Forest Lake Times - Making good use of public charter school audit:
"On the “needs improvement side,” OLA recommended among other things, that the legislature:
a. Establish clearer expectations and increase accountability for groups that are monitoring charters
b. Clarify the role of the Minnesota Department of Education
c. Clarify the circumstances under which groups could be established to purchase buildings and lease them to charters
d. Eliminate the requirement that charter boards must contain a majority of teachers who work in the building, unless a special waiver was given
e. Clarify conflict of interest requirements
The legislature listened carefully to the legislative auditor, representatives of the Minnesota charter public schools, and the Minnesota Department of Education.
Each of these groups agreed with the proposed changes."
"On the “needs improvement side,” OLA recommended among other things, that the legislature:
a. Establish clearer expectations and increase accountability for groups that are monitoring charters
b. Clarify the role of the Minnesota Department of Education
c. Clarify the circumstances under which groups could be established to purchase buildings and lease them to charters
d. Eliminate the requirement that charter boards must contain a majority of teachers who work in the building, unless a special waiver was given
e. Clarify conflict of interest requirements
The legislature listened carefully to the legislative auditor, representatives of the Minnesota charter public schools, and the Minnesota Department of Education.
Each of these groups agreed with the proposed changes."