School Closure

Education One understands that at times, it is necessary to revoke an Organizer's charter in the middle of the charter term. After assessing the Organizer’s noncompliance with the charter and performance related to the Accountability Plan Performance Framework, as well as any other relevant information, Education One will provide written notice to revoke the charter agreement to the Organizer. Revocation notification will include the following:

1. The grounds for revocation
2. Information regarding the revocation process
3. A revocation date.

An appeal hearing will be automatically scheduled within 30 days of providing written recommendation of revocation to the Organizer. Within 5 days following an Appeal Hearing, the Education One board is presented with the Executive Director’s recommendation from the Hearing Panel. Based on these recommendations, the Education One board will meet and vote on whether to revoke the charter. Education One’s revocation decision is final. If the Education One board votes to revoke the charter, the Organizer, via the Board Chair and School Leader, will be notified within 24 hours via phone or email. Revocation notification will include the projected last day of charter existence.

After conducting a formal review of the Organizer’s performance over the term of the charter contract, in accordance with the Accountability Plan Performance Framework, Education One’s Executive Director will provide a written recommendation to non-renew the charter agreement to the Education One board. The Organizer, via the Board Chair and School Leader, will also receive the written recommendation via email at least 30 days prior to a scheduled Education One board meeting. The Organizer will have 20 days to submit any documentation to Education One, showing cause as to why the charter should be renewed and/or proposing to cure the specified condition.

The Education One board will be presented with the Executive Director’s recommendation to non-renew, as well as any documentation submitted by the Organizer, in which the board will then vote on whether to non-renew the charter. Education One’s decision to non-renew is final. Following the meeting, the Organizer, via the Board Chair and School Leader, will be notified within 24 hours via phone or email. Non-renewal notification will include the projected last day of charter existence.

The closure process has the following components: (1) Requesting and Conducting a Hearing; and (2) Winding Down of Operations. The components are similar for both revocation and non-renewal, though some may differ slightly.

• Requesting a Hearing:
  • Education One assumes that the Organizer will request an appeal of the revocation or non-renewal recommendation and, therefore, will schedule a hearing within 30 days of providing the written recommendation of revocation or non-renewal to the Organizer. At the hearing, the Organizer will have a period of time, 2 hours, to respond to the recommendation.
  • This opportunity allows the Organizer to submit documents and give testimony to support the continuation of the charter school. All documents must be submitted to the Executive Director of Education One via email, within 5 business days prior to the scheduled hearing. The Organizer is entitled to representation by counsel at the scheduled hearing. Within 5 days following the hearing, the Hearing Panel will submit their final findings to the Education One board.
• Winding Down Operations:
  • A guiding checklist will be used for the winding down of operations.