Finding adequate facilities is one of the most challenging aspects of operating a charter school in California. Proposition 39 has been a successful tool for charter schools to secure public school facilities and/or begin a dialogue with the school district in which...

Proposition 39 (“Prop. 39”) was passed by California voters to ensure that all public school students, including those attending charter schools, share equally in district facilities.  Every year, charter schools throughout California request public school facilities...

On September 23, California’s Governor Newsom signed AB 167.

Governor Newsom signed AB 361, a bill that revises the requirements for charter school boards conducting teleconference meetings from now through January 1, 2024, provided that a State of Emergency has been declared by the Governor and charter school boards make...

On September 9, the California Legislature adopted AB 167, a bill aimed at cleaning up the independent study and emergency apportionment provisions of AB 130 which was adopted in July.   AB 167 also cleans up other areas, including extending the timeline for grade change requests pursuant to AB 104, adopted earlier this year.  It is anticipated that the Governor will

On Monday, July 12, 2021, the California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) issued updated K-12 school guidance for the 2021-22 school year, which establishes both required and recommended health and safety protocols for the coming school year. In addition, the California Department of Education (“CDE”) reminded schools that a condition of receiving their American Rescue Plan ESSER III funds

On July 8, 2021, the State Senate Passed Senate Bill (“SB”) 130, known as the education trailer bill, ushering in another round of sweeping changes for charter schools.  Three changes are most noteworthy.

First, all charter terms expiring between January 1, 2022, and June 30, 2025, are automatically extended by two years.  This means:

On July 1, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 104 to add Sections 48017, 49066.5, and 51225 to the Education Code. The new laws require local educational agencies (including charter schools) to implement several remedial provisions to mitigate the hardships of...

Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a new Executive Order, N-08-21, that announces the expiration of many Executive Orders that relate to the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes Executive Order N-29-20, which suspends certain Brown Act requirements for conducting a...