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Wyoming Statutes Title 21. Education § 21-3-309. Length of operation under charter; renewal; revocation

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A charter contract may be granted pursuant to this article for a period of five (5) years. A charter contract may be renewed for successive five (5) year terms, provided that the authorizer may vary the duration of the term based on the performance, demonstrated capacities and particular circumstances of the charter school. An authorizer may grant renewal of the charter contract with specific conditions for necessary improvements to the charter school.

(b) A charter school renewal application submitted to the authorizer shall be on a form prescribed by the state superintendent pursuant to W.S. 21-3-307(d) and in accordance with W.S. 21-3-305(b) and shall contain:

(i) A report on the progress of the charter school in achieving the goals, objectives, pupil performance standards, content standards and other terms of the initial approved charter application; and

(ii) A financial statement that discloses the costs of administration, instruction and other spending categories for the charter school that is understandable to the general public and that will allow comparison of such costs to other schools or other comparable organizations, in a format required by the state board.

(c) A charter may be revoked or not renewed by the authorizer if the authorizer determines that the charter school did any of the following:

(i) Committed a material violation of any of the conditions, standards or procedures set forth in the charter application;

(ii) Failed to meet or make reasonable progress toward achievement of the content standards or pupil performance standards identified in the charter application;

(iii) Failed to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management; or

(iv) Violated any provision of law from which the charter school was not specifically exempted.

(d) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 169, § 4, effective July 1, 2022.

(e) If an authorizer revokes or does not renew a charter, the authorizer shall state its reasons for the revocation or nonrenewal.

(f) Repealed by Laws 2021, ch. 169, § 4, effective July 1, 2022.

(g) The charter school may appeal the authorizer's decision to revoke or not renew a charter application first to the office of administrative hearings, then to the district court where the charter school is located.

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