Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-2 - EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES › Section 6A-2.0020 - Eligibility for Charter School Capital Outlay

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
The following provisions are established for the
				  determination of eligibility of charter schools pursuant to Section
				  1013.62, F.S. Except as
				  expressly provided herein, proof of eligibility requirements must be provided
				  to the Department by July 1 of the fiscal year for which the charter school
				  seeks funding. The continuation of funding is dependent upon maintaining
				  eligibility requirements during the fiscal year.
(1) A charter school may be considered a part
				of an expanded feeder chain under Section
				1013.62, F.S., if it either
				sends or receives at a majority of its students directly to or from a charter
				school that is currently receiving capital outlay funding in the same fiscal
				year for which the charter school seeks funding. A charter school must submit
				an application by the deadline in paragraph (7)(a) of this rule. The Department
				shall determine eligibility by applying the feeder chain criteria in Section
				1013.62(1)(a)1.c., F.S., to the fiscal year's data from the October full-time
				equivalent (FTE) student enrollment survey conducted pursuant to Section
				1011.62(1)(a),
				F.S., in the same fiscal year for which the charter school seeks funding. The
				Department shall calculate the funding amount associated with a school for
				which enrollment projections are estimated to meet the feeder chain eligibility
				criteria and shall distribute funds generated by the formula in Section
				1013.62, F.S., upon proof of an
				expanded feeder chain from the October FTE student enrollment survey
				data.
(2) Pursuant to Section
				1013.62 (1)(a)1.d., F.S.,
				charter schools that have been accredited by a regional accrediting association
				as defined by Rule 6A-4.003, F.A.C., may be
				eligible for charter school capital outlay. Proof of accreditation by a
				regional accrediting association must be delivered to the Department by the
				deadline established in paragraph (7)(a), for the fiscal year for which the
				charter school seeks funding to meet the eligibility requirement in Section
				1013.62(1)(a)1.d., F.S. The continuation of funding is dependent upon
				maintaining accreditation during the current fiscal year. A charter school
				anticipating accreditation during a fiscal year shall include documentation of
				application for accreditation. The Department shall estimate the funding amount
				associated with a charter school anticipating accreditation during the fiscal
				year and distribute funds generated by the formula in Section 1013.62, F.S.,
				upon proof of final accreditation, if proof of accreditation for the school
				year is received by the Department by December 1 of the fiscal year for which
				the charter school seeks funding. If the Department does not receive proof of a
				charter school's official accreditation by December 1, the charter school shall
				be determined ineligible for that fiscal year.
(3) A charter school must have been in
				operation for two (2) or more full school years by July 1 of the fiscal year
				for which the charter school seeks funding to meet the eligibility requirement
				in Section 1013.62(1)(a)1.a., F.S.
(4) Satisfactory student achievement under
				Section 1013.62(1)(a)3., F.S., shall be determined by the school's most recent
				grade designation or school improvement rating from the state accountability
				system as defined in Sections
				1008.34 and
				1008.341, F.S. Satisfactory
				student achievement for a school that does not receive a school grade or a
				school improvement rating, including a school that has not been in operation
				for at least one school year, shall be based on the student performance metrics
				in the charter school's charter agreement. Allocations shall not be distributed
				until such time as school grade designations are known.
(a) A charter school that receives two (2)
				consecutive grades of "F" or three (3) consecutive grades lower than a "C"
				shall not be eligible for capital outlay funding.
(b) A charter school that receives two (2)
				consecutive school improvement rating of "Unsatisfactory" shall not be eligible
				for capital outlay funding.