2016 Georgia Code
Title 20 - Education
Chapter 14 - Education Accountability
Article 3 - Opportunity School District
§ 20-14-107. (For effective date, see note.) Responsibilities of OSD Superintendent; modifications to selected schools

(a) In an effort to ensure high quality charter petitions for opportunity schools seeking OSD charter school status, the OSD Superintendent shall:

(1) Solicit, screen, and select or approve OSD charter school governing board members; and

(2) Assist the OSD charter school governing board members in charter petition development and review; provided, however, that such assistance shall conclude upon approval by the State Charter Schools Commission of the opportunity school as an OSD charter school.

(b) In an effort to provide opportunity schools seeking OSD charter school status with necessary support, the State Charter Schools Commission shall solicit, screen, and select education service providers, including independent consultants, education management organizations, charter management organizations, and other support organizations, that can partner with the OSD charter school governing boards to support or operate such OSD charter schools.

(c) The State Charter Schools Commission shall establish a separate application cycle for opportunity schools seeking OSD charter school status. Such application cycle shall allow commission staff and commission members to evaluate the needs of an opportunity school, match them with an education service provider, and work with both parties to ensure the execution of a viable curricular model and educational program.

(d) Upon renewing a state charter, an OSD charter school shall no longer be considered a part of the OSD but shall be subject to the terms of its charter and the provisions of Article 31A of Chapter 2 of this title. The local board of education shall be required to continue any and all facility use and service provision agreements previously in place with the OSD regarding any such OSD charter school as long as the OSD charter school continues to operate in that facility.

(e) If an opportunity school is not approved or renewed by the State Charter Schools Commission as an OSD charter school, the school shall remain under or return to the supervision of the OSD, and the OSD Superintendent shall reevaluate the school's performance and determine the appropriate intervention pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 20-14-105 for the school. If an initial charter petition by an opportunity school to become an OSD charter school is denied by the State Charter Schools Commission, the opportunity school may submit another charter petition in a subsequent cycle. If a renewal charter petition by an opportunity school to continue as an OSD charter school is denied by the State Charter Schools Commission at the end of its initial term, the governing board of the school may not elect to seek approval from the local board of education as a local charter school.