(a) (1) A sponsor may apply to open an adult public charter school pursuant to the application process in §§ 49-13-107 and 49-13-108, if the sponsor applies to the local board of education, or pursuant to the application process in §§ 49-13-107 and 49-13-108(h)(2), if the sponsor applies directly to the commission.(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(1), an adult public charter school shall not open before the 2029-2030 school year.
(1) A sponsor may apply to open an adult public charter school pursuant to the application process in §§ 49-13-107 and 49-13-108, if the sponsor applies to the local board of education, or pursuant to the application process in §§ 49-13-107 and 49-13-108(h)(2), if the sponsor applies directly to the commission.
(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (a)(1), an adult public charter school shall not open before the 2029-2030 school year.
(b) The department of education, in consultation with the commission, may develop a specific adult public charter school application.
(c) Adult public charter schools may be formed to provide instruction to students in accordance with rules promulgated by the state board of education.
(d) An adult public charter school must satisfy the instructional time requirements established for adult high schools by the state board of education.
(e) (1) The department of education, in consultation with the state board of education and the commission, shall develop an adult public charter school performance framework that includes an assessment aligned with the state board's policies for alternative measures of student achievement and student growth. The adult public charter school performance framework must be developed before a prospective public charter school sponsor submits a letter of intent to operate an adult public charter school in the 2029-2030 school year.(2) The department shall also develop methods and procedures for collecting the data necessary to apply the adult public charter school performance framework developed pursuant to this subsection (e).
(1) The department of education, in consultation with the state board of education and the commission, shall develop an adult public charter school performance framework that includes an assessment aligned with the state board's policies for alternative measures of student achievement and student growth. The adult public charter school performance framework must be developed before a prospective public charter school sponsor submits a letter of intent to operate an adult public charter school in the 2029-2030 school year.
(2) The department shall also develop methods and procedures for collecting the data necessary to apply the adult public charter school performance framework developed pursuant to this subsection (e).