Appendix A: Charter Amendment

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AMENDMENT TO CHARTER SCHOOL AGREEMENT BETWEEN DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL BOARD AND THE NAME PUBLIC CHARTER
SCHOOL
The Name Public Charter School, a District of Columbia nonprofit corporation (the “School
Corporation”) and the District of Columbia Public Charter School Board ("PCSB") entered into a
contract, dated [Insert Month ##, Year], (the “Charter Agreement”) wherein the School Corporation
agreed, among other things, to operate a public charter school (the “School”) in the District of Columbia
in accordance with the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995, as amended (the “Act”) and
the Charter Agreement.
This Amendment to the Charter School Agreement (the “Amendment”) is effective as of [Insert
Month ##, Year] and is entered into by and between PCSB and the School Corporation”)
(individually, each may be referred to as the “Party,” and collectively, the “Parties”).
In consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties, provisions, and agreements
contained herein, the Parties agree as follows.
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT
1.1 The School Corporation and the Board agree to amend the Charter Agreement as follows:
A. The [Name of Section] on [Insert page number(s)] is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following:
B. Substance of Amendment
SECTION 2. CHARTER AGREEMENT
2.1 Reservation of Rights. The Parties reserve their rights under the Charter Agreement. The
execution of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided in this Amendment, operate
as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any party under the Charter Agreement, or
constitute a waiver of any other provision of the Charter Agreement.
2.2 Continuing Effectiveness. Except as expressly provided in this Amendment, all of the terms and
conditions of the Charter Agreement remain in full effect.
SECTION 3. OTHER PROVISIONS
3.1 Representations and Warranties. The Parties represent and warrant that this Amendment has
been duly authorized and executed, and this constitutes their legal, valid, and binding
obligations.
3.2 Counterparts and Electronic Signature. This Amendment may be signed by the Parties in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an
original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument;
signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single

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counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. Electronic
signatures by either of the parties shall have the same effect as original signatures.
3.3 Severability. In case any provision in or obligation under this Second Amendment shall be
invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining
provisions or obligations in this Amendment or in the Charter Agreement shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby.
3.4 Assignment. This Amendment shall not be assignable by either Party; except that if PCSB shall
no longer have authority to charter public schools in the District of Columbia, PCSB may assign
this Agreement to any entity authorized to charter or monitor public charter schools in the
District of Columbia.
3.5 No Third Party Beneficiary. Nothing in this Amendment expressed or implied shall be
construed to give any Person other than the Parties any legal or equitable rights under this
Agreement. “Person” shall mean and include natural persons, corporations, limited liability
companies, limited liability associations, companies, trusts, banks, trust companies, land trusts,
business trusts, or other organizations, whether or not legal entities, governments, and agencies,
or other administrative or regulatory bodies thereof.
3.6 Waiver. No waiver of any breach of this Amendment or the Charter Agreement shall be held as
a waiver of any other subsequent breach.
3.7 Construction. This Amendment shall be construed fairly as to both Parties and not in favor of or
against either Party, regardless of which Party drafted the underlying document.
3.8 Dispute Resolution. Neither PCSB nor the School Corporation shall exercise any legal remedy
with respect to any dispute arising under this Second Amendment or the Charter Agreement
without, first, providing written notice to the other Party hereto describing the nature of the
dispute, and, thereafter, having representatives of PCSB and the School Corporation meet to
attempt in good faith to resolve the dispute. Nothing contained herein, however, shall restrict
PCSB’s ability to revoke, not renew, or terminate the Charter Agreement pursuant to the Act.
3.9 Notices. Any notice or other communication required or permitted shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been given when sent by email, provided that a copy is also mailed by
certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid and return receipt requested; delivered by hand,
with written confirmation of receipt; or received by the addressee, if sent by a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service with receipt requested or, alternatively, certified or
registered mail with postage prepaid and return receipt requested. In each case, the appropriate
addresses , until notice of a change of address is delivered, shall be as follows:
If to PCSB:
District of Columbia Public Charter School Board
3333 14
th
St., NW; Suite 210
Washington, D.C. 20010

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Attention: Scott Pearson, Executive Director
[email protected]
Telephone: (202) 328-2660
If to the School Corporation
Address: ______________________________
Attention: _____________________________
Email: ________________________________
Telephone: ____________________________

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered
by their respective authorized officer:

[INSERT SCHOOL NAME] PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL


By:_______________________________________
Signature
Name:____________________________________
Title: _____________________________________

Date: _____________________________________















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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
BOARD

By: __________________________
Signature
Name: John H. “Skip” McKoy
Title: PCSB Board Chair
Date: ___________________________



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