The purpose of this rule development is to revise the Model Florida Charter School Application and related documents to better align with changes to Florida law and with established best practices in the charter school sector.

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-6.0786Forms for Charter School Applicants and Sponsors

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The purpose of this rule development is to revise the Model Florida Charter School Application and related documents to better align with changes to Florida law and with established best practices in the charter school sector.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Model Florida Charter School Application; Standard Model Charter School Application Evaluation Instrument; Virtual Charter School Application; Virtual Charter School Application Evaluation Instrument.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1002.33(28) FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1002.33(21) FS.

A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SHOWN BELOW:

DATES AND TIMES: September 21, 2015, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. and September 22, 2015, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

PLACE: September 21 - Florida Memorial University, FIU-FMU Auditorium, 15800 NW 42nd Ave., Miami Gardens, FL 33054; September 22 - Seminole State College of Florida, 100 Weldon Blvd., Building C, Room C-110A, Sanford, FL 32773

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Adam Emerson, Charter Schools Director, Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, 325 W Gaines Street, Suite 1044, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400. To comment on this rule development, please contact: Cathy Schroeder, Agency Clerk, Department of Education, [phone] or e-mail: [e-mail] or go to https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx.

 

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS AVAILABLE AT:

https://app1.fldoe.org/rules/default.aspx. Draft forms will be available at the same location on September 10th.