§ 256F.8 — Procedures for revocation or nonrenewal of contract

Iowa § 256F.8

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VII: EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE
• Ch. 256F: CHARTER SCHOOLS AND INNOVATION ZONE SCHOOLS

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1. A contract for the establishment of a charter school or innovation zone school may
be revoked by the state board, the school board that established the charter school, or the
innovation zone consortium that established the innovation zone school if the appropriate
board or consortium determines that one or more of the following occurred:
a. Failure of the charter school or innovation zone school to abide by and meet the
provisions set forth in the contract, including educational goals.
b. Failure of the charter school or innovation zone school to comply with all applicable
law.
c. Failure of the charter school or innovation zone school to meet generally accepted
public sector accounting principles.
d. The existence of one or more other grounds for revocation as specified in the contract.
e. Assessment of student progress, which is administered in accordance with state and
locally determined indicators established pursuant to rules adopted by the state board, does
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not show improvement in student progress over that which existed in the same student
population prior to the establishment of the charter school or the innovation zone school.
2. The decision by a school board or an innovation zone consortium to revoke or to fail to
take action to renew a charter school or innovation zone school contract is subject to appeal
under procedures set forth in chapter 290.
3. A school board or a board participating in an innovation zone consortium that is
considering revocation or nonrenewal of a charter school or innovation zone school contract
shall notify the advisory council, the parents or guardians of the students enrolled in the
charter school or innovation zone school, and the teachers and administrators employed by
thecharterschoolorinnovationzoneschool, sixtydayspriortorevokingorthedatebywhich
the contract must be renewed, but not later than the last day of classes in the school year.
4. If the state board determines that a charter school or innovation zone school is in
substantial violation of the terms of the contract, the state board shall notify the school
board or innovation zone consortium and the advisory council of its intention to revoke the
contract at least sixty days prior to revoking a contract and the school board or the school
boards participating in the innovation zone consortium shall assume oversight authority,
operational authority, or both oversight and operational authority. The notice shall state
the grounds for the proposed action in writing and in reasonable detail. The school board
or innovation zone consortium may request in writing an informal hearing before the state
board within fourteen days of receiving notice of revocation of the contract. Upon receiving
a timely written request for a hearing, the state board shall give reasonable notice to the
school board or innovation zone consortium of the hearing date. The state board shall
conduct an informal hearing before taking final action. Final action to revoke a contract shall
be taken in a manner least disruptive to students enrolled in the charter school or innovation
zone school. The state board shall take final action to revoke or approve continuation of a
contract by the last day of classes in the school year. If the final action to revoke a contract
under this section occurs prior to the last day of classes in the school year, a charter school
or innovation zone school student may enroll in the resident district.
5. The decision of the state board to revoke a contract under this section is solely within
the discretion of the state board and is final.
6. A school board revoking a contract or a school board, innovation zone consortium, or
advisory council that fails to renew a contract under this chapter is not liable for that action
to the charter school or innovation zone school, a student enrolled in the charter school or
innovation zone school or the student’s parent or guardian, or any other person.