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February 23, 2023charter-schoolsby

Charter Schools: What’s New in Kentucky?

The General Assembly passed HB 9, setting charter school funding and deadlines for pilot charters in Jefferson County and northern Kentucky. In August, our blog series summarized those rules and identified a few puzzles. There have been some new developments, so here’s a quick briefing …
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1. What is a charter school?

Under  Kentucky law, a public charter school will be one that: Serves students whose families apply, with a lottery to award seats if there are too many applications Is governed by a board of directors Receives authorization and oversight from another public agency: a school …
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2. What student results are charter schools expected to deliver?

State law on charter schools  has two kinds of requirements for student results:First, Kentucky’s school accountability system will apply. That system includes student assessments, other kinds of data, school ratings, and support and improvement actions when schools have especially weak results. It’s clear that charter …
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3. Which school laws do charter schools have to follow?

Here are some important examples of Kentucky rules that charter schools probably will not have to follow:
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4. How can students be admitted to charter schools?

In general, students who wish to attend Kentucky charter schools will be admitted. If the number wishing to attend exceeds the charter school’s capacity, some preferences will apply: For students who already attend the school, their siblings, and students who live in the district where …
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5. Who can authorize charter schools?

In charter school operation, the authorizer is a government body that approves an application to form a charter school, enters a contract with the school’s board, provides oversight, and decides on renewal or closure of the school. Options and Appeals Kentucky law allows multiple authorizers …
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6. Who can apply to start a charter school?

Kentucky law specifies that “teachers, parents, school administrators, community residents, public organizations, nonprofit organizations, or a combination thereof” will be able to apply. Applications for charter schools controlled wholly or partly by religious denominations will be rejected.Each charter application will include by-laws and initial members …
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7. How can charter schools be closed if they do not deliver?

Kentucky charter schools will have five-year contracts and be able to seek renewal for additional years.Charter authorizer will be able to refuse to renew a charter school’s contract if the school: Fails to “meet or make significant progress toward” performance expectations Persistently fails to correct …
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8. What funding can charter schools receive?

In 2022, House Bill 9 added rules for funding Kentucky charter schools. Those new provisions call for each charter school to share in most of federal, state, and local revenue available in their “district of location.” With that intent quite clear, the implementation is still …
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Adding new questions about charter schools

This Charter School Q & A series took on the Kentucky questions we’ve heard repeatedly. In trying to answer those questions, we’ve surfaced some new questions, and I want to conclude the series by sharing those issues as a set: Accountability: How will charter schools …
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