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Charter schools are non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations that have a contract or charter to provide the same educational services to students as district public schools. They are tuition-free public schools that operate with freedom from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools.<\/p>\n
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[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_blurb title=”Who can sponsor charter schools?” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”22″ admin_label=”Blurb” _builder_version=”4.17.1″ header_font=”Open Sans|||on|” header_text_color=”#494949″ header_font_size=”20″ header_line_height=”1.2em” body_font=”Open Sans||||” body_text_color=”#666666″ body_line_height=”1.5em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_blurb_title=”font-weight:800;||border-style: solid;||border-color: #aeafaf;||border-left-width: 1px;||padding: 0px 0px 0px 8px;||margin-left: -10px;” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” icon_font_size=”22″ global_colors_info=”{}”]In Florida,\u00a0district school boards are authorized to sponsor charter schools in the county over which the school board has jurisdiction. In addition, a multiple sponsoring state entity, the Florida Schools of Excellence Commission (FSE), was created in 2006 to allow other organizations, including cities, universities, community colleges and regional educational consortia, to co-sponsor charter schools with the FSE.
\n[\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_blurb title=”Do charter schools charge tuition?” icon_placement=”left” image_icon_width=”22″ admin_label=”Blurb” _builder_version=”4.17.1″ header_font=”Open Sans|||on|” header_text_color=”#494949″ header_font_size=”20″ header_line_height=”1.2em” body_font=”Open Sans||||” body_text_color=”#666666″ body_line_height=”1.5em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_css_blurb_title=”font-weight:800;||border-style: solid;||border-color: #aeafaf;||border-left-width: 1px;||padding: 0px 0px 0px 8px;||margin-left: -10px;” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” icon_font_size=”22″ global_colors_info=”{}”]No, charter schools are public schools that receive public funds. They cannot charge tuition for the regular school day. They may charge fees for before and\/or after school care.
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Charter schools must be open to any student covered in an inter-district agreement or residing in the school district in which the charter school is located. A charter school may limit the enrollment process in order to target the following student populations:<\/p>\n
Such students shall include exceptional educational students, students enrolling in a charter school-in-the-workplace or charter school-in-a-municipality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Charter schools are non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations that have a contract or charter to provide the same educational services to students as district public schools. They are nonsectarian public schools that operate with freedom from many of the regulations that apply to traditional public schools.<\/p>\n
Charter schools are accountable to their sponsor, usually a state or local school board, to produce positive academic results and adhere to the charter contract. The basic concept of charter schools is that they exercise increased autonomy in return for this accountability. They are accountable for both academic results and fiscal practices to several groups: the sponsor that grants them, the parents who choose them, and the public that funds them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The Florida Charter School Statutes require charter schools to be guided by the following principles:<\/p>\n
Additionally, Florida charter schools are authorized to:<\/p>\n