Become a Member

Our membership represents over 200 individual
schools serving over 90,000 students.

Membership Requirements

Basic Requirements

Diversity Standards

Membership Benefits

Annual Convening

All staff at DCSC member schools register for our Annual Convening — the leading gathering of the diverse-by-design movement — at the member rate. DCSC members are also given early access to registration before the general public.

Communities of Practice

DCSC offers its preeminent professional development for free to staff at DCSC member schools. Members are able to participate in any number of Communities of Practice and may send any staff.

DCSC Jobs Board

DCSC’s jobs board is the only national jobs board exclusively for diverse-by-design schools. DCSC members are given free access to post unlimited job opportunities.

UnifiED Leadership Development Program

Schools and networks apart of the Coalition in good standing can serve as a host site for our UnifiED school launch fellows and can participate in this leadership development which includes excellent school visits (ESVs) throughout the year.

Membership Dues

We make every effort to center equity in our work. So we’ve developed a
model for annual membership dues that accounts for state funding and
school size.

State Per Pupil Funding (in SY 22-23)School Enrollment Level
1-250251-500501-750751-10001001-20002001+
<$10,000$1,250$1,500$1,750$2,000$2,250$2,500
$10,000 - $12,000$1,500$1,750$2,000$2,250$3,000$3,500
$12,000 - $15,000$1,750$2,000$2,250$2,500$3,500$7,500
+$15,000$2,000$2,250$2,500$3,500$4,500$8,500

How to Apply

DCSC currently holds two application cycles:

  • Our fall application launches in September with schools being notified of a decision in January.
  • Our spring application launches in March with schools being notified of a decision in June.

If you’re interested in applying for membership:

  1. Complete the interest form
  2. You will be contacted before the start of our next application cycle (you can also follow up at info@diversecharters.org)
  3. You will receive a Membership application which requests information on:
    – Your school’s vision and commitment to DEI
    – Your school’s student, teacher and leadership demographics
    – Your school’s student achievement data (from the most recent administered state test or internal assessment)
  4. Your application will be reviewed by DCSC’s team and membership committee with final approval resting with the full DCSC board

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unifiED School Launch Program

Our members committed to recruiting, enrolling, and serving a diverse and integrated school community reflective of their broader community.

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