Charter School Review

One of the four primary roles of the Cleveland Transformation Alliance is to monitor the growth and quality of the charter sector.

The Transformation Alliance timeline and documents for the 2019-2020 sponsor review processes are now available.

State law requires sponsors that meet certain criteria to request recommendation from the Cleveland Transformation Alliance before opening new community schools within Cleveland Municipal School District boundaries. Furthermore, all sponsors, including those that have already gone through the Transformation Alliance review process, must use criteria established under state law to open community schools in Cleveland.

If your organization is planning to sponsor a new community school in Cleveland for the 2020-21 school year and is subject to review by the Transformation Alliance, an application must be submitted to the Transformation Alliance by September 15, 2019. For more information, Contact Us.

Reviews of sponsors that oversee charter schools in Cleveland

Cleveland Metropolitan School District, 2018

Thomas B. Fordham Foundation, 2017

St. Aloysius Orphanage, 2017

Buckeye Community Hope Foundation, 2015

Letters of recommendation regarding individual charter schools

S.M.A.R.T. Academy, 2018

Virtual Schoolhouse, Inc., 2016

Additional Resources 

• The Transformation Alliance’s school-finder tool, searchable by address and neighborhood
• A 2017 map showing Cleveland neighborhoods with the highest need for quality schools
• A 2014 neighborhood-level analysis of school quality in Cleveland