At a ceremony at the Marblehead school on Monday, May 4, 19 charter schools in the state received charter renewals. The ceremony also marked the 20th anniversary of charter school operation in Massachusetts.

All charter schools are given five year charters and then, at the end of that time, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education reviews the school’s performance and decides whether or not to renew the charters. The Marblehead Community Charter School was among the list of those that were renewed.