Charter Schools

There are a number of bills currently under review that will have a significant impact on how charter schools will survive and function in California. One of these is AB 1576, a bill giving county offices of education the authority to loan money to charter schools. Another bill, SB 958, will require that special education services provided by charter schools be administered through the special education agency nearest the school, unlike previous years where charter schools have had to look outside their local area for special needs administration. Those opposed to the bill argue that ‘long distance’ Special Education Local Area Plan offices (SELPA) are necessary as local agencies often ignore their needs. Finally, the California Charter Schools Association released results of their ‘Portrait of the Month’ report, on non-renewal of 10 underperforming charter schools. 

You can read findings of the report and more detail here.