§ 16-77.2-1. Entities eligible to apply to become district charter schools. (a) Persons or entities eligible to submit an application to establish a district charter school shall be limited to: (1) Existing public schools; (2) Groups of public school personnel; (3) Public school districts; or (4) A group of school districts. (b) No existing public […]
§ 16-77.2-2. Procedure for creation of district charter schools. (a) Any persons or entities eligible to establish a district charter school may submit a proposed charter to the commissioner and the school committee of the district where the district charter school is to be located. The proposed charter shall: (1) Be submitted to the commissioner […]
§ 16-77.2-3. Process for consideration of proposed charter. (a) If the commissioner or the school committee of the district where the district charter school is to be located finds the proposed charter to be incomplete, further information may be requested and required. The commissioner shall develop regulations for amending an approved charter, consistent with the […]
§ 16-77.2-4. Revocation of the charter of a district charter school. (a) The board of regents may revoke the charter of a district charter school at any time, pursuant to § 16-77-5.1, if the school: (1) Materially violates any of the provisions contained in the charter; (2) Fails to meet or pursue the educational objectives […]
§ 16-77.2-5. Budgets and funding. (a) It is the intent of the general assembly that funding pursuant to this chapter shall be neither a financial incentive nor a financial disincentive to the establishment of a district charter school. Funding for each district charter school shall consist of state revenue and municipal or district revenue in […]
§ 16-77.2-6. Applicability of other provisions of title 16. The board of regents may grant to district charter schools variances of specific chapters and sections of this title except to the extent that these chapters and sections are enumerated in § 16-77.2-7. History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 84, § 4; P.L. 2010, ch. 107, § […]
§ 16-77.2-7. Portions of title 16 applicable to district charter schools. The following provisions of this title shall be binding on district charter schools and may not be waived by the commissioner under § 16-77.2-3: (1) Section 16-2-2 (minimum length of school year); (2) Section 16-2-17 (right to a safe school); (3) Section 16-8-10 (federal […]
§ 16-77.2-8. Charter school reporting. (a) All district charter schools shall continuously monitor their financial operations by tracking actual versus budgeted revenue and expense. The chief financial officer of the district charter school shall submit a report on a quarterly basis to the state office of municipal affairs certifying the status of the district charter […]
