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State Board shifts application responsibility, directs direct TISA disbursement to charter schools in proposed rules
Summary
Rachel Soupeh, general counsel for the State Board of Education, summarized proposed revisions to charter school rules at the Oct. 9 rulemaking hearing, citing Public Chapters 275 and 456 of the public acts of 2025 and stakeholder discussions intended to streamline processes.
Rachel Soupeh, general counsel for the State Board of Education, summarized proposed revisions to charter school rules at the Oct. 9 rulemaking hearing, citing Public Chapters 275 and 456 of the public acts of 2025 and stakeholder discussions intended to streamline processes.
Key proposed changes described at the hearing include shifting responsibility for developing the charter school application and scoring rubric from the department to the State Board of Education; requiring sponsors to submit a letter of intent to both the authorizer and the Tennessee…
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