This Office makes recommendations to the Board of Regents regarding the approval or denial of charter
school applications and the approval or return of proposed charters.
Not exact matches
The district recently sought
and has received
approval from the USDA to implement an automated system next
school year that will match employee salaries against
school lunch
applications, more easily identifying those that should not have qualified.
And the chairman of a board of trustees committee at the State University of New York, which reviews charter
school applications for
approval, said he had asked their counsel to review any options they have to deal with Mr. Loeb.
By capping the number of charter
schools statewide, limiting the annual growth in the number of
schools per district,
and providing for input from the local district before
approval of charter
applications, North Carolina has exercised more control over the establishment of charter
schools than some states.
By June 30th of each
school year during which a program remains under high
school equivalency program review, or at the time of a student's initial
application or admission to the program, whichever is earliest, the district or board of cooperative educational services shall provide direct notification to parents or other persons in parental relation to children attending the high
school equivalency program that the program remains under high
school equivalency program review
and is at risk of not receiving continuance
approval.
The rules would establish an annual
application and approval process,
and timelines for
school boards that want to authorize charter
schools.
As an authorizer, the district would have power of
approval and input over a charter
school application and could determine how it would fit into the district's education goals.
The report, North Carolina Charter
Schools: Excellence
and Equity through Collaboration, looks at policies
and outcomes around the state's charter
application and approval process
and the oversight
and measurement of charter
school performance,
and includes recommendations to improve charter authorizing practices
and increase accountability.
Two other
schools, Cape Fear Preparatory Academy (New Hanover)
and Pine Springs Preparatory Academy (Wake), were recommended for
approval by the Charter
School Advisory Board (CSAB), which is tasked with reviewing
applications and advising the State Board of Education on which are worthy of opening.
Of the
applications submitted for external review, nine of the 26 evaluated (37 percent) met the 85 percent cut score requirement
and will proceed to the next step in the
approval process, an interview with TEA Charter Division staff
and members of the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) Committee on
School Initiatives, held during the week of May 8 - 11.
And neither one addresses the issue of binding local find
approval of charter
applications, which has been rallying point for charter -
school critics.
Parent Involvement in the
School Program 2112.00 Parent Involvement Plan 2112.00 R1 Part - Time Classified Employees 6335.00 Part - Time Employees 6325.12 Payroll Deductions - Tax Sheltered Annuities 3921.00 Payroll Deductions - Tax Sheltered Annuities 3921.00 R1 Payroll Deductions - Tax Sheltered Annuities Approved Companies 3921.00 R3 Payroll Deductions - Tax Sheltered Annuity Deduction Agreement 3921.00 R1E1 Payroll Deductions - Tax Sheltered Annuity Requirements for all Vendors 3921.00 R2 Payroll Deductions - Tax Sheltered Life Insurance 3922.00 Performance Contract (Memorandum) 7116.30 E4 Performance Contract (Memorandum) 6222.10 E4 Performance Contract - $ 1,000 or less 7116.30 E2 Performance Contract - $ 1,000 or less 6222.10 E2 Performance Contract - over $ 1,000 not more than $ 5,000 6222.10 E3 Performance Contract - over $ 1,000, not more than $ 5,000 7116.30 E3 Performance Contract - Procedures 7116.30 R1 Performance Contract - Procedures 6222.10 R1 Performance Contract - Wage / Payment & Vendor / Contractor Determination 7116.30 E5 Performance Contract - Wage / Payment & Vendor / Contractor Determination 6222.10 E5 Performance Contracts 6222.10 Performance Contracts 7116.30 Personal Leave - All Employees 6225.00 R3 Personal Property Authorization 3934.00 E1 Personal Purchases by Employees 3872.00 Personnel Files 6410.00 Personnel Files 6410.00 R1 Petty Cash Purchase 3820.00 Physical Assaults
and Threats 5610.00 Physical Examinations 6430.00 Physical Examinations 6430.00 R1 Positive Behavior Supports 8400.00 R1 Positive Behavior Supports
and Interventions 8400.00 Post-Issuance Compliance for Tax Exempt
and Tax Advantaged Obligations 3510.00 Post-Issuance Compliance for Tax Exempt
and Tax Advantaged Obligations 3510.00 R1 Probationary Classified Employees 6343.00 Procedure for Workers» Compensation Insurance 6223.60 R1 Professional Staff Evaluation 6192.00 Program Evaluation 0540.00 R1 Program Evaluation 0540.00 Prohibition of Referral or Assistance Property Claim Form 3934.00 E2 Property Inventory 3220.00 Property Inventory 3220.00 R1 Proposed Guidelines for the Provision of Sex Education 7122.40 Public Complaints or Concerns 9600.00 Public Complaints or Concerns 9600.00 R1 Public Complaints or Concerns - Guidelines 9600.00 E1 Public Information Program 9120.00 Public Information Program 9120.00 R1 Public Records 8310.00 R1 Public Records 9110.00 Public Records 9110.00 R1 Public
School Academies (Charter
Schools) 2020.00 Public
School Academies - Review
and Approval of
Application 2020.00 R1 Purchasing 3810.00 R1 Purchasing 3810.00 Purchasing - Department Responsibilities 3810.00 E1 Purchasing Cards 3810.00 R14
Meanwhile, Save Our
Schools and state legislators on both sides of the aisle, wary of charters in good school systems, are trying to push through a variety of bills that would increase transparency in charter schools and subject charter - school applications to a local approval before the applicants could seek DOE ap
Schools and state legislators on both sides of the aisle, wary of charters in good
school systems, are trying to push through a variety of bills that would increase transparency in charter
schools and subject charter - school applications to a local approval before the applicants could seek DOE ap
schools and subject charter -
school applications to a local
approval before the applicants could seek DOE
approval.
The program will help ease the transition for
schools between
application approval and the start - up phase; help ready
schools for their first renewal process; help ease the anxiety some new charter
school employees experience, even at established charter
schools; as well as provide support for charter
school authorizers
and help them identify various high - quality authorizing best practices.
But the N.C. State Board of Education did not respond to the group's February 2012
application for final
approval,
and in court arguments have argued that the online charter
school should have instead submitted a request in the announced time period.
And while the charter school law may go unaltered for a few months, there are still applications in the pipeline and approvals pendi
And while the charter
school law may go unaltered for a few months, there are still
applications in the pipeline
and approvals pendi
and approvals pending.
This report, from Self - Help, The A. J. Fletcher Foundation,
and Public Impact, reflects their thoughts on policies, practices,
and outcomes related to the state's charter
application and approval process,
and the oversight
and measurement of charter
school performance.
Perry's
application includes a letter of support from Mayor Bill Finch
and Finch has been lobbying for the
approval of Perry's charter
school.
(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an
application for the
approval of a charter
school; provided that the
application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation
and specialized focus of the proposed charter
school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter
school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter
school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the
school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the
school and the district or districts from which the
school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter
school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology
and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment
and retention plan; (vi) the
school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English
and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the
school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the
school governance
and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the
school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the
school; (xi) the provision of
school facilities
and pupil transportation; (xii) the number
and qualifications of teachers
and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation
and professional development for teachers
and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter
schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis,
and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment
and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the
school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv)
and to attract, enroll
and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in
schools from which the charter
school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic
and demographic profile;
and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes
and innovations of the charter
school to other non-charter public
schools.
However, despite these serious legal problems
and a proposal deemed insufficient by a number of experts, State Department of Education officials are pushing for a quick
approval of the Relay
School of Education's
application at today's State Board of Education meeting.
* For readers who think that districts should be able to vote for charter
school approvals, a position advocated for by Save Our
Schools - NJ, imagine this scenario: an
application is submitted for a charter
school devoted to the needs of students of color in Lakewood
and, per N.J.'s charter
school funding law, Lakewood Public
Schools would pay up to 90 % of tuition.
The Society's Executive Committee
and Council are aware of the concerns expressed about the granting of
approval of the TWU
application for a law
school and we are sensitive to the concerns about discrimination, in particular, in connection with the TWU Community Covenant Agreement.
Prior to its conditional
approval of TWU's
application to open a law
school, Council held an extensive public consultation process, receiving a wide range of input from the legal profession, the public
and Trinity Western officials.
Once the entire process of
application and approval is completed, you will receive information on completion date for the traffic
school and the ways to submit the certificate of completion.
The
application for AMI
approval shall be treated the same as an
application for the
approval of a driver education traditional course,
and the AMI must deliver the
school's approved curriculum as aligned with the Program of Organized Instruction for Driver Education
and Traffic Safety.