TITLE 33

EDUCATION

CHAPTER 52

PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

33-5205C.  PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL REPLICATION. (1) Public charter schools that have successfully completed at least one (1) renewal without condition may apply for fast-tracked replication.

(2)  Replication public charter schools must have the same operational model and serve the same, or a subset of the same, grades as the public charter school being replicated.

(3)  An abridged application for replication shall narrowly focus on:

(a)  A description of the capacity of the charter holder to successfully replicate an additional school;

(b)  A description of how the charter holder will manage multiple charter schools while maintaining a high level of academic and fiscal performance in the original public charter school and the replication school; and

(c)  Location-specific information for the new replication charter school.

(4)  Replication applications shall be considered by an authorizer within forty-five (45) days of submission unless the replication applicant agrees to a later date.

History:

[33-5205C, added 2024, ch. 9, sec. 19, p. 70.]