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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 17 - Revocation › Section CXXXIX-1703 - Revocation Proceedings

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Recommendation to Revoke Charter for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools
1. A recommendation to revoke a charter shall
				be made to BESE by the state superintendent of education based on information
				provided by the Department of Education, at least one BESE meeting prior to the
				BESE meeting at which the recommendation may be considered, except as otherwise
				provided herein when the health, safety, and welfare of students is at
				issue.
2. Prior to the BESE meeting
				at which the state superintendent of education will make a recommendation that
				BESE commence a revocation proceeding, the Department of Education will inform
				the charter operator that it is requesting such and the reasons therefor and
				may meet with the charter operator, upon request, to discuss the revocation
				recommendation.
3. Following the
				state superintendent of education's recommendation to revoke a charter, BESE
				shall determine if it will commence a revocation proceeding.
4. BESE may, on its own, commence a charter
				revocation proceeding.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 18 - Voluntary Relinquishment of a BESE-Authorized Charter › Section CXXXIX-1801 - Voluntary Relinquishment of a BESE-Authorized Charter

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. If the operator or board of a BESE
				authorized charter school determines that it can no longer operate the charter
				school, it shall relinquish the charter to BESE at least 90 days prior to the
				beginning of the next school year.
B. Failure to relinquish a charter at least
				90 days prior to the beginning of the next school year may result in BESE
				declining to accept a charter application submitted by that operator to BESE
				for up to five years. If at any time during this period, members of such
				charter operator's board form a majority of board membership for a different
				charter operator, BESE may decline to accept a charter application submitted by
				such charter operator.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:3981 and
				  R.S.
				  17:3992.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 19 - Amendments to BESE-Authorized Charters › Section CXXXIX-1901 - Charter Amendments

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any
				modification to the provisions of a school's charter contract or proposed
				charter prior to the execution of a charter contract shall constitute an
				amendment to the charter. An amendment may be material or non-material, as
				defined in this bulletin.
B. All
				charter amendment requests or notices, as applicable, must be submitted by the
				charter operator.
C. No charter
				amendment shall be the basis of extending the duration of the school's original
				charter.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:3981, and
				  R.S.
				  17:3992.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 19 - Amendments to BESE-Authorized Charters › Section CXXXIX-1903 - Material Amendments for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A material
				amendment to a charter contract or proposed charter prior to the execution of
				the charter contract is an amendment that makes substantive changes to a
				charter school's governance, operational, or academic structure. Material
				amendments include:
1. creation of or change
				in corporate partnership, assignment of charter contract, or addition of or
				changes in management organization;
2. the addition of new grade
				levels;
3. changes in student
				enrollment which result in enrollment in excess of 120 percent of the total
				number of students set forth in the schools charter, as applicable;
4. changes in admission requirements other
				than the removal of one or more admission requirements, if
				applicable;
5. changes in any
				option expressed in the charter contract exhibit with respect to collective
				bargaining;
6. changes in LEA
				status for type 4 charter schools in Orleans Parish pursuant to
				§2303 of this bulletin;
7. changes in school location for Type 2
				charter schools; and
8. any changes
				to the charter contract not specifically identified as non-material amendments
				that the state superintendent determines to be material
				changes.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 19 - Amendments to BESE-Authorized Charters › Section CXXXIX-1905 - Non-Material Amendments for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A non-material
				amendment to a charter is an amendment that makes non-substantive changes to a
				school's charter. Non-material amendments may include:
1. changes to the name, mailing address,
				telephone, and/or facsimile number of the charter school;
2. the removal of one or more admission
				requirements;
3. changes to the
				designated contact person for the charter operator or changes to the contact
				person located at the charter school site; and
4. changes in any option expressed in the
				charter contract exhibits with respect to the Teachers' Retirement System of
				Louisiana.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 21 - Charter School Governance › Section CXXXIX-2103 - Board Member Responsibilities

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board of directors of each charter
				operator shall be responsible for implementing the public charter school
				program proposed in its charter application, complying with and carrying out
				the provisions of the charter school contract and complying with all applicable
				federal and state laws and policies governing the charter school.
B. The board of directors of each charter
				operator shall operate in accordance with its duly adopted bylaws, which shall
				include a conflicts of interest policy that is consistent with applicable law
				including, but not limited to, the Louisiana Code of Governmental
				Ethics.
C. The board of directors
				of each charter operator shall comply with all requirements set forth by the
				Louisiana Nonprofit Corporations Law and Louisiana Secretary of State and shall
				remain in good standing during the term of its charter.
D. The board of directors of each charter
				operator shall comply with all laws applicable to public bodies including, but
				not limited to, the Louisiana Open Meetings Law, the Louisiana Public Records
				Law, and the Code of Governmental Ethics.
E. The board of directors of each charter
				operator is responsible for the sound fiscal management of the charter
				school.
F. The board of directors
				of each charter operator shall exercise final authority in matters affecting
				the charter school including, but not limited to, staffing, financial
				accountability, and curriculum.
G.
				Each member of the governing authority or management board of a charter school
				shall annually file a financial statement in accordance with
				R.S.
				42:1124.3
H. Beginning August 1, 2024, each president
				of a BESE-authorized charter board shall participate in at least one hour of
				board governance, special education, and financial management training
				coordinated by LDOE within one year of assuming the role of board
				president.
I. Beginning June 1,
				2025, each new member of the board of directors of a BESE-authorized charter
				operator shall participate in at least one hour of board governance, special
				education, and financial management training coordinated by LDOE within one
				year of appointment to the board.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10) and
				  R.S.
				  17:3981.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 23 - Charter School Funding › Section CXXXIX-2301 - State Funding

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Unless
				otherwise provided by law, the per pupil amount provided to a type 1, 2, 3, 3B,
				or 4 charter school shall be computed at least annually and shall be equal to
				the per pupil amount provided through the Minimum Foundation Program formula,
				determined by the allocation weights in the formula based upon student
				characteristics or needs, received by the school district in which the student
				resides, as determined by the weighted differentiated funding formula based
				upon individual student characteristics or needs that is provided through the
				Minimum Foundation Program, except as provided in Subsection E of this Section.
1. The state-funded per pupil allocation
				shall be based upon the weighted student membership count received by the
				district pursuant to the most recent legislatively approved Minimum Foundation
				Program formula, and include all levels and allocation weights based upon
				student characteristics or needs as provided in the formula except any
				supplementary allocations for specific purposes. Supplementary allocations for
				specific purposes shall be provided to charter schools based solely on the
				funds generated by the charter school within each specific
				allocation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 23 - Charter School Funding › Section CXXXIX-2305 - Other Funding

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any approved
				charter school shall be eligible for any other federal, restricted state, and
				unrestricted state funding for which the school or its pupils
				qualify.
B. Each charter school
				shall receive, at a minimum, its per pupil share for any state or federal grant
				program such as any funding provided for technology, teacher supplies,
				kindergarten through third grade reading and mathematics, summer school, and
				other remediation funding. In addition, each charter school shall receive any
				other state or federal grant program funding, where such funding is distributed
				on a per pupil basis and a charter school is eligible to receive the funding
				under the terms of the grant. The charter operator shall comply with the terms
				of the grant.
C. A charter school
				may apply for and receive funding directly from the state or federal
				government.
D. Any approved charter
				school may solicit, accept, and administer donations or any other financial
				assistance in the form of money, grants, property, loans, or personal services
				for educational purposes from any public or private person, corporation, or
				agency and must comply with rules and regulations governing grants from the
				federal government or from any other person or agency, which are not in
				contravention of the federal or state constitution or any other federal or
				state law.
E. Every pupil enrolled
				in a charter school shall be counted in the charter school's total pupil count
				for purposes of funding, including each pupil who is pursuing a high school
				diploma or participating in a pre-general education development skills program,
				as defined by BESE policy.
F. No
				child enrolled in a pre-kindergarten program offered by a charter school shall
				be counted for purposes of funding pursuant to § 2301, unless such funding is
				specifically provided for such purpose. However, such school shall be eligible
				for any other funding that may become available for children enrolled in
				pre-kindergarten programs.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:3981, and
				  R.S.
				  17:3995.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 25 - Charter School Fiscal Responsibilities › Section CXXXIX-2501 - Qualified and Competent Business Professional

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each type 2 and type 5 charter operator
				shall hire or procure the services of one or more qualified and competent
				business professionals who shall produce all financial and accounting
				information and reporting required by its charter contract, state law, and BESE
				policy, except as otherwise provided herein.
B. A qualified and competent business
				professional shall meet one of the qualifications as listed in Bulletin 1929,
				§1301
C. Any applicant for a qualified and
				competent business professional position shall have not less than three years
				of work experience in a field relevant to the duties and responsibilities of a
				lead school business administrator. Relevant areas shall include accounting,
				finance, or other areas of fiscal management.
D. All qualified and competent business
				professionals must acquire Certified Louisiana School Business Administrator
				(CLSBA) certification or Certified Louisiana Charter School Business
				Administrator (CLCSBA) certification by the Louisiana Association of School
				Business Officials (LASBO) within four years of the first date of hire as a
				qualified and competent business professional by any BESE-authorized charter
				school and maintain certification while employed as a qualified and competent
				business professional. A Louisiana CPA license may be substituted for the CLSBA
				certification. The CPA license must remain in active status while employed as a
				qualified and competent business professional.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10) and
				  R.S.
				  17:3981.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 25 - Charter School Fiscal Responsibilities › Section CXXXIX-2503 - Budgeting

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All charter
				operators shall comply with the provisions of the Louisiana Local Government
				Budget Act,
				R.S.
				39:1301 through 1315.
B. Charter operators shall budget on a fiscal
				year basis, July 1-June 30.
C. Type
				4 charter operators shall annually submit a budget to the Superintendent of
				Education in accordance with the provisions of
				R.S.
				17:88. Each type 2 charter school, type 5
				charter school, and each type 3B charter school acting as its own LEA shall
				annually submit its budget directly to the superintendent of education in
				accordance with deadlines established by the department.
D. Each charter operator shall submit its
				budget and all related documents on forms required by the department and shall
				comply with
Bulletin 1929
-
Louisiana Accounting and
				Uniform Governmental Handbook
.
1.
				The revenues/receipts and expenditures/ disbursements in the charter operator's
				budget shall be listed and classified in such manner and substance as
				prescribed by the department, and shall detail as nearly as possible the items
				of expected revenue/receipts and expenditures/ disbursements, the total of
				which shall not exceed the expected means of financing composed of the
				beginning fund balance, cash balances, and revenues/receipts.
2. If, during the course of the fiscal year,
				it becomes evident that receipts or disbursements will vary substantially from
				those budgeted, the charter operator shall prepare and adopt, in like form,
				manner, and substance, an amended budget as prescribed by the
				department.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 25 - Charter School Fiscal Responsibilities › Section CXXXIX-2505 - Financial Reporting

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each charter
				operator shall submit quarterly reports to the department listing year-to-date
				revenues and expenditures through that quarter and budgeted revenues and
				expenditures for the fiscal year, using forms provided by the department and on
				dates specified by the department as set forth below.
Due Date
Financial Report
July 31
Annual Operating Budget
Includes actual data for the prior fiscal year
							 ending June 30 along with budgeted data for the current fiscal year starting
							 July1.
October 31
First Quarter Financial Report
Includes budgeted data for the fiscal year along
							 with the YTD actual data through September 30.
January 31
Second quarter Financial Report
Includes budgeted data for the fiscal year along
							 with the YTD actual data through September 30.
April 30
Third Quarter Financial Report
Includes budgeted data for the fiscal Year along
							 with the YTD actual data through March 31.
B.
				Each charter school will submit an annual financial report (AFR) to the
				department no later than September 30 of each year. The AFR shall follow the
				format and contain information prescribed by the department.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:3981, and
				  R.S.
				  17:3995.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 25 - Charter School Fiscal Responsibilities › Section CXXXIX-2507 - Annual Independent Audit

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Each charter operator shall have an annual independent audit to be conducted by
				a certified public accountant in accordance with
				R.S.
				24:513 et seq., and 17:3996(F), the cost of
				which shall be borne by the charter operator.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:3981, and
				  R.S.
				  17:3995.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 25 - Charter School Fiscal Responsibilities › Section CXXXIX-2509 - Assets of BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any assets acquired by a type 2, type 3B,
				or type 5 charter operator are the property of the charter school for the
				duration of the charter school's charter. Any assets acquired by a type 4
				charter school are the property of the local school board.
B. For a type 5 charter school transferring
				to the local school board as a type 3B charter school, all property of the type
				5 charter school shall remain property of the charter operator upon transfer to
				the local school board. Property belonging to the RSD used by the type 5
				charter operator may be transferred to the ownership of the charter operator or
				the local school board, in accordance with state and federal law, BESE policy,
				auditing rules, and grant guidelines.
C. Charter operators shall maintain an
				inventory of all assets, including records of any assets acquired with any
				private funds. Inventories of assets must be audited annually and maintained
				consistent with the requirements set forth in
Bulletin
				1929
-
Louisiana Accounting and Uniform Governmental
				Handbook
.
D. If a charter
				operator's charter is revoked, non-renewed, surrendered or the school otherwise
				ceases to operate, or the charter school fails to open and serve students, all
				assets and cash on hand shall be transferred or disposed of as authorized or
				directed by the department pursuant to
				§1601 of this bulletin.
1. Assets or cash on hand attributable to
				state public funds shall be transferred to BESE or disposed of, as authorized
				or directed by the department.
2.
				All assets and cash on hand attributable to federal funding shall be returned
				to the appropriate division within the U.S. Department of Education or the
				Louisiana Department of Education, or to any other federal funding source,
				except as specifically permitted by BESE pursuant to a written
				agreement.
3. All assets and cash
				on hand attributable to private funds shall remain the property of the charter
				operator, if the inventory or records of the charter operator demonstrate that
				the assets were purchased with private funds. If the records fail to clearly
				establish whether a particular asset was purchased with public funds or private
				funds, ownership of the asset shall revert to BESE.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 25 - Charter School Fiscal Responsibilities › Section CXXXIX-2511 - Cash Management and Investment

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each charter school board shall create and
				adopt a policy and implement procedures regarding cash management and
				investments of public funds. The policy shall protect public funds by
				minimizing the amount of unsecured funds to the extent practical.
B. Best practices identified for political
				subdivisions in
				R.S.
				33:2955, Investment by Local Political
				Subdivisions and R S. 39:1211, Banking Law for Political Subdivisions may be
				used as a guide for developing a cash management and investment policy for
				charter school boards. The use of any of the best practices shall not be
				interpreted to define charter schools as political subdivisions.
C. The cash management and investment policy
				shall contain procedures for determining the bank or other such entity in which
				public funds in an amount equal to the amount insured by the FDIC shall be
				deposited. The bank or other such entity shall be a stock-owned federally
				insured depository institution organized under the laws of this state or of any
				other state of the United States, or under the laws of the United
				States.
D. Each charter school
				board shall include in the policy a process for examination of the soundness of
				any banking institution considered as the fiscal agent or local depository
				prior to deposit of funds. Charter operators shall utilize the quarterly
				Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's (FFEIC) Uniform Bank
				Performance Review (UBPR) to select an institution in which to deposit funds.
				Two metrics included in this report indicate the stability of a bank
				specifically, high capital ratio and non-current loans equity capital, and
				shall be reviewed prior to conducting business with this institution.
				Documentation shall be maintained to support the completion of this
				verification and made available for review if requested.
E. The policy shall contain procedures for
				identifying one or more methods for managing unsecured funds in order to
				minimize the risk of loss. Documentation shall be maintained to support the
				selection of one or more methods for managing unsecured funds and made
				available for review if requested. In order to minimize unsecured cash, the
				following methods for cash management and investments may be considered:
1. collateralization of funds offered to
				public entities, if available;
2.
				certificate of deposit laddering;
3. deposits in the Louisiana Asset Management
				Pool (LAMP);
4. deposits in the
				certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (CDARS);
5. deposits in an insured cash sweep service;
				and
6. deposits in multiple banking
				institutions.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 27 - Charter School Recruitment and Enrollment › Section CXXXIX-2701 - Students Eligible to Attend BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Type 2 Charter
				Schools. Students meeting residency requirements established in a type 2
				charter school's charter are eligible to attend a type 2 charter school. A type
				2 charter school may establish residency requirements for students living
				within the state or may establish residency requirements restricted to a
				particular parish or parishes.
1. Type 2
				charter schools shall collect and verify documents substantiating the residency
				of each student prior to submitting residency information to statewide student
				information system. Acceptable documents shall be as follows:
a. mortgage (if owned);
b. tax assessors bill (if owned);
c. homestead exemption bill (if
				owned);
d. current lease of
				residence for the school year (if leased);
e. current rent receipt (if
				leased);
f. previous two months
				utility bill (Disconnect notices are not acceptable:
i. gas;
ii. water or sewer;
iii. telephone (land line only);
iv. cable or satellite television
				bill;
v. internet
				service;
g. current
				drivers license or government-issued identification;
h. current official letter from a government
				agency such as Department of Children and Family Services or Department of
				Health regarding services provided; or
i. current bank statements.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 27 - Charter School Recruitment and Enrollment › Section CXXXIX-2703 - Enrollment Capacity for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A charter school shall not enroll more
				than 120 percent of the total number of students that it is authorized to
				enroll pursuant to its approved charter contract unless approved to do so
				pursuant to §1902 of this bulletin.
B. In determining the enrollment permitted in
				each school year, a charter school shall determine the enrollment authorized in
				its approved charter with respect to the individual school year. Charter
				schools are not authorized to a cumulative 20 percent increase in each year of
				its approved charter.
C. For type 5
				charter schools participating in a unified enrollment system administered by
				the recovery school district, the charter contract may permit the maximum
				number of enrolled students per grade to be determined each year in accordance
				with procedures and timelines established by the RSD.
D. In the event of a federally-declared
				disaster in Louisiana or surrounding states, the state superintendent may
				approve a charter school to exceed 120 percent of the total number of students
				that it is authorized to enroll pursuant to its approved charter solely for the
				purpose of enrolling students who have been displaced from their homes or are
				unable to attend the school in which they were previously enrolled or zoned to
				attend. The state superintendent shall provide a report to BESE at its next
				regularly scheduled meeting outlining each charter school granted an increase
				in its enrollment capacity pursuant to this Paragraph. Students enrolled
				pursuant to this Paragraph shall be permitted to remain enrolled in the charter
				school for the remainder of the school year. Parents or legal custodians found
				to have misrepresented their displacement status shall be required to return to
				the school in which the student was previously enrolled or zoned to
				attend.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:3981, and
				  R.S.
				  17:3995.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 27 - Charter School Recruitment and Enrollment › Section CXXXIX-2705 - Admission Requirements for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A charter school
				may have admission requirements that are consistent with the school's role,
				scope, and mission.
B. Admission
				requirements imposed by a school must be set forth in the charter school's
				approved charter contract and shall be specific and shall include a system for
				admission decisions which precludes exclusion of pupils based on race,
				religion, gender, ethnicity, national origin, intelligence level as ascertained
				by an intelligence quotient examination, or identification as a child with an
				exceptionality as defined in
				R.S.
				17:1942(B). Such admission
				requirements may include, however, specific requirements related to a school's
				mission such as auditions for schools with a performing arts mission or
				proficiency in a foreign language for schools with a language immersion
				mission. Any charter school which began operation prior to July 1, 2012, and
				which incorporated achievement of a certain academic record as part of its
				admissions requirements may continue to utilize such admission requirements. No
				charter school beginning operation on or after July 1, 2012 may incorporate the
				achievement of a certain academic record as part of its admission
				requirements.
C. Admission
				requirements must be approved by BESE, either through the approval of the
				initial charter proposal, or through material amendment to an existing charter
				contract, as provided for in
				§1903 of this bulletin.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:3981, and
				  R.S.
				  17:3991.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 27 - Charter School Recruitment and Enrollment › Section CXXXIX-2707 - Application Period

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Prior to
				each school year, a charter school shall establish a designated student
				application period.
B. A student
				application period shall not be less than one month nor more than three
				months.
C. Type 5 charter schools
				shall comply with any unified application period set by the recovery school
				district, as approved by BESE.
D.
				An application shall be considered timely if it is submitted during the charter
				school's designated application period.
E. In the event of a federally-declared
				disaster, a charter school may accept applications for students displaced due
				to the disaster outside of the designated student application period.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  R.S.
				  17:3981, and
				  R.S.
				  17:3991.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 27 - Charter School Recruitment and Enrollment › Section CXXXIX-2709 - Enrollment of Students, Lottery, and Waitlist in BESE-Authorized Schools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each student
				submitting a timely application and meeting all residency requirements and
				admission requirements, as applicable, shall be considered eligible to enroll
				in a charter school. Additionally, students displaced as a result of a
				federally-declared disaster who submit an application and the form specified in
				§2701. F of this
				Bulletin shall be considered eligible to enroll in a charter school.
B. A charter school shall enroll all eligible
				students unless the total number of eligible applicants exceeds the capacity of
				a program, class, grade level, or school.
C. A charter school shall admit no student
				during the school's designated application period, but shall wait until the
				period has ended.
D. At the
				conclusion of a charter school's designated application period, it shall
				determine if fewer eligible applicants have applied than the maximum number of
				students that the school can admit.
1. If
				fewer eligible applicants have applied than the maximum number of students that
				the school can admit to a program, a grade level, or the school, all eligible
				students shall be admitted.
2. If
				the total number of eligible students exceed the capacity of a program, a grade
				level, or the school, applicants shall be admitted based on an admissions
				lottery from among the total number of eligible applicants.
a. A charter school shall use a lottery for
				the selection of students in order to reach its maximum capacity and to
				determine the order in which students will be placed on a waitlist.
b. If a charter schools enrollment capacity
				is increased for the purpose of enrolling students displaced due to a
				federally-declared disaster and the charter schools designated application
				period has passed, the charter school may enroll students displaced due to a
				federally-declared disaster on a first come, first served basis until the
				enrollment capacity is reached.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 27 - Charter School Recruitment and Enrollment › Section CXXXIX-2711 - Enrollment Preferences for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Students seeking
				enrollment to a charter school that was created through the conversion, merger,
				or turnaround of a pre-existing school who were enrolled at the preexisting
				school shall be given preference over all other applicants and the applications
				procedure shall be established in a fashion that provides ample opportunity for
				such students to exercise the right to preferential admission.
B. Students previously enrolled in the
				charter school shall be given preference over all other applicants, and shall
				maintain enrollment or be automatically admitted following the charter school's
				application period. Students attending a pre-kindergarten or early childhood
				program operated by a charter school may be considered to have been previously
				enrolled at the charter school for the purpose of this Subsection. Requests by
				charter schools to give preference for students who attend a publicly-funded
				program at no cost to the student shall be automatically approved by the
				department for BESE-authorized charter schools, or the charter school's
				authorizer for other types of charter schools. For a charter school that
				requests to apply this preference for students who were admitted to a
				pre-kindergarten or early childhood program that utilizes admission
				requirements and/or charges tuition for some or all of its students, the use of
				the preference shall be subject to the approval of the department for
				BESE-authorized charter schools, or the charter school's authorizer for other
				types of charter schools. In such a case, the department or the charter
				school's authorizer, as applicable, shall require the charter school to set
				enrollment targets that ensure the charter school provides equity of access for
				economically disadvantaged applicants to its kindergarten classes.
C. Students seeking enrollment to a type 5
				charter school that is assigned a facility formerly occupied by a pre-existing
				public school may be given preference and may be automatically admitted
				following the charter school's application period, if authorized by the
				department.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10),
				  17:3981,
				  and
				  17:3991.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 27 - Charter School Recruitment and Enrollment › Section CXXXIX-2713 - Required Student Enrollment Percentages

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A. Charter schools shall maintain required
				student enrollment percentages as provided in this Section, based on the
				demographic information collected in the October 1 pupil membership.
B. The following definitions shall apply in
				this Section.
Economically Disadvantaged
- any one of the
				  following characteristics of a student:
a. is eligible for the Louisiana food
				assistance program for low-income families;
b. is eligible for the Louisiana disaster
				food assistance program;
c. is
				eligible for the Louisiana program for assistance to needy families with
				children to assist parents to becoming self-sufficient;
d. is eligible for the Louisiana healthcare
				program for families and individuals with limited financial
				resources;
e. is eligible for
				reduced price meals based on the latest available data;
f. is an English language learner;
g. is identified as homeless or migrant
				pursuant to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Assistance Act and
				the Migrant Education Program within the Elementary and Secondary Education
				Act;
h. is incarcerated with the
				office of juvenile justice or in an adult facility; and/or
i. has been placed into the custody of the
				state.
Students with Exceptionalities
- students
				  identified as having one or more exceptionalities, as defined in
				  R.S.
				  17:1942, not including gifted and
				  talented.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 27 - Charter School Recruitment and Enrollment › Section CXXXIX-2715 - Remote School Registration and Enrollment of Children of Military Personnel Transferring to Louisiana

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A. A local
				educational governing authority shall allow a dependent child of an active duty
				member of the United States Armed Forces, the military reserve forces, or the
				National Guard or a Department of Defense civilian to register and
				preliminarily enroll in a public school under its jurisdiction by remote means,
				including electronic means, prior to becoming a resident of Louisiana, if:
1. the parent or legal guardian of the
				student is transferred or pending transfer to a military installation or
				comparable duty location in Louisiana pursuant to an official military
				order;
2. the parent or legal
				guardian of the student provides a copy of the official military order
				transferring the parent or legal guardian to a military installation or
				comparable duty location in Louisiana to the local educational governing
				authority; and
3. the parent or
				legal guardian of the student completes and submits to the local educational
				governing authority all required registration and enrollment forms and
				documentation, except that proof of residency, which shall be required within
				ten days after the arrival date specified on the parent or legal guardian
				transfer orders.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 27 - Charter School Recruitment and Enrollment › Section CXXXIX-2717 - Purple Star School Award Program

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A. A
				school shall be labeled a "Purple Star School" if it has exhibited a major
				commitment to military-connected students and families, as demonstrated by
				meeting the following requirements.
1. The
				school has designated a staff member as a military liaison to serve as the
				primary point of contact for military-connected students. The designated staff
				member shall:
a. identify special
				considerations needed by military-connected students and families;
				and
b. develop training to inform
				teachers and other school personnel of such special considerations.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 27 - Charter School Recruitment and Enrollment › Section CXXXIX-2719 - Reward Eligibility

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A. A school
				shall be labeled a "reward school" if it earns the equivalent to an "A" letter
				grade on the progress index.
B.
				Schools labeled as "reward schools" shall be eligible for financial rewards, as
				funds are available and as determined by the department.
C. Schools will not be eligible for reward
				status if they are labeled "urgent intervention required" for any
				subgroup.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:101.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 27 - Charter School Recruitment and Enrollment › Section CXXXIX-2721 - Learning Pods

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A. Charter schools
				may establish learning pods pursuant to
				R.S.
				17:4036.1 and LAC 28:CXV.Chapter 36 upon
				providing written notice to the department and completing a learning pod
				pre-opening checklist.
1. The school must
				provide written notice to the department prior to the scheduled opening date of
				the learning pod
2. The charter
				school must complete all learning pod pre-opening requirements before students
				can enter the designated learning pod location.
3. The charter school must receive written
				notice of approval from the department before opening the designated learning
				pod location. Written approval shall be provided by the department to the
				charter school within 60 days of receipt of the request from the charter
				school; otherwise the request shall be deemed approved.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 28 - Transportation › Section CXXXIX-2801 - Transportation Requirements for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

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A. Each operator of
				a BESE authorized charter school shall offer free daily transportation to and
				from school to any student meeting both of the following conditions:
1. the student resides more than one mile
				from the school where the student is enrolled;
2. the student resides within the parish or
				local school district in which the school is physically located.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 28 - Transportation › Section CXXXIX-2803 - Corporal Punishment

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A. A
				charter school shall have discretion with respect to the use of corporal
				punishment; however, no form of corporal punishment shall be administered to a
				student with an exceptionality, excluding gifted and talented, as defined in
				R.S.
				17:1942, or to a student who has been
				determined to be eligible for services under section 504 of the Rehabilitation
				Act of 1973 and has an individual accommodation plan.
B.
Corporal Punishment
-
				using physical force to discipline a student, with or without an object, and
				includes hitting, paddling, striking, spanking, slapping, or any other physical
				force that causes pain or physical discomfort.
C. Corporal punishment does not include:
1. the use of reasonable and necessary
				physical restraint of a student to protect the student or others, from bodily
				harm or to obtain possession of a weapon or other dangerous object from a
				student; or
2. the use of seclusion
				and restraint as provided in
				R.S.
				17:416.21.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 28 - Transportation › Section CXXXIX-2805 - Parent Volunteers at BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

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A. The charter school shall not require, nor
				condition the enrollment, continued enrollment, or receipt of grades on the
				commitment of the students parents to provide any number of volunteer hours or
				on otherwise donating volunteer hours to the charter school. Any request for
				parents to commit to volunteer hours shall be accompanied by a statement that
				such hours are voluntary and not required.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10) and
				  R.S.
				  17:3981.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 29 - Charter School Staff › Section CXXXIX-2901 - Employment of Staff at BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

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A. Each charter operator may employ faculty
				and staff members as it deems necessary. Each member of the instructional staff
				of each charter school shall have at least a baccalaureate degree. For the
				purposes of this section, "instructional staff" refers to any individual
				teaching a course in a charter school for which he or she would otherwise be
				required to be certified under Bulletin 746, except for those individuals who
				would otherwise be eligible for ancillary certification as defined in Bulletin
				746.
B. All potential charter
				school employees shall be notified of the specific benefits they will be
				offered, as specified in the charter operator's charter.
C. The charter operator shall have exclusive
				authority over all employment decisions at the charter school, unless delegated
				to a for-profit management organization, as authorized in law and which must be
				specifically provided for in a service provider agreement. Employment practices
				shall be in accordance with all applicable law, including, but not limited to,
				the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics.
D. The provisions of any collective
				bargaining agreement entered into by the local school board in whose
				jurisdiction the charter school is located shall apply to a Type 2 or Type 4
				charter operator unless its approved charter provides otherwise. A charter
				operator may select to not be subject to such a collective bargaining agreement
				in its charter.
E. A Type 5 charter
				operator may bargain and enter into a collectively bargained contract on behalf
				of all or any group of its employees.
F. The employees in Type 4 charter schools
				are in all respects employees of the local school board entering into the
				charter.
G. The charter operator
				shall not employ members of the immediate family of a charter board member or
				the chief executive officer or leader of the non-profit organizations school,
				or schools, in the case of a non-profit organization that operates more than
				one charter school, unless:
1. the family
				member was employed for one year prior to their family member becoming a
				charter board member or chief executive officer or leader of the charter
				schools non-profit organization; or
2. the family member is employed as a school
				teacher and certified to teach or is temporarily authorized to teach while
				pursuing certification and annual disclosure of such employee is made as
				provided for in the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 28 - EDUCATION › Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools › Chapter 29 - Charter School Staff › Section CXXXIX-2903 - Teaching Authorizations

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A. This
				Section provides for the rules and regulations in accordance with the
				Administrative Procedure Act to establish a process for issuing a teaching
				authorization to anyone seeking employment as an administrator, teacher, or
				substitute teacher in any school, including a public or nonpublic school that
				does not require a Louisiana teaching certificate for the employment of a
				teacher.
B. Teaching authorizations
				shall be issued in accordance with LAC 28:CLXXII, Bulletin 745.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  17:6(A)(10), (11), and (15),
				  17:7(6),
				  17:10,
				  17:22(6),
				  17:391.1-391.10, and
				  17:411.