Building a Foundation for Success: How Authorizers Can Help Schools with the Facilities Gap

This issues brief discusses the positive role authorizers can play in the relationship between charter schools and financial institutions that provide facilities funding.

The authors argue that the political and operational stability that quality authorizing brings to the charter school system has a positive impact on how financial institutions view the creditworthyness of charter schools.

Additionally, the authors suggest several proactive steps authorizers can take, including:

• Funding a loan pool
• Providing a loan guaranty
• Accessing public funding
• Providing vacant space to charters

Building a Foundation of Success: How Authorizers Can Help Schools with the Facilities Challenge
National Association of Charter School Authorizers, May 2004