Section 5-E934. REVOCATION

 

934.1Pursuant to the D.C. School Reform Act of 1995, as amended, the Board of Education, an eligible chartering authority, may revoke the charter of a public charter school to which it has granted a charter, if the Board determines that the school:

 

(a)Committed a violation of applicable laws or a material violation of the conditions, terms, standards, or procedures set forth in the charter, including violations relating to the education of children with disabilities; or

 

(b)Failed to meet the goals and student academic achievement expectations set forth in the charter. The Board may not revoke a charter under this paragraph except pursuant to a determination made through a review conducted under the D.C. School Reform Act of 1995, as amended, section 2212(a)(3)(B).

 

(c)“FISCAL MISMANAGEMENT” (section 2213, subsection (b)), - An eligible chartering authority that has granted a charter to a public charter school shall revoke the charter if the eligible chartering authority determines that the school:

 

(1)Has engaged in a pattern of non-adherence to generally accepted accounting principles;

 

(2)Has engaged in a pattern of fiscal mismanagement; or

 

(3)Is no longer economically viable.”

 

934.2In cases in which the school has committed a violation of applicable law or violations relating to the education of children with disabilities, the Board shall initiate the procedures for consideration of revocation.

 

934.3The Board shall adhere to the D.C. School Reform Act of 1995, as amended, section 2213((c) “Procedures for Consideration of Revocation.”

 

source

Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 1694, 1714 (February 23, 2001).