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Board adopts broad charter-policy revisions and sets new renewal and expansion terms; option packages split for separate votes
Summary
After public comment and extended debate, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board approved a suite of revisions to its charter school policy and separately adopted new rules on renewal lengths and expansion authority for locally authorized charters.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board approved a package of revisions to the district’s charter school policy and then took separate votes on two consequential Chapter 8 items: renewal term lengths for locally authorized charters and the rules governing material amendments that change enrollment or add grade levels.
General policy revisions: The board first approved extensive revisions to the general charter school policy (the backup identifies state-driven changes and several district-level clarifications). Legal counsel explained that two provisions required additional separate votes and those sections were therefore discussed as distinct agenda items following public comment.
Renewal terms (Chapter 8): On a separate vote (item d6), the board considered three options for initial and subsequent renewal terms for district-authorized Type 1 charter schools. The board approved option B: an…
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