Charter Petition Timeline 

For the 2026-2027¹ School Year

(July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027)

Interest Meeting – April 14 - 25, 2025

Letter of Intent – July 1, 2025^a

Petitioner Training (mandatory) – July 31, 2025^b

*Charter Petition Submittal Window – October 16, 2025, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

*Petitioner Interviews – November 3 - 5, 2025

*Final Charter Petition Submittal - December 10, 2025

*Charter Petition Submittal (to CCSD Board of Education) – January 15, 2026

*New dates

a.  Send to Dr. Kattoula

b.  Petitioners who submit a Letter of Intent will receive more information 

1   Charter school should begin serving students no later than August 3, 2026

Charter Petition Timeline* 

For the 2027-2028 School Year

(July 1, 2027 - June 30, 2028)

Interest Meeting^a – March 23 -27, 2026

Letter of Intent – April 15, 2026

Petitioner Training (mandatory)^b – April 30, 2026

Initial Charter Petition Submittal – October 15, 2026

Petitioner Interviews – November 11, 2026

Final Charter Petition Submittal - December 10, 2026

Charter Petition to CCSD Board of Education^c – January 21, 2027

* Revised dates for compliance with SBOE Board Rule 160-4-9-.05.

a.  Email Interest Meeting requests to Dr. Kattoula at least two weeks prior to the window

b.  Petitioners who submit a Letter of Intent will receive more information

c.  Date is subject to 2027 board calendar approval

Local Start-Up Charter Petition Resources

It is mandatory that petitions up for renewal be submitted by the Petition Submittal Date. 

All submissions should be sent to:

Dr. Ehsan Kattoula | 514 Glover St. | Marietta, GA 30060 | 770-420-4918