(a) A local school board shall prescribe an application procedure for the establishment of a charter school in that school district. The application procedure must include provisions for an academic policy committee consisting of parents of students attending the school, teachers, and school employees and a proposed form for a contract between a charter school […]
(a) In an appeal to the commissioner under AS 14.03.250, the commissioner shall review the record before the local school board. The commissioner may request written supplementation of the record from the applicant or the local school board. The commissioner may (1) remand the appeal to the local school board for further review; (2) approve […]
(a) A charter school operates as a school in the local school district except that the charter school (1) is exempt from the local school district’s textbook, program, curriculum, and scheduling requirements; (2) is exempt from AS 14.14.130(c); the principal of the charter school shall be selected by the academic policy committee and shall select, […]
(a) A local school board shall provide an approved charter school with an annual program budget. The budget shall be not less than the amount generated by the students enrolled in the charter school less administrative costs retained by the local school district, determined by applying the indirect cost rate approved by the department up […]
(a) A charter school that is established on or after July 1, 2014 may receive a one-time grant from the department equal to the amount of $500 for each student enrolled in the school on October 1 of the first year in which the school applies for the grant. The charter school shall use a […]
(a) The program of a charter school may be designed to serve (1) students within an age group or grade level; (2) students who will benefit from a particular teaching method or curriculum; or (3) nonresident students, including providing domiciliary services for students who need those services, if approved by the board. (b) A charter […]
(a) A teacher or employee may not be assigned to a charter school unless the teacher or employee consents to the assignment. (b) All provisions of an existing negotiated agreement or collective bargaining agreement applicable to a teacher or employee of a district apply to that teacher or employee if employed at a charter school […]
A contract for a charter school may be for a term of no more than 10 years.
The state Board of Education and Early Development may adopt regulations under AS 44.62 (Administrative Procedure Act) necessary to implement AS 14.03.250 – 14.03.290.
In AS 14.03.250 – 14.03.290, (1) “academic policy committee” means the group designated to supervise the academic operation of a charter school and to ensure the fulfillment of the mission of a charter school; (2) “charter school” means a school established under AS 14.03.250 – 14.03.290 that operates within a public school district; (3) “local […]
