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Utah Charter Network presses for larger ongoing base funding for small charter LEAs
Summary
The Utah Charter Network and representatives of the State Charter School Board asked the committee for a three-year phase-in of higher ongoing base administrative funding for small charter LEAs, proposing $13 million ongoing phased in (or a smaller multi-year option) to bring charter administrative funding closer to small-district parity.
The Utah Charter Network and representatives from the State Charter School Board asked the Education Committee to increase ongoing base funding for small charter local education agencies (LEAs) to help cover administrative, compliance and accountability costs.
Cynthia Phillips, representing the State Charter School Board, and Kim Frank, executive director of the Utah Charter Network, told the committee that charter LEAs must meet hundreds of reporting and accountability obligations and that smaller charter LEAs lack economies of scale. "Because they must meet the same extensive accountability and reporting…
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