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Carroll County officials outline process, timeline for charter school application
Summary
Carroll County Public Schools officials described the legal review, funding implications and operational responsibilities after receiving a charter school application on March 31; the application must be acted on within 120 days and, if approved, the school would open in the 2026–27 school year.
Carroll County Public Schools officials told a joint meeting of the Carroll County Board of County Commissioners and the Board of Education that a charter school application received on March 31 is under review and must be decided within 120 days under Maryland law.
The application, if approved, would create a Carroll County public charter school scheduled to open in the 2026–27 school year and would be funded by the Board of Education on a per-pupil basis like other public schools. The review is ongoing; the superintendent and staff will complete the evaluation and the superintendent will make a recommendation to the Board of Education.
Board staff summarized the state and local rules that govern charter schools in Maryland and how those rules apply in Carroll County. "Under Maryland law, charter schools in Maryland are public schools," a CCPS staff member said, explaining that the board is the authorizer and the application’s operator would run the school. The staff member…
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