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LAW |
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Year Passed |
1998; last amended in 2010.
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Rank |
2nd weakest of the nation's 41 charter laws. |
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Grade |
F |
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GENERAL DATA |
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• Charter law in name only
• There is no cap, but the law's restrictions have created a disincentive to open schools
• Despite a pro-charter governor, there has been no effort to improve the law |
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INDEPENDENT OR MULTIPLE AUTHORIZERS - NO |
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Approval |
School boards, with state board of education review and approval. |
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Appeal |
None. The only course of action is to reapply to the school board after the
state board reviews the application. |
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NUMBER OF SCHOOLS ALLOWED |
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Cap |
No cap |
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OPERATIONAL AUTONOMY |
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State |
No. Exemptions from rules are solely at the discretion of the school board.
Virtual schools are not allowed.Management contracts with ESPs are not
restricted. |
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Local |
No |
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Teacher Freedom |
No. All employment rules apply. Charter schools must participate in state's retirement system. |
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EQUITY |
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Student Funding |
• School board negotiates all funding.
• Funds pass through district.
"For the purposes of this article, students enrolled in a public charter school shall be included in the average daily membership of the relevant school division and shall be reported in fall membership for purposes of calculating the state and local shares required to fund the Standards of Quality.
B. Insofar as constitutionally valid, a local school board or, in the case of a regional public charter school, the relevant school boards may establish by contract an agreement stating the conditions for funding the public charter school, including funding for the educational program to be provided by a residential charter school for at-risk students.
" [Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-212.14] |
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Facilities Funding |
None |
