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State Board of Education rules for Opportunity Public Charter Schools draw extended committee scrutiny over funding, residential models
Summary
The State Board of Education presented rules implementing the new Opportunity Public Charter School model. Lawmakers pressed officials about funding mechanics, residential (boarding) models and treatment of remaining Achievement School District schools; the committee recorded differing recommendations between chambers and requested follow-up.
NASHVILLE — The State Board of Education briefed the Joint Government Operations Committee on July 23 about proposed rules implementing the Opportunity Public Charter Schools (OPCS) provisions enacted in 2024.
The rules define OPCS as charter schools serving grades 6–12 in which at least 75% of students are “at risk” (a statutory definition that includes criteria such as retention, chronic absenteeism, justice involvement, pregnancy, and history of abuse or neglect). The package outlines enrollment preference order for OPCS, residential program verification and requirements, and how funding follows students during the first year after a district-to-district transfer.
“Students who transfer to an opportunity public charter school located in an LEA other than the LEA in which the student…
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