Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXXXIX - Bulletin 126-Charter Schools
Chapter 31 - Notification Requirements for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools
Section CXXXIX-3101 - Required Notifications for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CXXXIX-3101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. The charter operator shall notify the Department of Education in a timely manner of any conditions that may cause it to vary from the terms of its charter, state law, or BESE policy.

B. The charter operator shall notify the Department of Education of any circumstance requiring the closure of the charter school including, but not limited to:

1. a natural disaster, such as a hurricane, tornado, storm, flood or other weather related event;

2. other extraordinary emergency; or

3. destruction of or damage to the school facility.

C. The charter operator shall notify the Department of Education of the arrest of any members of the charter school's board of directors, employees, contractors, subcontractors, or any person directly or indirectly employed by the charter operator for a crime listed in R.S. 15:587.1(C) or any crime related to the misappropriation of funds or theft.

D. The charter operator shall notify the Department of Education of a default on any obligation, which shall include debts for which payments are past due by 60 days or more.

E. The charter operator shall notify the Department of Education of any change in its standing with the office of the Louisiana Secretary of State.

F. The charter operator shall notify the Department of Education no later than the end of the calendar month if its enrollment decreases by 10 percent or more compared to the most recent pupil count submitted to the Department of Education and/or BESE.

G. If the charter operator has contracted with a management organization and such contract is terminated or not renewed, it shall provide written notification to the Department of Education within two business days stating the reasons for the termination of the relationship.

1. For a type 5 charter school, the charter operator shall submit a formal plan for the continued operation of the school to the state superintendent of education within 10 days of written notification of the contracts termination. If no plan is received or the plan received is deemed inadequate by the state superintendent of education, the recovery school district shall have interim authority to operate the school until the charter operator resubmits a plan deemed acceptable by the superintendent.

2. Failure of the board to notify the Department of Education about loss of the management organization within two business days may result in BESE rendering the charter operator or a majority of its board members ineligible to operate a charter school for up to five years.

H. The charter operator shall notify the Department of Education should the charter operators chief executive officer or president of the charter schools governing board change. Such notification shall be made within two business days of the official board action taken on this matter.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10) and R.S. 17:3981.

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