La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXXXIX-2703

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section CXXXIX-2703 - Enrollment Capacity for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

A. A charter school shall not enroll more than 120 percent of the total number of students that it is authorized to enroll pursuant to its approved charter contract unless approved to do so pursuant to §1902 of this bulletin.

B. In determining the enrollment permitted in each school year, a charter school shall determine the enrollment authorized in its approved charter with respect to the individual school year. Charter schools are not authorized to a cumulative 20 percent increase in each year of its approved charter.

C. For type 5 charter schools participating in a unified enrollment system administered by the recovery school district, the charter contract may permit the maximum number of enrolled students per grade to be determined each year in accordance with procedures and timelines established by the RSD.

D. In the event of a federally-declared disaster in Louisiana or surrounding states, the state superintendent may approve a charter school to exceed 120 percent of the total number of students that it is authorized to enroll pursuant to its approved charter solely for the purpose of enrolling students who have been displaced from their homes or are unable to attend the school in which they were previously enrolled or zoned to attend. The state superintendent shall provide a report to BESE at its next regularly scheduled meeting outlining each charter school granted an increase in its enrollment capacity pursuant to this Paragraph. Students enrolled pursuant to this Paragraph shall be permitted to remain enrolled in the charter school for the remainder of the school year. Parents or legal custodians found to have misrepresented their displacement status shall be required to return to the school in which the student was previously enrolled or zoned to attend.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXXXIX-2703

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in LR 34:1374 (July 2008), Amended LR 43310 (2/1/2017), Amended LR 44242 (2/1/2018).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10), R.S. 17:3981, and R.S. 17:3995.