Questions and concerns regarding charters schools authorized by the County Board may be directed to the Charter School Office by telephone or email. We will help you identify the authorizing entity if it is not the County Board.

The CSO is responsible for accepting charter petitions and appeals on behalf of the Los Angeles County Board of Education and facilitating the petition review and appeal process.

The Business Charter School Unit (BCSU) is the principal contact for all direct funded charter schools operating within Los Angeles County, including LACOE and California State Board of Education authorized charters, to establish apportionment funding disbursement. BCSU also provides multiple levels of business services support including financial systems operations for payroll, budgeting, procurement, accounts payable processing as well as retirement reporting submission to CalSTRS and CalPERS.

The Los Angeles County Charter Special Education Local Plan Area is one of four such entities in CA dedicated to serving students with disabilities. The SELPA empowers its members to deliver high-quality special education programs and services.