The only stipulation set by the Charter School Act is that the school superintendent must determine that the facility meets standards for health and safety. The state does not require school districts to maintain a hire list. For those that do, this is a local decision. Funding for a charter school will be not less than the amount generated by the students enrolled in the charter school. That amount will be determined in the same manner as it would be for a student enrolled in another public school in the same school district.
Charter schools are public schools.
A school district is liable for a charter school to the extent that it is liable for other public schools in its jurisdiction. Under 4 AAC 06.060, a superintendent or principal may suspend a student from school, but only the local school board may expel a student. Teachers in a charter school are subject to the district's negotiated agreement unless the district and the teacher's bargaining unit agree otherwise. The act provides no waiver to this provision. Charter school teachers need to be evaluated in an equivalent manner as all other teachers in the district.