Michigan Association of Public School Acadmies Discussions: Michigan Discussion Group

Key Contacts

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C. Gregory Olszta
Public School Academy Liaison
Office of Edcuation Options
Public School Academy Program
Hannah Building, 4th Floor
608 W. Allegan St.
P.O. Box 30008
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Ph: (517) 241-4715
Fx: (517) 241-0197
olsztag@michigan.gov

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Dan Quisenberry
President
215 S. Washington Square
Suite 210
Lansing, Michigan 48933
Ph: (517)374-9167
Fx: (517)374-9197
mapsa@charterschools.org

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Teressa Staten
President
Central Michigan University
2520 S. University Park Dr.
Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859
Ph: (989) 774-2999
Fx: (989) 774-2591
charter@cmich.edu

Legislative Summary
Law:   CMU's Center for Charter Schools' web site.'> For the links to Michigan's charter school law and legal updates, see the CMU's Center for Charter Schools' web site.

Amendment(s):   Recent legislation provides for the authorization of up to 15 "urban high school academies" that may be authorized and located in the City of Detroit. Under that legislation, Public Act 179 of 2003, those "urban high school academies" would be authorized for initial terms of 10 years with subsequent renewal terms of 10 years. That law is being challenged in the Michigan courts.

Authorizers:   local school boards, intermediate school boards, community college boards (within their service areas), and state public university boards

Length of charter:   There is no current legal limit on the length of the authorizing charter for most charter schools.

Caps on number of schools:   There is a cap on the number of charter schools that may be authorized by public state universities. That cap, of 150, remains in effect and the maximum number of schools that may be chartered by state public universities was reached several years ago. There is no cap on the number of charter schools that may be authorized by local school districts (LEAs), community colleges or intermediate school districts.

Funding:   capped at the statewide average