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California Department of Education
Executive Office
SBE-003 (REV.09/2011)
saftib-csd-may15item12 / ITEM #24
/ CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
MAY 2015 AGENDA

SUBJECT

Revise the Charter Term for OnePurpose School from
January 16, 2015, through June 30, 2019, to July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2020. / Action
Information
Public Hearing

SUMMARY OF THE ISSUE(S)

OnePurpose School (OPS)is currently a State Board of Education (SBE)-authorized charter school, with a five-year charter term effective January 16, 2015, through

June 30, 2019.

OPS requests that the SBE approve the revision of its charter term to July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2020, consistent with the term specified in its petition.

RECOMMENDATION

The California Department of Education (CDE) proposes to recommend that the SBE approve the revised five-year charter term for OPS beginning July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2020.

BRIEF HISTORY OF KEY ISSUES

On September 23, 2014, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) voted to deny the OPS petition. The SFUSD Board of Education acts on the behalf of the city and county of San Francisco; therefore, the OPS appeal was submitted directly to the SBE.At its January 2015 meeting, the SBE approved the petition to establish OPS for a five-year term effective January 16, 2015, through June 30, 2019, under the oversight of the SBE.

OPS applied for a 2014‒15 federal Public Charter Schools Grant Program (PCSGP) planning and implementation grant. The PCSGP is a sub-grant program funded by the Charter Schools Program (CSP) administered by the United States Department of Education (ED). Pursuant to federal guidance, PCSGP funds may only be used by a charter school during its charter term. As a result, OPS revised its charter term to begin in the 2014‒15 fiscal year (FY) to remain eligible to receive PCSGP planning funds. However, the ED provided clarification to CDE in January 2015 that federal statute does not provide any additional eligibility requirements for planning funds based on the status of charter authorization approval or effective term dates. Based on the ED’s response, the start date of the charter term for OPS is not required to begin prior to July 1, 2015,for PCSGP eligibility. The revision to the OPS charter term will allow the charter school to operate for a full five-year period without affecting its PCSGP eligibility status.

SUMMARYOF PREVIOUS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION DISCUSSION AND ACTION

Currently, 25 charter schools operate under SBE authorization as follows:

  • One statewide benefit charter, operating a total of six sites
  • One countywide benefit charter
  • Eight districtwide charters operating a total of eighteen sites
  • Fifteen charter schools, authorized on appeal after local or county denial

The SBE delegates oversight duties of the districtwide charters to the county office of education of the county in which the districtwide charter is located. The SBE delegates oversight duties of the remaining charter schools to the CDE.

FISCAL ANALYSIS (AS APPROPRIATE)

None

ATTACHMENT(S)

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