Idaho Code 33-5211 – Technical Support and Information
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(1) Upon request, the state department of education shall provide technical assistance to persons or authorized chartering entities preparing or reviewing charter petitions or performance certificates, and to existing public charter schools in the same manner as such assistance is provided to traditional public schools and school districts.
(2) Upon request, the state department of education shall provide the following information concerning a public charter school whose petition has been approved:
(a) The public charter school’s charter and performance certificate;
(b) The annual audit performed at the public charter school pursuant to the public charter school petition; and
(c) Any written report by the state board of education to the legislature reviewing the educational effectiveness of public charter schools.
Terms Used In Idaho Code 33-5211
- Charter: means the grant of authority approved by the authorized chartering entity to the board of directors of the public charter school. See Idaho Code 33-5202A
- Performance certificate: means a fixed-term, renewable certificate between a public charter school and an authorized chartering entity that outlines the roles, powers, responsibilities and performance expectations for each party to the certificate. See Idaho Code 33-5202A
- person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person;
Idaho Code 73-114Petition: means the document submitted by a person or persons to the authorized chartering entity to request the creation of a public charter school. See Idaho Code 33-5202A Public charter school: means a school that is authorized under this chapter to deliver public education in Idaho with equal access and authority to participate in all state and federal programs to the same extent as a traditional public school, irrespective of the instructional delivery method. See Idaho Code 33-5202A State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories; and the words "United States" may include the District of Columbia and territories. See Idaho Code 73-114
(3) At least one (1) person among a group of petitioners of a prospective public charter school shall attend, in person or electronically, a public charter school workshop offered by the state department of education. The state department of education shall provide notice of dates and locations when workshops will be held, shall make earlier recorded workshops available electronically and shall provide proof of attendance to workshop attendees.