La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXXXIX-1509

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section CXXXIX-1509 - Automatic Renewal of BESE-Authorized Charter Schools [Formerly Section 1503.G]

A. A charter school which has met or exceeded for the three preceding school years the benchmarks established for it in accordance with the school and district accountability system, has demonstrated growth in student academic achievement for the three proceeding school years, and has had no significant audit findings during the term of the charter agreement shall be deemed a high-performing school, and such school's charter shall be automatically renewed.

B. A BESE-authorized charter school that meets the following conditions shall be automatically renewed and shall be exempted from the renewal process requirements listed in this Section, as appropriate:

1. has received a letter grade of "A" or "B" or an equivalent SPS for the previous three years;

2. has demonstrated growth in student academic achievement as measured by a current progress index equivalent to a letter grade of "A";

3. has received a "meets all expectations" or "meets most expectations" designation for organizational performance according to the charter school performance compact for the three previous years;

4. has received a "meets all expectations" or "meets most expectations" designation for financial performance according to the charter school performance compact for the three previous years; and

5. has no outstanding notices of concern or breach.

C. The state superintendent shall determine the automatic renewal term length according to the terms specified in Subsection C of this Section.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXXXIX-1509

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 44239 (2/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), R.S. 17:3981, and R.S. 17:3992.