R277-552-5. Charter School Small Expansion Requests

(1) An authorization process developed by an authorizer in accordance with Subsection R277-552-2(2) shall comply with Sections R277-552-5 and R277-552-6 for a charter school expansion. (2) An authorizer may approve a small expansion request in accordance with an authorizer's standards and established criteria. (3) An authorizer may approve an application from a charter school for a large expansion if the charter school meets the requirements for a satellite school described in Section R277-552-6. (4) An authorizer may provide additional requirements in addition to the requirements described in Sections R277-552-5 and R277-552-6. (5) An authorizer shall provide documentation of an applicant school's eligibility for an expansion under Subsection (2) or Section R277-552-6 to the Superintendent upon request. (6) An authorizer shall: (a) approve a proposed expansion before October 1 of the state fiscal year before the school year that the charter school intends to expand; and (b) provide the total number of students by grade that the charter school expansion is authorized to enroll to the Superintendent on or before October 1 of the state fiscal year before the school year that the school intends to expand.