La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXXXIX-1507
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section CXXXIX-1507 - Renewal Term Length for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools [Formerly Section 1503.C]A. For each charter school meeting the eligibility criteria for renewal in §1503 of this bulletin, the state superintendent shall recommend that BESE renew of the charter for a specified number of years as provided for in Subsection C of this section, unless the charter school has significant, intentional, or repeated non-compliance with financial or organizational requirements outlined in the charter school performance compact, in which case the state superintendent may recommend that BESE allow the charter to expire at the conclusion of the schools current charter term.B. For those charter schools the state superintendent recommends for renewal, the state superintendent shall recommend a renewal term length as follows: 1. the state superintendent shall recommend a minimum renewal term length based on the charter schools current letter grade; and2. the state superintendent may recommend a term of years longer than the minimum renewal term length through the optional addition of one or more years to the minimum renewal term length in recognition of the charter schools financial and organizational performance as provided for in the charter school performance compact over the term of the schools current charter.C. The state superintendent shall recommend renewal term lengths in accordance with the table below. Current Letter Grade | Minimum Term Length | Potential Additional Years (Based on Organizational and Financial Performance Over Current Term) |
A | 6 Years | "Does Not Meet Expectations" in any year | No additional years |
"Meets All" and/or "Meets Most" Expectations all years | <=2 Years |
"Meets All Expectations" all years | <=4 Years |
B | 5 Years | "Does Not Meet Expectations" in any year | No additional years |
"Meets AH" and/or "Meets Most" Expectations all years | <=1 Year |
"Meets All Expectations" all years | <=2 Years |
C | 4 Years | No additional years |
D, F or no letter grade | 3 Years | No additional years |
D. Notwithstanding the above: 1. the state superintendent may recommend a renewal term that is up to two years shorter than the minimum term length specified above, which shall be no shorter than three years in any case, for a charter school: a. where fewer than 50 percent of the school's enrolled grades are testable under state accountability; orb. that has significant, intentional, or repeated noncompliance with financial or organizational requirements outlined in the charter school performance compact.La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXXXIX-1507
Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 36:479 (March 2010), amended LR 37:871 (March 2011), LR 37:2388 (August 2011), LR 38:752 (March 2012), repromulgated LR 38:1394 (June 2012), amended LR 38:3119 (December 2012), LR 39:1436 (June 2013), LR 39:3066 (November 2013), LR 40:1323 (July 2014), LR 41:1264 (July 2015), LR 44238 (2/1/2018).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), R.S. 17:3981, and R.S. 17:3992.