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Facilities Overview
Category: Facilities
One of the biggest ongoing obstacles for charter schools is acquiring an affordable facility. While there are a number of programs that can help on this front, charter schools typically need to pursue a variety of facilities strategies over the long-term in order to locate in a building that meets their needs. SB 740 One of the more successful charter school facilities programs was authorized by Senate...
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Proposition 39 Facilities Reminder
Category: Facilities
by Eric Premack, Charter Schools Development Center. Posted on 02/26/2010 Charter schools that are seeking facilities from school districts through the "Prop 39" facilities process need to respond to school districts' preliminary facilities proposals by March 1st. Background Education Code section 47614 (et. sec.), which was promulgated by Proposition 39 in 2000 ("Prop 39"), generally requires school districts to provide "rent free" facilities to charter schools. Extensive and controversial...
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No, You're Not Done Yet: Proposition 39 Next Steps
Category: Facilities
by Miles Denniston, Charter Schools Development Center. Originally published in the Fall 2008 edition of Charter Currents. Introduction Proposition 39 is a statewide proposition approved by voters in 2000 that generally requires school districts to provide charter schools with facilities. Due to new regulations that are now in effect, the process and timeline for requesting such facilities have substantially changed. For both operating charter schools and for...
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