By August 1st of each year, each charter school in New York State is required by law to complete and submit an Annual Report to the New York State Education Department (NYSED) Charter School Office (CSO) and to the school's charter entity, and to post the report on the charter school's website. The Annual Report Guidelines include general instructions for submission, report content requirements, and key inquiries that highlight academic, organizational, and fiscal performance, as well as the extent to which a school is meeting the requirements of its charter. These Guidelines are intended to walk schools through and supplement the prompts in the online Annual Report portal at https://nysed-cso-reports.fluidreview.com. A charter school's Annual Report provides information about their performance over the prior academic year, as well as a report on progress toward performance goals agreed upon in the charter contract. The components to be included in each section of the Annual Report are outlined in these guidelines.