206-32 Wyo. Code R. § 32-5

Current through April 27, 2019

Section 32-5 - Charter School Applicants and Applications

(a) Any person may apply to a district board for the establishment of a new charter school or a charter school within a school to be located within a school district.

(b) Application for conversion of an existing public school operating within a school district to a charter school must be made by:

(i) Administrators and teachers employed by the district, parents of students enrolled in the district, and any special district advisory group comprised of district residents; and

(ii) An application filed under this subsection shall demonstrate the support of not less than fifty percent (50%) of the teachers employed by the school district that teach at the school that is proposed to be converted, and not less than fifty percent (50%) of the parents of all the students attending the school proposed to be converted.

(c) A district board and a charter school applicant may by mutual agreement establish a charter school within a school instead of applying under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section.

(d) No charter school application shall be granted if it is determined that its sole purpose is to avoid consolidation or closure of any school or district.

(e) No charter school application shall be considered from any person, group or organization proposing to convert a private school or a non-public home-based educational program into a charter school.

(f) For applications filed on and after July 1, 2007, a charter school application shall not be considered from any person, group or organization that has previously filed a charter school application within a twelve (12) month period and the application was subsequently denied. Computation of the twelve (12) month period shall begin on the date the denied application was filed with the district board after receiving a determination that the application is Complete from the district superintendent.

206-32 Wyo. Code R. § 32-5