21-3-301. Purpose. (a) It is the purpose of this article to provide opportunities for teachers, parents, pupils and community members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently from existing school districts as a method to: (i) Improve pupil learning; (ii) Increase learning opportunities for all pupils, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences; (iii) […]
21-3-302. Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) “A charter school within a school” means a charter school operating within a facility or portion of a facility currently operated by the district as a public school or operated as an adjunct to a public school or schools with students attending both the charter school […]
21-3-302.1. Charter school authorizers. (a) Authorizers shall: (i) Review charter school applications made to the authorizer and make a written determination on the application; (ii) Monitor charter schools approved by the authorizer; (iii) Make decisions on the renewal, nonrenewal and revocation of charters granted by the authorizer. (b) Funding for authorizers shall consist of administrative […]
21-3-303. Charter school prohibitions. (a) This article shall not prohibit any private person or organization from funding or providing other assistance for the establishment or operation of a charter school established pursuant to this article. (b) No charter shall be granted under this article if it is determined that its sole purpose is to avoid […]
21-3-304. Charter school; requirements; authority. (a) A charter school shall be a public, nonsectarian, nonreligious, nonhome-based school which operates within a public school district. Tuition shall not be charged by a charter school to any student in grades kindergarten through twelve (12). (b) If a charter is granted by a school district, the charter school […]
21-3-305. Charter schools; contract contents; regulations. (a) An approved charter application shall serve as the basis for a contract between the charter school and the authorizer. The charter contract shall: (i) Be a written instrument which is a separate document from the charter application; (ii) Be executed by an authorizer and a charter school; (iii) […]
21-3-306. Application for establishing charter schools; conversion of existing schools. (a) Any person may apply to an authorizer for the establishment of a new charter school. The applicant shall have the right to determine which authorizer to apply to and may apply to a different authorizer for renewal of a charter. The state loan and […]
21-3-307. Charter application; contents; phased-in application process. (a) The charter school application shall be on a form prescribed by the state superintendent pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, and shall include: (i) A description of the educational program of the school, designed to identify those whom the school is attempting to educate, what it […]
21-3-308. Hearing by authorizer; prohibited actions by authorizer; criteria; compliance with state standards; contractual authority. (a) Not later than sixty (60) days after receiving an application for any charter school which has been determined to be complete pursuant to W.S. 21-3-307(b), the authorizer shall hold a public hearing on the application, at which time the […]
21-3-309. Length of operation under charter; renewal; revocation. (a) A charter contract may be granted pursuant to this article for a period of five (5) years. A charter contract may be renewed for successive five (5) year terms, provided that the authorizer may vary the duration of the term based on the performance, demonstrated capacities […]
21-3-311. Participation in retirement system. (a) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 169, § 4. (b) Any charter school shall participate in the Wyoming retirement system to the extent as if it were a public school within the district as designated in the charter.
21-3-312. Authorizer to report to state board. Each authorizer granting a charter pursuant to this article shall annually report to the state board on each charter school operating under its authorization and compliance with the provisions of the charter.
21-3-313. Charter schools; employee options. (a) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 169, § 4. (b) The employment status of school district employees employed by the charter school who seek to return to employment with noncharter schools in the school district shall be negotiated with the school district and included in the charter contract. (c) Repealed […]
21-3-314. Students counted among district ADM; determination of charter school funding. (a) Each student attending a charter school shall be counted among the average daily membership of the school district in which the school is located and the school shall be included in the district’s configuration of schools reported to the state superintendent under W.S. […]
