By August 1 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's Charter School Office (NYSED CSO) and to the school's charter entity. The 2020-2021 Annual Report Guidelines include general instructions for submission, report content requirements, and key inquiries that highlight academic, organization, 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. All New York State charter schools, regardless of authorizer, must submit their school's 2020-2021 Annual Report through the online portal by August 2, 2021 or no later than the dates specified in the applicable sections of the guidance. Schools should make note of individual authorizer requirements in the Guidelines and within the portal. A charter school's Annual Report provides information about its 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 the Guidelines presented in this report. [For the 2019-2020 report, see ED605929.]