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Charter School Office Portal Help Guides

The Charter School Office (CSO) is in the process of transitioning applications from Survey Monkey Apply ("CSO Portal") to the Ìý("Á½ÐÔÊÓƵ Business Portal").Ìý We are happy to announce that as part of the second phase of this rollout, on June 30, 2025, the "Charter School Revision Request" application will be available in Á½ÐÔÊÓƵ Business Portal. Therefore, as of June 30, 2025, all new applications for charter school revision requests must be completed and submitted using theÌý; however, any revision request applications in progress or submitted, but not yet approved, in the CSO Portal prior to June 30, 2025, will be finalized there.ÌýIn addition, as of June 16, 2025, all new applications for adding a Board of Trustees member must be completed and submitted using theÌýÁ½ÐÔÊÓƵ Business Portal;Ìýhowever, any BOT applications in progress or submitted, but not yet approved, in the CSO Portal prior to June 16, 2025, will be finalized there.ÌýAs we launch each new application in the Á½ÐÔÊÓƵ Business Portal, we will provide schools with an email notification and application-specific portal instructions and guidance. For assistance with the Á½ÐÔÊÓƵ Business Portal and other technical questions, please visit theÌýSEDDAS Help webpage or email Michael McPherson at michael.mcpherson@nysed.gov.Ìý

To help with the transition, the CSO will offer a schedule of "office hours" during which technical and/or application-specific guidance will be provided through Microsoft Teams sessions. Please watch your email for specific days and times. You may also schedule an appointment outside of the scheduled office hours or email Michael McPherson or your CSO liaison,Ìýas needed.ÌýÌý

Help guides to assist charter schools with creating and submitting applications to theÌýÌýwill be added as new applications become available.

These help guides are available to assist charter schools with editing and submitting applications to the .