D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-E933

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 5-E933 - FIVE-YEAR REVIEW OF PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS

933.1

The Board of Education shall review each charter which it has granted or renewed, pursuant to the D.C. School Reform Act of 1995, as follows:

(a) Section 2212:

(1) (a)(3)(A) at least once every five (5) years to determine whether the charter should be revoked for the reasons described in subsection (a)(1)(A) or (b) of section 2213 in accordance with the procedure for such revocation established under 2213(c) of the D. C. School Reform Act of 1995, as amended; and

(2) (a)(3)(B) once every five (5) years, beginning on the date that is five (5) years after the date on which the charter is granted or renewed, to determine whether the charter should be revoked for the reasons described in section 2213(a)(1)(B) in accordance with the procedures for such revocation established under section 2213(c) of the D. C. School Reform Act of 1995, as amended.

(b) Section 2213, subsection (a)(1)(A):

(1) "Committed a violation of applicable laws or a material violation of the conditions, terms, standards, or procedures set forth in the charter, including violations relating to the education of children with disabilities."

(c) Section 2213, subsection (b):

(1) "FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT. - An eligible chartering authority that has granted a charter to a public charter school shall revoke the charter if the eligible chartering authority determines that the school.

(A) Has engaged in a pattern of non-adherence to generally accepted accounting principles;

(B) Has engaged in a pattern of fiscal mismanagement; or

(C) Is no longer economically viable."

(d) Section 2213, subsection (a)(1)(B):

(1) "Failed to meet the goals and student academic achievement expectations set forth in the charter".

Special Note: An eligible chartering authority may not revoke a charter under paragraph (1)(B), except pursuant to a determination made through a review conducted under section 2212(a)(3)(B), subsection (a)(1)(A) of section 2213.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-E933

Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 1694, 1712-13 (February 23, 2001)