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List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
Connecticut State Department of Education

Overview
Year of Law: 1996 (see Legislative Summary) Number of Charter Schools: 16 Number of Enrolled Students: 3573
Details: not available Web Communities: not available Discussions: Connecticut Discussion Group

Key Contacts

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Claire Howard
Program Manager
55 Walnut Street, #1
New Haven, Connecticut 06540
Ph: (203)624-4552
claireh77@aol.com

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Mark Linabury
Charter School Program Manager
Division of School Improvement
P.O. Box 2219
Hartford, Connecticut 06145-2219
Ph: (860) 713-6588
Fx: (860) 713-7025
Mark Linabury@po.state.ct.us

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Mayra Esquilin
Program Coordinator
151 New Park Ave.
Suite 203
Hartford, Connecticut 06106
Ph: (860) 586-2340
Fx: (860) 586-7360
ccsc@ntplx.net

Legislative Summary
Law:   Charter School Legislation

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   Local charter schools approved by the local or regional board of education and the state board of education. State charter schools approved by the state board of education.

Length of charter:   5 years

Caps on number of schools:   Yes. 24.

Funding:   Local charter schools receive funding from the school district. State charter schools receive funding from the state. For local charter schools, the amount of funding is specified in the charter. For state charter schools, 110% of state and school district operations funding follows students, based on average school district per-pupil revenue.