LAC 28:CXXXIX.2707. Application Period for BESE-Authorized Charter Schools

A. Prior to each school year, a charter school shall establish a designated student application period. Application information shall be made available to all applicants and posted on the school website, to include at least the following: 1. enrollment eligibility; 2. program enrollment capacity; 3. application period; and 4. notice of application and enrollment dates. B. A student application period shall not be less than one month nor more than three months. C. Type 5 charter schools shall comply with any unified application period set by the recovery school district, as approved by BESE. D. An application shall be considered timely if it is submitted during the charter school's designated application period. E. In the event of a federally-declared disaster, a charter school may accept applications for students displaced due to the disaster outside of the designated student application period.