Charter schools are allowed and governed by Article 56 of New York State’s Education Law, which was first enacted in 1998 and has since been amended. The law is available in pdf format here , courtesy of the SUNY Charter Schools Institute.
Charter schools are also subject to state regulations concerning financing; retirement systems; reporting requirements; and public hearings.
Charter schools are considered public agencies for purposes of the Open Meetings Law and the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). For more information, contact the Committee on Open Government.
If you are a charter school leader in need of legal advice, begin by contacting the Center’s Director of School Operations
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. You may also wish to contact the Lawyers Alliance for New York, which provides legal services to nonprofit organizations.
If your question is about teacher certification, contact
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. If it concerns special education, contact
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. To inquire about the requirements for starting a charter school, contact
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