About Charter Renewal

APS Charter Schools Renewals information and contract dates. Renewal toolkit will help with the process when schools are renewing their contract.

About Charter Renewals

The APS Charter Schools Office will form a renewal team of seven members to review the renewal application and develop a consensus recommendation to the Albuquerque Public Schools Board of Education.  The APS Board of Education will make a final determination on the renewal and may decide to renew, renew with conditions, or deny. 

• 2026 Briefing on APS Authorized Charter School Renewals (PDF)

Renewal Options

Renewing charter schools have the option to seek renewal from either their local chartering authority (district) or the Public Education Commission (PEC) as the state chartering authority. All renewal applications must be submitted on October 1^st of the year prior to when the contract expires.  In accordance with Subsection A of 6.80.4.13 NMAC, the chartering authority must then rule in a public meeting on the renewal of the application no later than January 1 of the fiscal year in which the charter expires.

Charter Schools Contract Dates

APS Charter School Contract Dates - Alphabetical (PDF)