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The Arkansas Charter Authorizing Panel met for the regularly scheduled monthly meeting on September 19th, 2023. The panel works to oversee the "authorization, renewal, revision, and revocation of charters."
In this month's meeting, the panel considered and acted upon the agenda items detailed below.
September 19th, 2023, 9:00 am meeting:
Agenda and attachments can be found here.
III.1. Consideration of Responsive Ed Arkansas Premier High School North Little Rock and Premier High School Springdale Public Charter School
- The panel approved the Premier High School North Little Rock and Premier High School Springdale request for a waiver of Ark. Code Ann. 6-17-2403 (f)(2)(A)(i), concerning utilizing an amount of state funds equal to eighty percent (80%) or more of the amount allocated for school-level personnel salaries, in order to qualify for additional teacher compensation funds under the LEARNS Act.
III.2. Consideration of Responsive Ed Arkansas Districts: Premier High School of Arkansas Amendment Request
- The panel deferred action until its October or November meeting on the Responsive Ed Arkansas Premier High School of Arkansas request to:
- Add two (2) campuses to the charter in the Fayetteville and Russellville communities.
- Increase the enrollment cap from 975 students to 1,225 students to reflect expansion. The new campuses will have the following enrollment cap in each building: Fayetteville: 175 students and Russellville: 75 students.
III.3. Consideration of the Pinecrest Preparatory Academy Fayetteville New Open Enrollment Charter School Application Request
- The panel approved the Pinecrest Preparatory Academy Fayetteville application to establish an open-enrollment charter school beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year. This charter will follow a college prep education model.
III.4. Consideration of the CIVICA Career and Collegiate Academy Bentonville New Open Enrollment Charter School Application Request
- The panel approved the CIVICA Career and Collegiate Academy Bentonville application to establish an open-enrollment charter school beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year. The charter will follow a traditional, CTE and college prep educational model.
To learn more about the Charter Authorizing Panel, click here.
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