The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that: There is a growing demand for more charter schools in the state; There is an underserved population of at-risk students in the state, for whom innovative educational models are needed. The intent of the general assembly in establishing the state charter school institute pursuant to this […]
As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires: “At-risk student” means a student: Who is eligible to receive free or reduced-cost lunch pursuant to the provisions of the federal “Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act”, 42 U.S.C. sec. 1751 et seq.; or Who has performed below the level of meeting expectations, […]
There is established, as an independent agency in the department of education, the state charter school institute. The institute shall exercise its powers and perform its duties and functions as if it were transferred to the department by a type 1 transfer under the provisions of the “Administrative Organization Act of 1968”, article 1 of […]
The state charter school institute shall establish a school response framework that complies with the provisions of section 22-32-109.1 (4) for each state charter school. Source: L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 804, § 4, effective May 14. Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2008 act enacting this section, see section 1 […]
The institute shall be authorized to approve or deny an application submitted for the establishment of an institute charter school pursuant to this part 5. An institute charter school applicant may submit an application to the institute only if the school district in which the institute charter school is to be located has not retained […]
The institute shall consist of the institute board, appointed pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, and any staff or contract employees hired by the institute board as authorized by law. Any staff hired by the institute board shall be deemed employees subject to the state personnel system of this state as defined in section […]
The state charter school institute is authorized to receive and expend gifts, grants, and donations of any kind from any public or private entity to carry out the purposes of this part 5, subject to the terms and conditions under which given; except that no gift, grant, or donation shall be accepted if the conditions […]
An institute charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian, nonreligious, non-home-based school that operates pursuant to a charter contract authorized by the state charter school institute. An institute charter school shall exist as a public school within the state, unaffiliated with a school district. Nothing in this part 5 shall be construed to permit a […]
An approved institute charter school application shall serve as the basis for a charter contract between the institute charter school and the institute. The institute board may approve an institute charter school application submitted by a nonprofit entity, and the institute may enter into a charter contract directly with the nonprofit entity to operate an […]
The institute charter school application is a proposed agreement upon which the institute charter applicant and the institute negotiate a charter contract. At a minimum, each institute charter school application includes: An executive summary that outlines the elements of the application and provides an overview of the proposed institute charter school; The vision and mission […]
Except as otherwise provided in section 22-30.5-506 (2), the institute shall receive and review all applications for institute charter schools. An application for an institute charter school may be submitted by one or more individuals, by a nonprofit, governmental, or other entity or organization, or by an existing charter school authorized by a district. An […]
The institute may approve a new charter contract for an institute charter school for a period of four academic years, and the institute may renew the charter contract for succeeding periods not to exceed five academic years. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (a) of this subsection (1) to the contrary, an institute charter school and […]
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 22-30.5-511, the provisions of this section shall apply if: The institute board determines that the charter of a qualified charter school, as defined in section 22-30.5-408 (1)(c), will be revoked or will not be renewed; and The qualified charter school has financed capital construction with revenues from bonds issued on […]
An institute charter school shall conduct a background investigation, including a fingerprint-based criminal history record check, as described in sections 22-30.5-110.5 and 22-30.5-110.7, of an applicant to whom an offer of employment is extended by the institute charter school to determine whether the applicant is suitable to work in an environment with children. An applicant […]
A local board of education shall determine by policy or by negotiated agreement, if one exists, the employment status of school district employees employed by an institute charter school who seek to return to employment with public schools in the school district. Employees of an institute charter school shall be members of the public employees’ […]
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Accounting district” means the school district within whose geographic boundaries an institute charter school is physically located. “Accounting district’s adjusted per pupil revenues” means the greater of: The accounting district’s per pupil funding plus the accounting district’s at-risk per pupil funding plus the accounting district’s […]
The general assembly finds that school districts receive significant operating revenue from mill levies that are in addition to the school districts’ total program mill levy. This additional revenue helps school districts offset the effects of the budget adjustment imposed by section 22-54-104 (5)(g). The general assembly further finds that institute charter schools do not […]
For the 2004-05 budget year through the 2008-09 budget year, each institute charter school shall annually allocate the minimum per pupil dollar amount specified in section 22-54-105 (2)(b), multiplied by the number of students enrolled in the institute charter school who are not students enrolled in an online program or online school, as defined in […]
For the 2004-05 budget year and each budget year thereafter, a qualified charter school, as that term is defined in section 22-54-124, that is an institute charter school shall receive state education fund moneys from the department in an amount equal to the percentage of the total qualified charter school pupil enrollment that is attributable […]
There is created in the state treasury the institute charter school assistance fund, referred to in this section as the “fund”, that consists of the moneys transferred to the fund from the state charter school institute fund pursuant to section 22-30.5-506 (4). The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general […]
