SB 218 — provide for the establishment of charter schools.

26.25.3426.25.35 101st Legislative Session 218 South Dakota Legislature Senate Bill 218 SENATE EDUCATION ENGROSSED Introduced by:

(3) ProvideOperate a comprehensivephysical programstructure ofwhere instructionthe forschool atprovides leastin-person oneacademic gradeinstruction, betweenextracurricular kindergartenactivities, and gradeother twelve,functions inclusive;associated with the educational program offered by the charter school;

(4) FollowProvide thea samecomprehensive operationalprogram termof asinstruction provided for inat §least 13-26-2;one grade between kindergarten and grade twelve, inclusive;

(5) Follow allthe applicablesame stateoperational andterm federalas lawsprovided governingfor thein provision§ of13-26-2; education to children with disabilities;

(6) Provide for the measurement of student progress in a manner required by the Department of Education;

26.25.3426.25.35 2 218 (7)(6) BeFollow subjectall toapplicable thestate same student assessment and accountabilityfederal requirementslaws applicablegoverning to school districts in this state, except that nothing prevents the schoolprovision fromof establishingeducation additionalto assessmentschildren andwith requirementsdisabilities; that exceed those applicable under state law;

(8)(7) ReportProvide educationalfor datathe andmeasurement preserveof educationalstudent financialprogress records in thea same manner asrequired aby schoolthe districtDepartment pursuantof toEducation; §§ 13-3-51 to 13-3-51.6, inclusive;

(9)(8) MaintainBe accountingsubject to the same student assessment and financialaccountability functionsrequirements applicable to school districts in this state, except that arenothing separateprevents the school from establishing additional assessments and requirements that exceed those ofapplicable theunder authorizingstate entity;law;

(10)(9) MaintainReport educational data and preserve educational financial records in the same manner as a riskschool managementdistrict andpursuant insuranceto program;§§ 13-3-51 to 13-3-51.6, inclusive;

and(10) (11)Maintain Useaccounting theand samefinancial standardsfunctions asthat thoseare establishedseparate forfrom thethose education of studentsthe inauthorizing aentity; school district.

(11) Maintain a risk management and insurance program;

and (12) Use the same standards as those established for the education of students in a school district.

A charter school authorized under this chapter may not use online, remote, or other virtual methods as the primary method of providing educational programming.

(4)Overstrikes Anindicate assessmentdeleted oflanguage. charter schools with respect to their ability to meet the demand for charter school education, as calculated by admissions data and the number of students denied enrollment;

26.25.35 3 218 (4) An assessment of charter schools with respect to their ability to meet the demand for charter school education, as calculated by admissions data and the number of students denied enrollment;

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26.25.34 3 218 Section 4.

(8)Overstrikes Theindicate anticipateddeleted enrollmentlanguage. of the charter school;

26.25.35 4 218 (8) The anticipated enrollment of the charter school;

Overstrikes(13) indicatePersonnel deletedpolicies language.for the charter school, including those addressing employment and qualifications;

26.25.34 4 218 (13) Personnel policies for the charter school, including those addressing employment and qualifications;

The authorizing entity mayOverstrikes askindicate questionsdeleted oflanguage. or request revisions from the applicant throughout the review period.

26.25.35 5 218 may ask questions of or request revisions from the applicant throughout the review period.

The entity may not approve or deny an Overstrikesapplication indicateto deletedestablish language.a charter school at the same meeting at which the application was initially reviewed by the entity.

26.25.34 5 218 application to establish a charter school at the same meeting at which the application was initially reviewed by the entity.

SectionOverstrikes 8.indicate deleted language.

26.25.35 6 218 Section 8.

No later than thirty days after an application for a charter school is approved, the authorizing entity must enter into a contract with the governing board of the charter Overstrikesschool. indicate deleted language.

26.25.34 6 218 school.

IfOverstrikes anyindicate ofdeleted thelanguage. conditions set by the authorizing entity, pursuant to section 7 of this Act, have not been met by the charter school, the entity may provide the governing board of the charter school with an additional thirty days to meet the conditions set before terminating the contract or may immediately terminate the contract with the governing board.

26.25.35 7 218 If any of the conditions set by the authorizing entity, pursuant to section 7 of this Act, have not been met by the charter school, the entity may provide the governing board of the charter school with an additional thirty days to meet the conditions set before terminating the contract or may immediately terminate the contract with the governing board.

OverstrikesA indicatesingle deletednonprofit language.corporation may apply to create more than one charter school, and may designate a single governing board to hold the contract of each charter school authorized as a result of the nonprofit corporation's application.

26.25.34 7 218 A single nonprofit corporation may apply to create more than one charter school, and may designate a single governing board to hold the contract of each charter school authorized as a result of the nonprofit corporation's application.

or (4)Overstrikes Theindicate contractdeleted islanguage. revoked pursuant to section 19 of this Act.

26.25.35 8 218 (4) The contract is revoked pursuant to section 19 of this Act.

A governing board of a charter school is responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting all data from state assessments or other state data sources in accordance with Overstrikesthe indicateperformance deletedframework language.described in section 9 of this Act.

26.25.34 8 218 the performance framework described in section 9 of this Act.

The authorizing entity of a charter school shall monitor the performance and legal compliance of the charter school and may collect data from the school to support the ongoingOverstrikes monitoringindicate anddeleted evaluation,language. so long as those activities are consistent with this chapter, adhere to the terms of the charter contract, and do not unduly inhibit the autonomy granted to the charter school.

26.25.35 9 218 ongoing monitoring and evaluation, so long as those activities are consistent with this chapter, adhere to the terms of the charter contract, and do not unduly inhibit the autonomy granted to the charter school.

If the authorizing entity determines that the charter school's performance or legal compliance is unsatisfactory, the entity may require the governing board of the charter Overstrikesschool indicateto deletedtake language.action to rectify the unsatisfactory performance or legal compliance of the charter school.