SB 63 - Pilot Charter School - South Dakota Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- March 10, 2010
- House Bill Passed
- March 1, 2010
- Senate Bill Passed
- Feb. 2, 2010
- Introduced
- Jan. 12, 2010
Related Issues
Stage Details
Title: Pilot Charter School
Signed by Governor Mike Rounds
Title: Pilot Charter School
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that establishes a pilot charter school primarily for American Indian students from federally recognized tribes that is infused with cultural activities upon the Department of Education's reception of a federal grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Highlights:
-Requires the curriculum of the school to emphasize science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and American Indian culture (Sec. 1). -Requires any entity seeking to establish the pilot charter school to submit a written plan to the South Dakota Board of Education which shall include the following (Sec. 2):
- -A detailed business plan for the private charter school;
-A mission statement for the school;
-A description of the school's organizational structure that shall include an advisory council of no less than 5, but no more than 9 members;
-A financial plan for the first 3 years of operation of the school;
-A description of the school's location and facilities;
-A description of the grade levels that will be served;
-An assurance that state content standards will be addressed;
-An assurance that federal and state academic accountability measures will be met; and
-An outline of the criteria that will be used to measure the effectiveness of the school.
- -Students who have been admitted to the pilot charter school through the approved admission process, and remain in attendance through subsequent grades; and
-Siblings of students already admitted to or attending the pilot charter school.
- -Document compliance with federal, state, and local rules, regulations, and statutes relating to health, safety, civil rights, and insurance;
-Assure that the pilot charter school is nonsectarian in its programs, admissions policies, employment practices, and all other operations;
-Assure that the pilot charter school provides a comprehensive program of instruction for grades 9 through 12 and 2 years of postsecondary education;
-Assure that the pilot charter school meets all state laws and state administrative rules relating to schools, governing boards, and school districts;
-Assure cooperation with the Department of Education or the auditor general in any financial, program, or compliance audits conducted; and
-Document compliance with all federal and state laws relating to the education of children with disabilities in the same manner as a school district.
Title: Pilot Charter School Program for American Indian Students
Committee Sponsors
- Education Committee (Sponsor)