La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXXXIX-507

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

Section CXXXIX-507 - Existing Public Schools Converting to Charter Schools

A. Prior to applying for a type 2 charter school, which proposes to be a school converted from a preexisting public school to a charter school, BESE shall require an applicant to receive approval from the professional faculty and staff of the pre-existing school and the parents or guardians of children enrolled in the school.

B. Prior to applying for a type 3, or type 4 charter school, which proposes to be a school converted from a preexisting public school to a charter school, the chartering authority may require an applicant to receive approval from the professional faculty and staff of the pre-existing school and the parents or guardians of children enrolled in the school.

C. Approval of the professional faculty and staff requires a favorable vote of the majority of the faculty and staff who are certified by BESE and who were employed at the pre-existing school. The number needed for approval shall be determined by the number of professional faculty and staff assigned to the pre-existing school on October 1 preceding the election.

1. An election must be held for the purpose of voting to convert a preexisting public school to a charter school.

2. Employees eligible to vote in an election are members of the faculty and staff who are employed at the pre-existing school and who are certified by BESE.

3. Each eligible employee may cast only one vote.

4. The election must be held by secret ballot.

5. Type 2 conversion votes by professional faculty and staff will follow the process established by the department.

D. Approval by the parents or guardians requires a favorable vote of the majority of the voting parents or guardians of pupils enrolled in the school.

1. An election must be held for the purpose of voting to convert a pre-existing public school to a charter school.

2. The number of votes cast by the parents or guardians in an election must equal at least 50 percent of the number of students enrolled in the school at the time of the election.

3. Only one vote may be cast by one parent or guardian for each student enrolled in the school at the time of the election.

4. Type 2 conversion votes by parents or guardians will follow the process established by the department.

E. An election of the professional faculty and staff or of the parents and guardians may be repeated in any school for approval of the same or a different charter proposal; however, such an election may not occur more than once in any school year.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXXXIX-507

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in LR 34:1361 (July 2008), amended LR 37:869 (March 2011), LR 39:1431 (June 2013), LR 39:3064 (November 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), R.S. 17:3973, and R.S. 17:3983.