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

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
9:30 a. m. ± – 4:00 p. m. ±

California Department of Education
1430 N Street, Room 1101
Sacramento, CA 95814-5901
916-322-6029

Commission Members

Liaison from the State Board of Education

1 Represents the State Superintendent of Public Instruction

AGENDA

Call to Order

Salute to the Flag

Welcome and Introductions

Review and Adoption of Meeting Notes

Review/Reordering of the Meeting Agenda      

Public Comment2

Report of the State Board of Education (SBE) Liaison

The primary areas of focus of the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (ACCS) at this meeting are anticipated to be as listed. The actual allocation of time and order of consideration will be decided at the meeting.        

ITEM 1 (DOC; 42KB; 2pp.)

Type of Action: Action/Discussion

Subject: Dixon Montessori Charter School: Consider a Material Revision of the Charter to Increase Enrollment.

• Attachment 1 (DOC; 58KB; 3pp.)
• Attachment 2 (PDF; 656KB; 93pp.)
• Attachment 3 (XLS; 50KB; 7pp.)

ITEM 2 (Corrected 30-Jan-2012; DOC; 42KB; 2pp.) Note: The item was corrected to reflect the correct name of "Western Sierra Collegiate Academy", not "Western Sierra Charter Academy", as originally identified.

Type of Action: Action/Discussion

Subject: Western Sierra Collegiate Academy: Consider a Material Revision of the Charter to Expand Grade Levels Served and Amend Graduation Requirements.

• Attachment 1 (PDF; 714KB; 9pp.)
• Attachment 2 (PDF; 3MB; 115pp.)
• Attachment 3 (XLS; 54KB; 8pp.)

ITEM 3 (DOC; 101KB; 9pp.)

Type of Action: Action/Discussion

Subject: Long Valley Charter School: Consider Issuing a Notice of Violation Pursuant to California Education Code Section 47607(d) and Consider a Request for a Material Revision of the Charter to Increase Enrollment and Add Resource Centers.

• Attachment 1 (Corrected 31-Jan-2012; PDF; 425KB; 70pp.) Note: The attachment includes MS Word Track Changes notation to indicate content changes from a previous version submitted by Long Valley Charter School. The item was corrected to reflect the correct attachment number of "Attachment 1", not "Attachment 2", as originally identified.

ITEM 4 (DOC; 126KB; 13pp.)

Type of Action: Action/Discussion

Subject: Consideration of Requests for Determination of Funding as Required for Nonclassroom-based Charter Schools Pursuant to California Education Code sections 47612.5 and 47634.2.

• Attachment 3 (PDF; 60KB; 8pp.)
• Attachment 4 (PDF; 59KB; 8pp.)
• Attachment 5 (PDF; 59KB; 8pp.)
• Attachment 6 (PDF; 60KB; 8pp.)
• Attachment 7 (PDF; 58KB; 8pp.)
• Attachment 8 (PDF; 54KB; 8pp.)
• Attachment 9 (PDF; 60KB; 8pp.)
• Attachment 10 (PDF; 59KB; 8pp.)
• Attachment 11 (PDF; 60KB; 8pp.)
• Attachment 12 (PDF; 61KB; 8pp.)

ITEM 5 (Corrected 1-Feb-2012; DOC; 85KB; 9pp.) Note: Attachment 1 was corrected to include all 16 schools referred to in the item. As originally posted, Attachment 1 inadvertently listed only 15 schools.

Type of Action: Action/Discussion

Subject: Recommendations Regarding Revocation of Charter Schools Identified Pursuant to California Education Code Section 47604.5 and California Code of Regulations, Title 5 Section 11968.5.

ACCS Topics of Interest or Questions

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 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 Advisory Commission on Charter Schools listserv, 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

2Time(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.