A charter petition may be submitted directly to the Orange County Board of Education (OCBE) for a charter school that operates at one or more sites within the geographic boundaries of the county, and offers instructional services not generally provided by a county office of education.  OCBE may only approve a countywide charter school if it finds, in addition to other requirements, that the educational services provided by the charter school will serve a pupil population that will benefit from those services and cannot be served as well by a charter school operating in only one school district in the county.  ​

The Charter Schools Unit is responsible for facilitating the charter school petition sub​mission​ and review process by:

1. ​​​​Organizi​​ng a multi-disciplinary team to review the charter petition

2. Providing recommendations, including recommended findings, to the Orange County Board of Education

3. ​Answering questions petitioners may have regarding the appeal process ​

​The links below offer in​​​formation on the countywide charter school petition process.

Countywide Charter School Petition Submission Process​​​

Countywide Charter School Petitioner Certification​ ​

Charter School Petition Intake Form

Countywide Charter School Petition Evaluation