Domain D5

Transparency & Stakeholder Accountability

Charter schools are public institutions. This domain measures whether the board governs transparently — making information available to the public, engaging the community, and fulfilling its obligations as a steward of public education.

Practice Areas

D5.PA1

Public Transparency

Meeting notice publication, agenda and minutes availability, annual report publication, public access compliance

D5.PA2

Community Engagement

Parent and community input mechanisms, stakeholder communication, public comment processes

D5.PA3

Authorizer Relationship

Quality of authorizer communication, proactive disclosure, response to authorizer requests, renewal readiness

D5.PA4

Continuous Improvement Culture

Board self-assessment practice, governance review cycles, learning from failures, benchmarking against peers

Level Progression

How governance in this domain evolves across the five CGMI maturity levels.

L1·Emerging

Required notices are posted but community engagement is minimal. Authorizer relationship is reactive.

L2·Developing

Meeting documents published. Parent input mechanisms exist. Authorizer reporting completed on time.

L3·Established

Transparency portal fully active. Annual community engagement cycle in place. Authorizer relationship is collaborative and proactive. Board self-assessment drives annual improvements.

L4·Advanced

Community engagement is tracked and measured. Authorizer feedback loop is formalized. Annual governance review compares year-over-year on all dimensions.

L5·Exemplary

The school actively contributes to the charter governance ecosystem — sharing practices, participating in sector improvement, and hosting peer learning for other boards.

Framework Alignment

NACSA

Transparency and public accountability standards

CSP

Section E — Student Demand and Community/Local Support

Existing platform features

Transparency portal, published meeting documents, Governance Maturity Score public display

Planned features

Community engagement tracker, authorizer relationship log, board self-assessment tool

Integration touchpoints

CGMI-A most active. D5.PA3 (Authorizer Relationship) is the direct integration point — it defines what proactive authorizer engagement looks like at each maturity level.