Board Policies6000 Instruction
Charter schools that operate within the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District are schools established under Alaska Statutes 14.03.250 – 14.03.290.
Charter schools are established upon the approval of an application by the KPBSD Board of Education (KPBSD BOE) and the Alaska State Board of Education and Early Development (State Board).
Charter schools will operate under a written contract between the charter school and the KPBSD BOE.
The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education (KPBSD BOE) desires to support innovations which improve student learning and views charter schools as an opportunity for parents, teachers, and community members to take responsible risks and create new, innovative, and more flexible ways of educating children.
A charter school is a public school in the KPBSD, except that the charter school:
The charter school may be exempt from other KPBSD requirements if the exemption is set out in the contract.
The District administration will work cooperatively with parents/guardians, students, teachers and principals in their efforts to design new schools and alternative approaches to the existing state laws and regulations that govern public schools.
Legal Reference:
ALASKA STATUTES
14.03.250 Establishment of charter schools
14.03.255 Organization and operation of a charter school
14.03.260 Funding for charter schools
14.03.265 Admission
14.03.270 Teacher or employee transfers, evaluations, and negotiated agreements
14.03.275 Contracts; duration
14.03.280 Regulations
14.03.290 Definitions