Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 6A-6.0786 - Forms for Charter School Applicants and Sponsors
(1) Persons or
entities submitting a charter school application must use Form IEPC-M1, Model
Florida Charter School Application, effective August 2024 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16845),
pursuant to Section 1002.33, F.S. Form IEPC-M1 is
hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained electronically on the
Department's website at http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org,
or from the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, Department of
Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(2) Sponsors shall evaluate Model Florida
Charter School Applications using Form IEPC-M2, Florida Charter School
Application Evaluation Instrument, effective December 2019 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11358).
Form IEPC-M2 is hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained
electronically on the Department's website at
http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org,
or from the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, Department of
Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(3) Upon approval of a charter school
application, the sponsor shall have thirty (30) days to propose an initial
proposed charter contract to the charter school. The sponsor shall use Form
IEPC-SC, Florida Standard Charter Contract, effective August 2024, (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16846),
as the basis for the initial draft contract. Proposed deletions to Form IEPC-SC
must be displayed as strike-through text. Proposed additions to form IEPC-SC
must be displayed as underlined text. The applicant and the sponsor have forty
(40) days thereafter to negotiate and notice the charter contract for final
approval by the sponsor unless both parties agree to an extension. Additional
components may be included in a charter school contract if mutually agreed upon
by both parties. Form IEPC-SC is hereby incorporated by reference and may be
obtained electronically on the Department's website at
http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org,
or from the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, Department of
Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(4) For all charter contract renewals,
charter schools and their sponsors shall use the Florida Standard Charter
Renewal Contract (Form IEPC-SCR). This shall be the basis for the renewal draft
contract. Proposed deletions to Form IEPC-SCR must be displayed as
strike-through text. Proposed additions to form IEPC-SCR must be displayed as
underlined text. Additional components may be included in a charter school
renewal contract if mutually agreed upon by both parties. Form IEPC-SCR is
hereby incorporated by reference (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16847)
effective August 2024 and may be obtained electronically on the Department's
website at http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org,
or from the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, Department of
Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(5) A high-performing charter school system
may replicate its high-performing charter schools in any school district in the
state. The applicant must submit an application using Form IEPC-HPS1, the Model
Florida Charter School Application High-Performing Charter School System
Replication (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15917),
effective September 2023, pursuant to Section
1002.332(2)(b),
F.S. Form IEPC-HPS1 is hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained
electronically on the Department's website at
http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org,
or from the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, Department of
Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(6) Sponsors shall evaluate high-performing
system replication applications using Form IEPC-HPS2, the Model Florida Charter
School Application High-Performing Charter School System Replication Evaluation
Instrument (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-08912),
effective January 2018. Form IEPC-HPS2 is hereby incorporated by reference and
may be obtained electronically on the Department's website at
http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org,
or from the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, Department of
Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(7) Persons or entities submitting a virtual
charter school application must use Form IEPC-VI, Model Florida Virtual Charter
School Application, effective September 2023, (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15918),
pursuant to Section 1002.33, F.S. Form IEPC-VI is
hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained electronically on the
Department's website at http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org,
or from the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, Department of
Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(8) Sponsors shall evaluate Model Florida
Virtual Charter School Applications using Form IEPC-V2, Florida Virtual Charter
School Application Evaluation Instrument, effective February 2016 (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-06305).
Form IEPC-V2 is hereby incorporated by reference and may be obtained
electronically on the Department's website at
http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org,
or from the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, Department of
Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(9) Upon approval of a virtual charter school
application, the sponsor shall have thirty (30) days to propose an initial
proposed charter contract to the virtual charter school. The sponsor shall use
Form IEPC-SVC, Florida Standard Virtual Charter Contract, effective November
2023, (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16024),
as the basis for the initial draft contract. Proposed deletions to Form
IEPC-SVC must be displayed as strike-through text. Proposed additions to form
IEPC-SVC must be displayed as underlined text. The applicant and the sponsor
have forty (40) days thereafter to negotiate and notice the charter contract
for final approval by the sponsor unless both parties agree to an extension.
Additional components may be included in a virtual charter school contract if
mutually agreed upon by both parties. Form IEPC-SVC is hereby incorporated by
reference and may be obtained electronically on the Department's website at
http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org,
or from the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, Department of
Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(10) For all virtual charter contract
renewals, virtual charter schools and their sponsors shall use the Florida
Standard Virtual Charter Renewal Contract (Form IEPC-SVCR). This shall be the
basis for the renewal draft contract. Proposed deletions to Form IEPC-SVCR must
be displayed as strike-through text. Proposed additions to form IEPC-SVCR must
be displayed as underlined text. Additional components may be included in a
virtual charter school renewal contract if mutually agreed upon by both
parties. Form IEPC-SVCR is hereby incorporated by reference (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-16025)
effective November 2023 and may be obtained electronically on the Department's
website at http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org,
or from the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, Department of
Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400.
(11) Applicants completing Addenda A, B, or
C, pursuant to the model application shall use Form IEPC-M1A, Applicant History
Worksheet, (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-05518),
effective August 2015. Form IEPC-M1A is hereby incorporated by reference and
may be obtained electronically on the Department's website at
http://www.fldoe.org/schools/school-choice/,
or from the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, Department of
Education, 325 West Gaines Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1002.33(6), (28) FS. Law Implemented 1002.33(6), (21), 1002.331, 1002.332(2) FS.
New 10-25-10, Amended 7-9-12, 12-23-14, 8-6-15, 2-9-16, 12-20-16, 1-1-18, 12-22-19, 11-22-22, 9-26-23, 11-21-23.
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