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June 2014 ACCS Meeting Agenda - Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (CA Dept of Education)

June 2014 ACCS Meeting Agenda - Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (CA Dept of Education):



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Meeting Notice

Advisory Commission on Charter Schools
An advisory body to the State Board of Education

Wednesday, June 11, 2014
9:30 a.m. ± – 12:30 p.m. ±
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
916-322-6029
Commission Members
  • Brian Bauer
  • Gary Davis
  • Ari Engelberg
  • Mick Founts
  • John Porter
  • Julie Russell 1
  • Mark Ryan
  • Christopher Thomsen
  • Curtis L. Washington
Liaisons from the State Board of Education
  • Bruce Holaday
  • Trish Williams

AGENDA

  • Call to Order
  • Salute to the Flag
  • Welcome and Introductions
  • Review and Adoption of Meeting Notes
  • Charter Division Update
  • Review/Reordering of the Meeting Agenda
  • Public Comment 2
Item 1 (DOC)
Type of Action: Action/Information
Subject: Petition for the Establishment of a Charter School Under the Oversight of the State Board of Education: Consideration of the Thrive Public School which was denied by the San Diego Unified School District and the San Diego County Office of Education.
Item 2 (DOC)
Type of Action: Action/Information
Subject: Petition for Establishment of a Charter School Under the Oversight of the State Board of Education: Consideration of the Rosamond Community Charter Elementary School, which was denied by the Southern Kern Unified School District and the Kern County Board of Education. 
In addition to the above, the ACCS hereby provides notice that it reserves the right to consider and make recommendations at this meeting concerning other areas of the State Board of Education’s authority with respect to charter schools, which include but are not limited to:
  • Taking appropriate action, including, but not limited to, revocation with respect to State Board-granted and locally granted charters under specific circumstances set forth in statute.
  • Jointly with the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, approving district-wide charter petitions when those petitions are determined to be satisfactory.
  • Developing and adopting regulations to implement various provisions of the Charter Schools Act of 1992 (Part 26.8 of the California Education Code, commencing with Section 47600). Approving or denying requests to waive otherwise applicable provisions of law based upon requests submitted by charter schools and other local education agencies.
  • Assigning numbers to charter school petitions to ensure that the statutory cap on the number of charter schools is not exceeded.
THE ORDER OF BUSINESS MAY BE CHANGED WITHOUT NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the order of consideration of matters on this agenda may be changed without prior notice.
REASONABLE LIMITATIONS MAY BE PLACED ON PUBLIC TESTIMONY
The presiding officer of the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (ACCS) reserves the right to impose reasonable time limits on public testimony to ensure that the agenda is completed.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS MAY BE MADE
Consistent with the requirements of the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, notice is hereby given that special presentations not mentioned in the agenda may be made at this meeting. However, any such presentation will be for information only.
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION WILL BE PROVIDED FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY
Pursuant to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting of the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (ACCS) may request assistance by contacting the Charter Schools Division at:
Charter Schools Division
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 5401
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
Phone: 916-322-6029
Fax: 916-322-1465
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information concerning this agenda, or to join the ACCS specialized e-mail distribution list, please contact:
Tina Simonoff
Charter Schools Division
California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Suite 5401
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
Phone: 916-322-6029
Fax: 916-322-1465
csimonoff@cde.ca.gov
1 Represents the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
2 Time(s) will be set aside for public comment at this meeting. Depending on the situation, and at the direction of the presiding officer, public comment may be entertained as appropriate at the beginning of, during, and/or at the end of the meeting. Reasonable limits will be placed on the amount of time allowed for individual comments.
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