Marti Jo Hall

Interim Director of Communications

Arkansas Public School Resource Center

501-492-4300 | mhall@apsrc.net

 

Charter Authorizing Panel Meeting 

April 17th, 2025

 

LITTLE ROCK, AR - The Arkansas Charter Authorizing Panel met for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on April 17th, 2025. 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. Agenda and attachments can be found here.

II. Consent Agenda

The panel approved the consent agenda. Items included:

II.1. Minutes from Regular Charter Authorizing Panel Meeting (March 20, 2025)

II.2. Minutes from Special Charter Authorizing Panel Meeting (April 14, 2025)

II.3. Voluntary Recission of Open Enrollment Charter Extension for Hope Academy of Northwest Arkansas

II.4. Voluntary Recission of District Conversion Charter Extension for River Valley Academy


III. Action Agenda

III.1. Charter Amendment Request by Premier High Schools of Arkansas

ResponsiveEd Arkansas is seeking to merge Premier High School of Springdale with the Premier High Schools of Arkansas Charter starting with the 2025-26 school year.

The panel motioned to approve the amendment request for Premier High Schools of Arkansas.

III.1. Charter Amendment Request--Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas

Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas is seeking to change the name of the charter. Starting with the 2025-26 School Year, Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas will be renamed College Preparatory Academies of Arkansas.

The panel motioned to accept the name change from Founders Classical Academies.

III.2. Charter Amendment Request--Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock

III.2.a. Charter Amendment Request--Exalt Academy (Location Change)

The panel approved the amendment to relocate the existing grade levels 6 through 8 to a new campus and add a new building.

III.2.b. Charter Amendment Request--Exalt Academy Enrollment Cap

The panel approved the request to increase the enrollment cap by 800, from the current 1,080 to 1,880.

III.2.c. Charter Amendment Request - Grade Levels (9-12)

The panel approved the request for Exalt Academy to expand its charter to serve grades K through 12, beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.

 

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