Amendment(s):
Amendments to Charter School Regulations voted by the Board of Education on June 24, 2003.
Authorizers:
For Commonwealth charter schools, the state board of education. For Horace Mann charter schools, local school board, local teachers union and state board of education.
Length of charter:
5 years
Caps on number of schools:
Yes. 120 total. 48 for Horace Mann charter schools, 72 for Commonwealth charter schools. Commonwealth charter schools may not serve more than 4 percent of statewide public school population.
Funding:
Commonwealth charters receive funding from each student's sending district. Horace Mann charters receive an agreed-upon budget allocation from their school board. Charter School Finance
