HAR §8-515-12
HAR §8-515-12. Special reviews
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 8-515-12
(a)
The board may conduct a
special review of an authorizer using some or all of the
performance indicators, measures, and metrics set forth in the
performance evaluation system pursuant to section 8-515-10 for
the following reasons:
(1)
Persistently unsatisfactory performance of the
authorizer’s portfolio of charter schools;
(2)
A pattern of well-founded complaints about the
authorizer or its charter schools; or
(3)
Other objective circumstances.
(b)
The board shall determine whether a special review of
an authorizer is warranted on a case-by-case basis.
If the
board determines a special review is warranted, the board may
opt to conduct a performance evaluation pursuant to section
8-515-11 instead of a special review pursuant to subsection (c).
(c)
The special review shall provide for and include the
following:
(1)
At least thirty days prior to any requested
documentation being due, a written notice from the
board notifying the authorizer a special review will
be conducted, describing the reason for the review,
and identifying the areas to be reviewed;
(2)
The timely submission of any documentation
requested by the board which may include responses to
parts of the performance evaluation response form
pursuant to section 8-515-11(b);
(3)
Upon receipt of the requested documentation, the
review and evaluation of the identified areas by
qualified persons;
(4)
Following the review and evaluation of the
identified areas by qualified persons, issuance of a
draft of the written report by the reviewers to the
authorizer, and an opportunity for the authorizer to
provide written comments on the draft of the written
special review report; and
(5)
Approval of the final draft of the written
special review report by the board, and transmittal of
the report to the authorizer.
(d)
The special review may also provide for and include the
following:
(1)
An in-person interview with representatives from
the authorizer;
(2)
Surveys or interviews of representatives from
charter schools within the authorizer’s portfolio of
charter schools; and
(3)
An opportunity in a public forum for the public,
including the authorizer, to provide input on the
authorizer being reviewed.
(e)
The special review report shall be published on the
board’s website, and may serve as a notice of noncompliance
pursuant to section 8-515-13.
(f)
For the purposes of this section, “authorizer” also
means the commission.
[Eff FEB 18, 2017] (Auth:
HRS
§302A-1112) (Imp:
HRS §302D-11)