Tennessee Public Charter School Commission

Tennessee Public Charter School Commission You can find more information and links to our meetings on our website. Tess Stovall serves as Executive Director of the Charter Commission.

Established in 2019, the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission is the independent state agency that serves as the appellate authorizer of charter schools in Tennessee. The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission is composed of 9 members—three from each of Tennessee’s Grand Divisions. Additionally, a majority of Charter Commission members must reside within the geographic boundary of an LEA

with at least one charter school in operation. All members are appointed by the governor and confirmed by the General Assembly. The terms of the initial nine-member appointments include three years for three members, four years for three members, and five years for three members. As the terms for the initial members expire, successors shall be appointed for five-year terms. Commission member bios can be found in the photos of this page.

The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission is proud to announce that 5 of our schools have received Reward School de...
11/21/2025

The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission is proud to announce that 5 of our schools have received Reward School designations for SY24-25 and the Commission received its first Exemplary rating as a district. Congrats to our schools, teachers, students and families!

Our full statement is here:https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tn-public-charter-school-commission/documents/news-room/20251121_Federal%20designations%20statement_FINAL.pdf

The Charter Commission is hiring! We are seeking an individual with a passion for communications to join our team. Pleas...
12/20/2022

The Charter Commission is hiring! We are seeking an individual with a passion for communications to join our team. Please check out the listing on our website.

Career Opportunities All vacant positions with the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission will be posted on this page. Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's policy of non-discrimination, the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission does not discriminate on the basis of race, s*x, religion, colo...

Thank you, Cornerstone Prep Denver Campus and Libertas School of Memphis for inviting Commissioners and staff to celebra...
11/16/2022

Thank you, Cornerstone Prep Denver Campus and Libertas School of Memphis for inviting Commissioners and staff to celebrate joining the Commission with you!

Commission staff had a blast celebrating with the students and families at Rocketship Dream Community Prep this morning....
11/10/2022

Commission staff had a blast celebrating with the students and families at Rocketship Dream Community Prep this morning. Thank you Rocketship Public Schools!

The Charter Commission held our Quarterly Meeting October 17th and 18th. Recordings from both meetings are available bel...
10/19/2022

The Charter Commission held our Quarterly Meeting October 17th and 18th. Recordings from both meetings are available below.

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09/13/2022

KIPP Antioch College Prep Middle School and Cornerstone Prep Denver Campus were designated as reward schools by the Tennessee Department of Education for the 2021-22 school year! Congratulations to the teachers and staff for this achievement.

08/15/2022

We are excited to announce that the Commission has been recognized as a TVAAS Level 5 District, the highest score possible! We want to applaud all of the students, teachers, and staff for this great achievement.

08/04/2022

Happy first day of school to all the students, teachers, and staff at Libertas School of Memphis and Nashville Collegiate Prep! We hope everyone has a great 2022-2023 school year.

We are excited to share the Commission’s TNReady ELA results for the 2021-22 school year. Commission students outperform...
07/06/2022

We are excited to share the Commission’s TNReady ELA results for the 2021-22 school year. Commission students outperformed local districts in this subject and we want to applaud the teachers and students for their hard work!

05/26/2022

We would like to congratulate the students and faculty of KIPP Nashville Public Schools for finishing up a successful school year today. We hope you all enjoy your Summer breaks!

05/26/2022

We want to congratulate Nashville Collegiate Prep students, teachers, and faculty for a very successful first school year. We hope you all enjoy your Summer breaks!

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