As new and/or revised federal regulations and California Education Code become law and when legal cases affect board policies, the California School Boards Association provides our districts with updated samples of new or replacement policies.

 

Series 0000 covers the topic of mission, goals and plans. Following is a list of the selected 0000 policies and regulations concerning charter schools, along with a summary of changes from CSBA:

 

Administrative Regulation 0420.4 Charter School Authorization

Regulation updated to reflect new law (SB 1290) which requires a charter school petition to include a description of measurable student outcomes both schoolwide and for all "numerically significant" student subgroups served by the charter school, as defined in Education Code 52052. Regulation also clarifies the responsibility of the petition review committee to evaluate proposals based on criteria specified in law and Board policy for approval and denial of petitions.  

 

Board Policy 0420.42 Charter School Renewal

Policy updated to reflect new law (SB 1290) which requires the Board to consider increases in student achievement for all "numerically significant" student subgroups served by the charter school as the most important factor in determining whether to grant a charter renewal. Policy also reflects provision of SB 1290 requiring that, when making a written finding that the charter school failed to attain its Academic Performance Index (API) growth target, the Board must base its finding on the API growth target in the prior year or in two of the last three years, rather than in the aggregate for the prior three years.  

 

Board Policy 0420.43 Charter School Revocation

Policy updated to reflect new law (SB 1290) which requires the Board to consider increases in student achievement for all "numerically significant" student subgroups served by the charter school as the most important factor in determining whether to revoke a charter.