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A public charter school renewal application submitted to the local school board or, in the case of a regional public charter school, to the relevant school boards shall contain:1\n\nA report on the progress of the public charter school in achieving the goals, objectives, program and performance standards for students, and such other conditions and terms as the school board or boards may require upon granting initial approval of the charter application.2\n\nA financial statement, on forms prescribed by the Board, that discloses the costs of administration, instruction, and other spending categories for the public charter school and that has been concisely and clearly written to enable the school board or boards and the public to compare such costs to those of other schools or comparable organizations.B\n\nLocal school boards may revoke a charter if the public charter school:1\n\nViolates the conditions, standards, or procedures established in the public charter school application;2\n\nFails to meet or make reasonable progress toward achievement of the content standards or student performance standards identified in the charter application;3\n\nFails to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management; or4\n\nViolates any provision of law from which the public charter school was not specifically exempted.C\n\nNothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the authority of local school boards to decline to renew a charter agreement.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":295968,"text":"A charter may be approved or renewed for a period not to exceed five school years. 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This law was first created in 1998. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 748<\/a> and 890<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2000, chapters 631<\/a> and 1028<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 851<\/a>; in 2004, chapter 530<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 702<\/a> and 720<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":181725,"object_type":"law","relational_id":82608,"identifier":"22.1-212.12","token":"22.1\/13\/1.2\/22.1-212.12","url":"\/22.1-212.12\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-212.12\/","token":"22.1\/13\/1.2\/22.1-212.12","dublin_core":{"Title":"Public charter school term; renewals and revocations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-212.12","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A charter may be approved or renewed for a period not to exceed five school years. A public charter school renewal application submitted to the local school board<\/span> or, in the case of a regional public charter school, to the relevant school boards<\/span> shall contain: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> A report on the progress of the public charter school in achieving the goals, objectives, program and performance standards for students, and such other conditions and terms as the school board<\/span> or boards may require upon granting initial approval of the charter application. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> A financial statement, on forms prescribed by the Board, that discloses the costs of administration, instruction, and other spending categories for the public charter school and that has been concisely and clearly written to enable the school board<\/span> or boards and the public to compare such costs to those of other schools or comparable organizations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Local school boards<\/span> may revoke a charter if the public charter school: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Violates the conditions, standards, or procedures established in the public charter school application; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Fails to meet or make reasonable progress toward achievement of the content standards or student performance standards identified in the charter application; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Fails to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management; or <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Violates any provision of law<\/span> from which the public charter school was not specifically exempted. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the authority of local school boards<\/span> to decline to renew a charter agreement. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL TERM; RENEWALS AND REVOCATIONS (\u00a7 22.1-212.12)\n\nA. A charter may be approved or renewed for a period not to exceed five school\nyears. A public charter school renewal application submitted to the local school\nboard or, in the case of a regional public charter school, to the relevant\nschool boards shall contain:\n\n 1. A report on the progress of the public charter school in achieving the\n goals, objectives, program and performance standards for students, and such\n other conditions and terms as the school board or boards may require upon\n granting initial approval of the charter application.\n\n 2. A financial statement, on forms prescribed by the Board, that discloses the\n costs of administration, instruction, and other spending categories for the\n public charter school and that has been concisely and clearly written to\n enable the school board or boards and the public to compare such costs to\n those of other schools or comparable organizations.\n\nB. Local school boards may revoke a charter if the public charter school:\n\n 1. Violates the conditions, standards, or procedures established in the public\n charter school application;\n\n 2. Fails to meet or make reasonable progress toward achievement of the content\n standards or student performance standards identified in the charter\n application;\n\n 3. Fails to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management; or\n\n 4. Violates any provision of law from which the public charter school was not\n specifically exempted.\n\nC. Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the authority of local\nschool boards to decline to renew a charter agreement.\n\nHISTORY: 1998, cc. 748, 890; 2000, cc. 631, 1028; 2002, c. 851; 2004, c. 530;\n2012, cc. 702, 720.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}