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Florida State Profile
Last updated: 01-12-2009  (Send USCS staff a comment about this page.)

List of Charter Schools
For a list of schools, use the following link(s):
Florida Department of Education
Florida Consortium of Charter Schools

Overview
Year Law Passed # of Charter Schools # of Students Enrolled
1996 356 98,000

Statewide Support Organizations
FL Dept. of Ed.: Office of Independent Education & Parental Choice
 Florida Charter School Resource Center
 Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools
 Florida Department of Education
News
Ruling Threatens Public Charter School Approvals in Florida 12/7/08
Economic Crisis Forces Some South Florida Public Charter Schools to Reduce Pay and Layoff Faculty 11/24/08
Miami-Dade Closes Four Public Charters and Approves 19 New Ones 11/23/08
Public Charter Schools in Florida Offering Many Foreign Language Opportunities to Students 10/20/08
District in Florida Considers Opening Own Public Charter School 9/8/08

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Resources
Building a Typology of Charter Schools in Texas
Charter School Application Requirements are Reasonable; Financial Management Problematic
Charter School Performance Similar to Other Public Schools; Accountability Needs Improvement
Charter Schools and Student Achievement in Florida
Charter Schools Need Improved Academic Accountability and Financial Management



Legislative Summary
Law:   Florida Charter Education Statutes as Revised by the 2003 Florida Legislature. Effective Date: July 1, 2003

Amendment(s):   not available

Authorizers:   Local boards and state universities are the primary charter approving agencies.

Length of charter:   3, 10, or 15-year terms

Caps on number of schools:   No cap for conversion charter schools. Yearly cap for start-up charter schools varies by the population of a district. Charter schools are limited to no more than 28 in each school district that has 100,000 or more students; no more than 20 charter schools in each school district that has 50,000 to 99,999 students; and no more than 12 charter schools in each school district that has fewer than 50,000 students.

Funding:   Comparable with other public schools