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
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
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 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...
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!
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!
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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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.
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.
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.
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!
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!
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!