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Board approves KIPP Central Florida performance‑based agreement after staff says district faces penalties if it delays
Summary
The school board approved a performance‑based agreement allowing KIPP Central Florida to open a School of Hope campus in the district. Staff said state law requires a district to sign or face reduced administrative fee retention for all charters; KIPP will phase in grades beginning with K–2 and grade 6 and expand later.
The Orange County School Board approved a performance‑based agreement Tuesday that allows KIPP Central Florida to proceed with plans to open an elementary and middle campus in the district as a designated School of Hope.
District staff told the board the performance‑based agreement (PBA) and the Schools of Hope program are authorized under Florida Statutes 1002.33 (charter schools) and the Schools of Hope provisions. The district’s presentation said a School of Hope may locate within a five‑mile radius of persistently low‑performing schools or designated economic opportunity zones; KIPP’s notice of intent identified multiple target areas, including Holden Heights, Mercy Drive…
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