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epaa-298	Renzulli, Linda A.	Entrepreneurial Ambitions in the Public Sector	2002	26	.pdf	application/pdf	10136	502	49	Number of Charters Operating 59 Additional Schools Approved (Oct 1998) 5 Approval Process Eligible Chartering Authorities Local school boards, state board of education, University of North Carolina institution, local board and UNC approval subject to final approval by state board Eligible Applicants Person, group of persons, or non-profit Corporation Types of Charter Schools Converted public and private, new starts (but not home- based schools) Appeals Process Charter denied by local school board or UNC institution may be appealed to state board of education Formal Evidence of Local Support Required For conversions, majority of teachers and uncertified staff at school must support; evidence that a significant number of parents support conversion must also be provided; districts must provide and sponsors must consider impact statement Recipient of Charter Applicant Term of Initial Charter Up to 5 years Automatic Waiver from Most State and District Education Laws Yes from state laws; yes from district regulations except for local-board-sponsored charters, which must negotiate with sponsor district for waivers from district rules Legal Autonomy Yes Governance Specified in charter Charter School Governing Body Subject to Open Meeting Laws Yes Charter School May be Managed or Operated by a For-Profit Organization Charters may not be granted directly to for-profit organizations, but charter schools may contract with for- profit organizations to run the school Transportation for Students Charter schools must provide same transportation assistance as district public schools Facilities Assistance Districts required to lease available public space to charters so long as it is economically viable; charters may lease space from sectarian organizations so long as sectarian symbols are removed Technical Assistance Department of education must provide technical assistance to charter school applicants upon request Renzulli: Entrepreneurial Ambitions in the Public Sector 21 Reporting Requirements Charter school must comply with reporting requirements established by state board of education in the Uniform Education Reporting System; charter school must prepare annual report for chartering authority and state board; state board must prepare annual report on academic progress, best practices, and effect of charter schools on districts for legislature Funding Amount 100 percent of state and district operations funding follows students, based on average district per-pupil revenue; special needs funding also follows the student Path State funds flow directly to charter school; local funds pass through district to charter school Fiscal Autonomy Yes Start-up Funds No state funding; federal charter school funding will be applied to start-up costs Teachers Collective Bargaining / District Work Rules For charter school sponsored by local school board teachers remain subject to district work rules unless they negotiate to work independently; for all other charter schools, teachers are not subject to district work rules (North Carolina is a right-to-work state) Entrepreneurial ambitions in the public sector: A random effects model of the emergence of charter schools in North Carolina.	cache/epaa-298.pdf	txt/epaa-298.txt