April 25, 2023 at 9:00 AM - Charter Authorizing Panel Meeting
| Agenda |
|---|
|
I. Call to Order
Presenter:
Deborah Coffman, Assistant Commissioner, Public School Accountability
|
|
II. Consent Agenda
|
|
II.1. Minutes
Presenter:
Dorie Summons
Attachments:
()
|
|
II.2. Arkansas Lighthouse Charter School Financial Documents
Presenter:
Dorie Summons
Attachments:
()
|
|
II.3. Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas Financial Documents
Presenter:
Dorie Summons
Attachments:
()
|
|
III. Action Agenda
|
|
III.1. Waiver Clean Up
Presenter:
Shastady Wagner
Description:
This item is to correct an issue that was discovered where Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock, Hope Academy of Northwest Arkansas, and Premier High School of North Little Rock, open-enrollment charters, and The Excel Center, an adult education charter, have the statute and accompanying rules, but lack the appropriate standard waiver. The clean up is to correct this error.
|
|
III.2. Consideration of Fort Smith Virtual Academy Amendment Request
Presenter:
Thomas Coy
Description:
Fort Smith Virtual Academy is requesting to change the grade levels served from K-8 to K-12 and waive Ark. Code Ann. § 6-16-143. The enrollment cap is 500.
Attachments:
()
|
|
III.3. Consideration of Mountainburg Middle School Brain Academy Amendment Request
Presenter:
Dorie Summons
Description:
Mountainburg Middle School Brain Academy is requesting to change the grade levels served from Grades 5-8 to Grades 6-8. The enrollment cap is 400.
Attachments:
()
|
|
III.4. Consideration of Arkansas Military First Responders Amendment Request
Presenter:
Feather Linn
Description:
Arkansas Military First Responders is requesting to transfer the charter from American Quality Schools (AQS sponsoring entity) to Arkansas Military and First Responders Academy (local 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization) and rescind its waiver of Ark. Code Ann.§6-17-2403.
Attachments:
()
|
|
III.5. Consideration of Responsive Education Solutions Amendment Request
Presenter:
Dorie Summons
Description:
Responsive Education Solutions is requesting to transfer the Arkansas charters schools granted to the Texas-based Responsive Education Solutions to Responsive Ed Arkansas.
The request would apply to the following charter schools:
Attachments:
()
|
|
III.6. Consideration of Arkansas Lighthouse Charter School Amendment Request
Presenter:
Dorie Summons
Description:
Arkansas Lighthouse Charter School is requesting:
Attachments:
()
|
|
IV. Adjournment
|
