§ 115C-218.65 – North Carolina School Report Cards.
115C-218.65. North Carolina School Report Cards. A charter school shall ensure that the report card issued for it by the State Board of Education receives wide distribution to the local press or is otherwise provided to the public. A charter school shall ensure that the overall school performance score and grade earned by the charter […]
§ 115C-218.70 – Driving eligibility certificates.
115C-218.70. Driving eligibility certificates. In accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of Education, the designee of the school’s board of directors shall do all of the following: (1) Sign driving eligibility certificates that meet the conditions established in G.S. 20-11. (2) Obtain the necessary written, irrevocable consent from parents, guardians, or emancipated juveniles, […]
§ 115C-218.75 – General operating requirements.
115C-218.75. General operating requirements. (a) Health and Safety Standards. – A charter school shall meet the same health and safety requirements required of a local school administrative unit. The Department of Public Instruction shall ensure that charter schools provide parents and guardians with information about meningococcal meningitis and influenza and their vaccines at the beginning […]
§ 115C-218.80 – Display of the United States and North Carolina flags and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
115C-218.80. Display of the United States and North Carolina flags and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. A charter school shall (i) display the United States and North Carolina flags in each classroom when available, (ii) require the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance on a daily basis, and (iii) provide age-appropriate instruction on […]
§ 115C-218.85 – Course of study requirements.
115C-218.85. Course of study requirements. (a) Instructional Program. – (1) The school shall provide instruction each year for at least 185 days or 1,025 hours over nine calendar months. (2) The school shall design its programs to at least meet the student performance standards adopted by the State Board of Education and the student performance […]
§ 115C-218.90 – Employment requirements.
115C-218.90. Employment requirements. (a) Employees. – (1) An employee of a charter school is not an employee of the local school administrative unit in which the charter school is located. The charter school’s board of directors shall employ and contract with necessary teachers or contract with an education management organization or charter management organization to […]
§ 115C-218.94 – Identification of low-performing and continually low-performing charter schools.
115C-218.94. Identification of low-performing and continually low-performing charter schools. (a) Identification of Low-Performing Charter Schools. – The State Board of Education shall identify low-performing charter schools on an annual basis. Low-performing charter schools are those that earn an overall school performance grade of D or F and a school growth score of "met expected growth" […]
§ 115C-218.95 – Causes for nonrenewal or termination; disputes.
115C-218.95. Causes for nonrenewal or termination; disputes. (a) The State Board of Education may terminate, not renew, or seek applicants to assume the charter through a competitive bid process established by the State Board upon any of the following grounds: (1) Failure to meet the requirements for student performance contained in the charter; (2) Failure […]
§ 115C-218.35 – Charter school facilities.
115C-218.35. Charter school facilities. (a) A charter school’s specific location shall not be prescribed or limited by a local board or other authority except a zoning authority. The school may lease space from a local board of education or as is otherwise lawful in the local school administrative unit in which the charter school is […]
§ 115C-218.100 – Dissolution of a charter school.
115C-218.100. Dissolution of a charter school. (a) Funds Reserved for Closure Proceedings. – A charter school that has elected to participate in the North Carolina Retirement System pursuant to G.S. 135-5.3 shall, for as long as the charter school continues to participate in the North Carolina Retirement System, maintain for the purposes of ensuring payment […]