Meeting NoticeAdvisory Commission on Charter SchoolsAn advisory body to the State Board of Education Monday, March 17, 2008
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Commission Members
Rae Belisle, Chair *Represents the State Superintendent of Public Instruction |
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, California 95814
Agenda
Call to Order
Salute to the Flag
Welcome and Introductions
Review and Adoption of Meeting Notes
Review/Reordering of the Meeting Agenda
Public Comment *
ITEM 1
Type of Action: Action
Subject: SB 740 Non-Classroom Funding Determinations
Staff: Keith Edmonds
ITEM 2
Type of Action: Discussion/Action
Subject: Status of Ridgecrest Charter School Notice to Cure
Staff: Deborah Probst
ITEM 3
Type of Action: Discussion/Action
Subject: Charter Renewal Request for Livermore Valley Charter School
Staff: Deborah Probst
ITEM 4
Type of Action: Discussion/Action
Subject: Appeal of charter denials of Ivy Academia 6-8 and Ivy Academy 9-12 schools
ITEM 5
Type of Action: Information
Subject: Fiscal Crisis Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) report for New West Charter School
Staff: Deborah Domitrovich
ITEM 6
Type of Action: Information
Subject: FCMAT report for Lifeline Charter Academy
Staff: Deborah Domitrovich
ITEM 7
Type of Action: Discussion
Subject: Impact of Proposition 47 on oversight fees charged by authorizers
ITEM 8
Type of Action: Information/Discussion
Subject: Update: University of California A-G Course Guidelines for Independent Study Staff: Greg Geeting
In addition to the above, the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools hereby provides notice that it reserves the right to consider and make recommendations at this meeting concerning other areas of the State Board of Education’s authority with respect to charter schools which include but are not limited to:
- Taking appropriate action, including, but not limited to, revocation with respect to State Board-granted and locally granted charters under specific circumstances set forth in statute.
- Jointly with the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, approving district-wide charter petitions when those petitions are determined to be satisfactory.
- Developing and adopting regulations to implement various provisions of the Charter Schools Act of 1992 (Part 26.8 of the Education Code, commencing with Section 47600).
- Approving or denying requests to waive otherwise applicable provisions of law based upon requests submitted by charter schools and other local education agencies.
- Assigning numbers to charter school petitions to ensure that the statutory cap on the number of charter schools is not exceeded.
Future Meeting Schedule
Monday, April 21, 2008.................................. CDE Building, Sacramento, Room 1101
Monday, May 19, 2008................................... CDE Building, Sacramento, Room 1101
Monday July 21, 2008..................................... CDE Building, Sacramento, Room 1101
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.
REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY
The presiding officer of the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS MAY BE MADE
Consistent with the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, notice is hereby given that special presentations not mentioned in the agenda may be made at this meeting. However, any such presentation will be for information only.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting of the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools may request assistance by contacting the Charter Schools Division, California Department of Education, 1430 N Street, Room 5401, Sacramento, CA, 95814; telephone, 916-322-6029; fax 916-322-1465.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information concerning this agenda, please contact Angela Duvane, Charter School Division, California Department of Education, 1430 N Street, Room 5401, Sacramento, CA, 95814; telephone 916-322-6029; fax 916-322-1465; ADuvane@cde.ca.gov. This notice appears on the California Department of Education’s Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/cc/cs/.
PLEASE NOTE. A specialized e-mail distribution list for the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools has been established. If you wish to receive future meeting notices/ agendas (and other materials) and are not already on the list, please contact: Angela Duvane, Charter Schools Division, California Department of Education, 1430 N Street, Room 5401, Sacramento, CA, 95814, telephone 916-322-6029, fax 916-322-1465, ADuvane@cde.ca.gov.
*Time(s) will be set aside for public comment at this meeting. Depending on the situation, and at the direction of the presiding officer, public comment may be entertained as appropriate at the beginning of, during, and/or at the end of the meeting. Reasonable limits will be placed on the amount of time allowed for individual comments.
1430 N Street, Suite #5111
Sacramento, CA 95814