State Board of Education approves charter school policy change
RALEIGH, N.C. — The State Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday to give newer charter schools more chances to remain open if they are struggling to meet performance standards.
Under the old policy, the state board could revoke the charter of any school that, for two of three consecutive years, failed to meet or exceed expected growth on state tests and had a proficiency rate below 60 percent.
The new policy allows charter schools in the first five years of operation to be labeled "inadequately performing" instead of facing closure. They will be required to develop a strategic plan to meet goals for student performance. If they fail to make improvement within two years, the charter will revoked.
For charter schools that have been open more than five years and meet the definition of “inadequately performing,” the school board will revoke their charter.
The state board on Thursday also declined to vote on the annual charter schools report, which is due to the legislature on Jan. 15. They will delay the vote until next month, at the request of Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, who called the report "negative" and asked for more time to review it.
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