charter schools in florida
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Charter Schools in Florida. Trends and challenges. Agenda. Scope of Florida’s charter sector History Challenges, transportation and otherwise Looking ahead. Florida Charter Schools at a Glance. 203,000 students* 578 schools 46 districts Enrollment has doubled in five years - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
TRENDS AND CHALLENGES
Charter Schools in Florida
Agenda
Scope of Florida’s charter sectorHistoryChallenges, transportation and otherwiseLooking ahead
Florida Charter Schools at a Glance
203,000 students*578 schools46 districtsEnrollment has doubled in five yearsAbout 7 percent of public school population
Enrollment Trends
Diversity
Diversity
Charter Traditional
English language program 10.68% 11.64%
Free and reduced lunch 46.87% 56.89%
Exceptional student education
9.22% 13.06%
Policy and Funding
Charter schools are public schoolsOnly nonprofits can hold a charter with
districtFlorida Education Finance ProgramCapital outlay dollarsFederal funds
Transportation
Charter schools are entitled to their proportionate share of transportation funds for eligible students.
The charter school and the school district are required to cooperate in making arrangements so that transportation is not a barrier to equal access for all students residing within a reasonable distance of the charter school.
Transportation of charter students must be consistent with the district school board requirements of all public K-12 students.
Standard Contract
“Should the School choose to provide its own transportation plan rather than contract with the District for transportation services, it shall submit a transportation plan to the District for review and approval.”
Transported Charter Students
43,878 in school buses95 in school cars or small vehicles7,507 in public transit346 in private cars51,826 total transported (25% of enrollment)
Challenges
What’s in the lawCommunicationPoor relations between charters and districts
Who I am
Adam EmersonCharter Schools DirectorOffice of Independent Education and Parental ChoiceOffice: (850) [email protected]