Eligibility

(1) A public university may apply to the Department to operate an ISD if the public university: (a) Is classified as a Doctoral-Extensive Institution; (b) Operates a Training School that includes pre-Kindergarten through any of the grades nine (9) through twelve (12); and (c) Provides transfer student enrollment opportunities pursuant to T.C.A. § 49-2-128. INNOVATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS CHAPTER 0520-01-25 (2) An ISD shall be located in a county in which the public university maintains a campus, meaning that the public university has a physical presence in the county where students of the public university who are not pre-K-12 students regularly attend classes. (3) An ISD shall not be eligible to authorize public charter schools. (4) The University of Memphis is authorized to operate the innovative school district pursuant to T.C.A. § 49-8-1503(b).