Community School Sponsorship

The ESC of Central Ohio (ESC) has a contract with the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce to sponsor community schools (also known as charter schools) in Ohio. The ESC is committed to the priority of quality sponsorship. We have been rated an effective school sponsor, earning the highest ratings possible in quality practices and compliance oversight by the state - and we are proud to sponsor six community schools. Those schools are listed below with a dropdown option showing additional school details.  

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The Community School Department’s mission is to monitor each of its community schools through quality sponsorship for the benefit of students in each of the sponsored schools. Although sponsoring is a small part of the ESC’s portfolio, it is dedicated to best practices for effective school choice options for parents, as supported by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) and has the following goals*:

• Education: To monitor and assess the goals of the Education Plan of the sponsorship agreement, aligning them with the Assessment and Accountability Plan.
• Governance: To monitor and assist with governance compliance.
• Finance: To monitor and provide feedback for fiscal viability and sustainability, providing intervention if needed.
• Accountability: To monitor and evaluate legal compliance as well as areas of the contract.
• Technical Assistance: To provide technical assistance in all aspects of successful school programming.

* Intervention provided in any goal area when needed