Incubator Program Application

Incubator Program Application - 2025

Please complete this application to apply for Incubator Authorization Support.

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Primary Candidate Details

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Mailing Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code

Prospective School Details

School Name(Required)

Physical Address(Required)

Street Address County City State ZIP Code

Attendance Zone*(Required)

Fully-Enrolled Grade Range(Required)

Full Enrollment(Required)

First Year Grade Range(Required)

First Year Enrollment(Required)

*Under Georgia law, a proposed charter school鈥檚 attendance zone is an important factor that determines how the school can be authorized. While you will NOT be obligated to remain with this choice, please review this information before selecting your attendance zone.

Do you currently have a founding board or petitioning group that will support the charter petition?

Name

Specific Role (if any)

Email Address

Click the + sign to include addition people or organizations.

Grant Eligibility Details

The Incubator programs are made possible through grants and donations that are aimed to meet certain specific objectives. Answering these questions to the best of your ability will allow the Incubator to maximize opportunities for all interested candidates.

Is the school leader (i.e. the school principal) part of the application team? If so, please identify the school leader and what role they will have in the application process.

Does the school leader have experience with school-based leadership (i.e. previously served as an Instructional Coach, PLC Lead, Dean, Assistant Principal, or Principal)? If so, please describe the school leader鈥檚 experience with school leadership.

Does the school plan to enroll a majority of its students from the Atlanta Public Schools (APS) district?

Priority Eligibility

The Incubator aims to further 91桃色视频鈥檚 increase student access to high-quality charter schools and will prioritize candidates and prospective schools that meet one or more of the following characteristics:

Evidences the commitment, dedication, and capacity to target and serve educationally-disadvantaged students and similarly underserved students.

Proposes to be located and serve areas of the state without access to a public charter school.

Proposes to be located in an area identified for priority consideration by the .

Proposes to be located more than five-miles from another charter school serving the same proposed grade band (K-5, 6-8, 9-12).

For an interactive map of operational charter schools in Georgia, please access the following .

Application Questions

The Incubator is designed to help participants develop broad, general ideas for charter schools into actionable and operational plans for serving students. When answering the questions below, your responses are expected to be open and general and need NOT be technical or highly-specific.

Describe your school鈥檚 mission and describe why this initiative is meaningful or important to your group. Please also provide a brief description of any defining features of the proposed school. Please identify your target location and student population and why these targets are meaningful to your group.(Required)

(No more than 350 words.)

Describe your school鈥檚 academic program, specifically focusing on its innovation and need for flexibility and any special characteristics, such as a special population, a special curriculum, or other feature or features that enhance educational opportunities.(Required)

(No more than 350 words.)

Describe your school鈥檚 organizational structure, specifically focusing on its innovation and need for flexibility, its general partnership structure with an education service provider (ESP) if any, and the school鈥檚 community interest and need.(Required)

(No more than 350 words.)

Do you have experience starting a charter school or applying to start a charter school? If so, please describe the effort and your role. Please include any efforts that may not have been successful and describe the challenges you faced.(Required)

(No more than 200 words.)

Starting a charter school is an intense effort that requires rigor, responsiveness, and resilience. Describe a professional situation in which you exhibited these characteristics.(Required)

(No more than 200 words.)

What are the components of a high-quality charter school?(Required)

(No more than 200 words.)

What makes you an ideal candidate for the Incubator?(Required)

(No more than 200 words.)

Please Upload the Resume of the Primary Candidate and Each Application Team Member(Required)

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