Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 200 - Board of Education
Chapter 20 - Council on Elementary and Secondary Education
Subchapter 05 - General and School Operations
Part 2 - Charter School Regulations (200-RICR-20-05-2)
Section 200-RICR-20-05-2.5 - Charter revocation and expiration
Current through September 18, 2024
2.5.1 Good Cause
With the advice and consent of the Council, the Commissioner shall have authority to institute charter revocation proceedings. Before requesting authority to institute revocation procedures, the Commissioner, when student and the public welfare permits, shall notify the Charter school in writing specifying the facts and issues which may justify charter revocation and shall discuss with the charter school the deficiencies at issue and allow the charter school to attain compliance within a reasonable length of time. Charters may be revoked at any time for good cause as specified in R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 16-77.2-4, 16-77.3-4, and 16-7.4-4.
2.5.2 Procedure for revocation
The notice and hearing procedures required in contested cases under the Rhode Island Administrative Procedures Act (R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35) shall be used in charter revocation proceedings. At a revocation hearing a Charter may be sustained, revoked, or placed on probation. If a charter school is placed on probation, a specific period of time shall be established for the charter school to meet standards and requirements that the Commissioner deems necessary for the school to demonstrate improvement. Failure to meet these standards and requirements, as determined by the Commissioner, shall result in termination of the charter.
2.5.3 Charter expiration
2.5.4 Students affected by the revocation or expiration of a Charter
If necessary, the Commissioner of Education may use the Commissioner's authority to coordinate the education agencies of the state, including local school districts, so as to facilitate the enrollment of students from a closed charter school into other educational placements in order to ensure the continued provision of education services to those students. R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-60-6. The Commissioner shall ensure the preservation of the Charter school records. The Commissioner may require the public school system in which the Charter was located to maintain the student records of a closed Charter school.