16 Ncac 06g .0520         Alternative Charter School – Application Approval

(a)  The Charter School Advisory Board ("CSAB") shall establish a timeline, available on the Office of Charter School's webpage, for the submission of applications for alternative charter schools and for the review and approval of applications.

(b)  The CSAB shall develop an application template, available on the Office of Charter School's website, to be used for applicants for alternative charter school designation.

(c)  The Office of Charter Schools ("OCS") will first review the alternative charter school application for completeness, give the applicant five days to provide missing information, and will then submit all complete applications to the CSAB for its review.

(d)  The CSAB shall review complete applications and make recommendations to the State Board of Education.

(e)  The State Board of Education's approval of alternative charter school designation is valid for three years from the effective date of the approval, which effective date will be set forth in the approval document.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 115C-12(24); 115C-218(a)(2); 115C-218.2;

Emergency Adoption Eff. August 20, 2019;

Eff. March 17, 2021.