iowa charter agencies

Iowa Charter Agencies pioneer a new, bureaucracy-busting “deal.”  They volunteer to be accountable for measurable customer benefits and contribute savings/revenues; in return the State exempts them from many bureaucratic requirements. 

For Charter Agencies, results for Iowans are more important than the rules. 

The old, bureaucratic deal holds agencies accountable for:	The new, reinvented deal holds agencies accountable for :

This website tells the first few chapters of the Iowa Charter Agency story, which began in 2003.   

Charter Agency Overview

Halo Effect

Charter Agencies "How to"

Authorities / Flexibilities Exercised

Charter Agency Legislation

Legislative Changes