Educators who want to open a charter school will have an expedited process under new rules adopted by the State School Board Thursday.
The board overhauled its rule that controls the charter school petition process, shifting much of the authority from the Georgia Department of Education to the State Charter Schools Commission.
The rule requires local school boards to approve or deny local charter petitions in less than a year. School districts must publish their petition schedule by Sept. 1, with a petition deadline of Jan. 1 and a board vote by the following June 30.
It replaces the Education Department’s authority over most of the process, handing it to the commission’s Office of Charter School Compliance.
