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For Immediate Release: May 9, 2011
Technical Assistance Meeting for New Charter Applicants VIERA – Citizens interested in submitting an application for a new charter school in Brevard County are invited to attend a Charter School Orientation Workshop on Wednesday June 16th at the Brevard Public Schools Educational Services Facility in Viera. The workshop will be conducted in Training Rooms 5 and 6 at 2:00 p.m. Topics to be discussed include academic accountability, fiscal management, governance and curriculum. The audience will be provided with written documentation to assist them with the application process. A question and answer period will be included and individual appointments may be scheduled at that time. The deadline for submission of applications, as set by the Florida legislature, is August 1, 2011. Any interested applicant must submit 20 copies of their application to the Office of School Choice by 4:00 p.m. on August 1st to be considered for opening a charter school in the 2012 – 2013 school year. Modifications to the application will not be permitted after August 1st. However, district staff is available for technical assistance during the writing of the application. Each application will be reviewed by a district charter school review committee, which will suggest improvements, interview the interested parties and recommend approval or denial to the Brevard County School Board. By law, approval or denial of the application must be made within 60 calendar days. Interested applicants should notify the Office of School Choice at (321) 633-1000, ext. 395 if they plan to attend the meeting. If interested applicants are unable to attend the technical assistance meeting, they may review the documentation on the School of Choice Website at: www.schoolchoice.brevard.k12.fl.us. -BPS- |