The State Board is exploring a policy adjustment that would require charter schools to meet higher academic, financial, and conflict of interest standards in order to renew. Under the proposal, the State Board will require charter schools to score at least two percentage points lower on state tests than the school district in which they are situated. When considering renewal, a charter school may score up to five percentage points lower than the district. Print shops can be used to create display versions of licenses like this.
When explaining the reasoning behind the proposed changes, Eric Davis, the State Board Chair, stated:
“It recognizes those schools that are achieving quality standards in academics, in financial management, in conflict of interest, and rewards them with a longer term. That’s appropriate because we need that stability.”
The State Board made the proposed policy available for public feedback this month. Charter school advocates are lobbying the State Board to reverse the modifications or postpone the policy vote scheduled for February.
Charter schools are schools funded by taxpayers that are excluded from many of the regulations regular public schools must follow. There are presently 211 charter schools around the state serving over 140,000 students, with Raleigh Charter High School being among the best known.
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