The Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission yesterday approved a new charter contract with accountability measures for financial and organizational performance for all charter schools in the state. The contract also clarifies the charter schools’ participation in the state’s academic accountability system for all public schools.

The Commission worked with charter school operators, other community stakeholders, and experts at the National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) to develop the measures pursuant to its duties under Hawaii’s new charter law, Act 130, which was enacted last year …

The contract, which all current and new charter schools will be required to sign, incorporates specific performance standards developed over many months in collaboration with NACSA, the charter schools, and the Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network (HPCSN).

— Alia Wong