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State Board takes on new charter school responsibilities after law change; staff to publish updated application and performance frameworks
Summary
Following a 2025 law, the State Board is now responsible for some charter‑authorization documents. Staff briefed the board on new pathways to apply directly to the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission, replication rules and planned updates to the model charter application and performance frameworks.
After the 2025 legislative changes, staff advised the State Board of Education that the board will assume ownership of several charter‑authorization documents and that the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission now has additional, limited authority to accept applications directly in specified circumstances.
Ally Reid, the board’s director for engagement and accountability, briefed members on Public Chapter 275 and its effects. Reid said the law (effective July 1) creates a defined replication pathway—allowing a governing body that already operates a charter model to apply to replicate that model…
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