Regulations proposed for charter revocations by local authorizers and State Board
Published: September 21, 2010
Two sets of proposed regulations approved by the California State Board of Education last week would introduce detailed procedures to govern the revocation of school charters:
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Item 9 on the State Board’s
Sept. 14-16 agenda would clarify timelines, notifications and other procedures under which local charter authorizers—school districts and county offices of education—could revoke charters for schools that fall short of the goals established in their charter petitions.
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Item 10 would establish the criteria by which the State Board may revoke operating authority for academically low-performing charter schools, whether they were established under local authorizers or the State Board itself.
CSBA participated in the regulations’ development though staff participation on work groups, task forces and other collaborative opportunities provided by the State Board and the California Department of Education. While concerns remain, that process has improved many of the proposed regulations, according to CSBA Senior Policy Consultant Stephanie Medrano Farland, especially those dealing with local authorizers.
“There’s a detailed process now when it comes to revocations,” Farland said, with clear timelines and procedures for sharing information between a charter and its authorizer. “It’s a pretty strict process that will have to be followed. It’s still a little more cumbersome than we would have liked, but it’s the best we’re going to get.”
The State Board’s approval of the regulations Sept. 14 set the stage for public comment prior to their consideration by the Office of Administrative Law or their return to the State Board for possible modification. The proposed regulations will soon be posted to the State Board’s “Proposed Rulemaking & Regulations” Web page, beginning a 15-day public comment period; if relevant comments are received, regulations may be returned to the State Board of Education for additional consideration instead of advancing to the OAL’s review.
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Watch for official notice of new public comment periods on State Board of Education regulations.