§ 37-28-61. Right of first refusal to purchase vacant public school facilities; public entities authorized to provide space to charters in their facilities under preexisting zoning and land use designations
A charter school has a right of first refusal to purchase or lease at or below fair market value a closed public school facility or property or unused portions of a public school facility or property in the school district in which the charter school is located if the school district decides to sell or […]
§ 37-28-45. Applicability of statutes, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, etc. that noncharter public schools are subject to; relation to other laws
Charter schools are subject to the same civil rights, health and safety requirements applicable to noncharter public schools in the state, except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter. Charter schools are subject to the student assessment and accountability requirements applicable to noncharter public schools in the state; however, this requirement does not preclude a […]
§ 37-28-47. Qualifications of charter school employees; applicability of Education Employment Procedures Law
Charter schools must comply with applicable federal laws, rules and regulations regarding the qualification of teachers and other instructional staff. No more than twenty-five percent (25%) of teachers in a charter school may be exempt from state teacher licensure requirements. Administrators of charter schools are exempt from state administrator licensure requirements. However, teachers and administrators […]
§ 37-28-49. Criminal history record checks and fingerprinting requirements; termination of charter school employee for certain acts
Charter school teachers and other school personnel, as well as members of the governing board and any education service provider with whom a charter school contracts, are subject to criminal history record checks and fingerprinting requirements applicable to employees of other public schools. The authorizer shall require that current criminal records background checks and current […]
§ 37-28-51. Charter schools eligible to participate in state- or district-sponsored athletic and academic interscholastic activities
A charter school is eligible to participate in state-sponsored or district-sponsored athletic and academic interscholastic leagues, competitions, awards, scholarships and recognition programs for students, educators, administrators and schools to the same extent as noncharter public schools.
§ 37-28-53. Charter schools required to certify enrollment, average daily attendance and certain additional information on annual basis
Each charter school shall certify annually to the State Department of Education its student enrollment, average daily attendance and student participation in the national school lunch program, special education, vocational education, gifted education, alternative school program and federal programs in the same manner as school districts. Each charter school shall certify annually to the school […]
§ 37-28-55. Charter school funding; adequate education program payments; local funding; federal and state categorical aid program monies; state transportation funding
The State Department of Education shall make payments to charter schools for each student in average daily attendance at the charter school equal to the state share of the adequate education program payments for each student in average daily attendance at the school district in which the charter school is located. In calculating the local […]
§ 37-28-57. Annual financial audit
A charter school must adhere to generally accepted accounting principles. A charter school shall have its financial records audited annually, at the end of each fiscal year, either by the State Auditor or by a certified public accountant approved by the State Auditor. However, a certified public accountant may not be selected to perform the […]
§ 37-28-59. Monies remaining in charter school’s accounts at end of budget year to be used during subsequent budget years; authorization to accept gifts, grants, etc.; disclosure of funds from private and foreign sources
Any monies received by a charter school from any source remaining in the charter school’s accounts at the end of a budget year must remain in the charter school’s accounts for use by the charter school during subsequent budget years. Nothing in this chapter may be construed to prohibit any person or organization from providing […]
§ 37-28-29. Charter contract to include performance framework; performance standards used to guide authorizer’s charter school evaluations; annual performance targets
The performance provisions within a charter contract must be based on a performance framework that clearly sets forth the academic and operational performance indicators, measures and metrics that will guide the authorizer’s evaluations of the charter school. The performance framework must include indicators, measures and metrics, at a minimum, for the following: Student academic proficiency; […]