Charter school transparency website maintained by the Department of Education

10. a. The Department of Education shall maintain, in a manner that is consistent with applicable federal law, a webpage on its Internet website for charter school transparency. The purpose of the webpage shall be to provide increased public access to the operations and activities of charter schools in the State. b. The following information shall be posted on the webpage: (1) a current list of each charter management organization or education management organization that operates or manages a charter school as reported by a charter school in its annual report submitted to the Commissioner of Education pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-16). The webpage shall include a disclaimer stating that the list of charter management organizations and education management organizations included pursuant to this paragraph is not meant to be an endorsement or recommendation by the department of a charter management organization or education management organization; (2) each executed contract between a charter school and charter management organization or education management organization; (3) each charter school’s plain language budget summary submitted pursuant to section 12 of P.L.2025, c.277 (C.18A:36A-14.1); (4) each annual report submitted by a charter school pursuant to section 16 of P.L.1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-16); (5) each renewal application submitted by a charter school; (6) a list of charter schools on probationary status and any remedial plan put in place to assist a charter school on probationary status; (7) each application by a charter school to establish a charter school, amend a school’s charter, renew a school’s charter, and consolidate two or more charter schools; and (8) each public notice concerning charter school applications issued pursuant to the provisions of subsection c. of section 4 of P.L.1995, c.426 (C.18A:36A-4), along with instructions and a link for the public to submit comments concerning the application to the commissioner. c. The webpage shall be updated on a regular basis.