Regulations and Guidance Applicants should be aware of the following relevant provisions: January 2014 CSP Nonregulatory Guidance; , Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension; , Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; and Education Department General Administrative Regulations (), 34 CFR Parts 75, 76, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, 99. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS To be eligible for a Planning/Implementation subgrant, applicants must conform to the federal definition of a public charter school in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) [P.L. 107-110, Section 5210(1)] in order to receive subgrant funds under the NCSP. A charter school is a public school that: In accordance with a specific state statute authorizing the granting of charters to schools, is exempt from significant state or local rules that inhibit the flexible operation and management of public schools, but not from any rules relating to the other requirements of this paragraph; Is created by a developer as a public school, or is adapted by a developer from an existing public school, and is operated under public supervision and control; Operates in pursuit of a specific set of educational objectives determined by the school’s developer and agreed to by the authorized public chartering agency; Provides a program of elementary or secondary education, or both; Is nonsectarian in its programs, admissions policies, employment practices, and all other operations, and is not affiliated with a sectarian school or religious institution; Does not charge tuition; Complies with the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Is a school to which parents choose to send their children, and that admits students on the basis of a lottery, if more students apply for admission than can be accommodated;
Regulations and Guidance Applicants should be aware of the following relevant provisions: January 2014 CSP Nonregulatory Guidance; , Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension; , Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards; and Education Department General Administrative Regulations (), 34 CFR Parts 75, 76, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, 99. ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS To be eligible for a Planning/Implementation subgrant, applicants must conform to the federal definition of a public charter school in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) [P.L. 107-110, Section 5210(1)] in order to receive subgrant funds under the NCSP. A charter school is a public school that: In accordance with a specific state statute authorizing the granting of charters to schools, is exempt from significant state or local rules that inhibit the flexible operation and management of public schools, but not from any rules relating to the other requirements of this paragraph; Is created by a developer as a public school, or is adapted by a developer from an existing public school, and is operated under public supervision and control; Operates in pursuit of a specific set of educational objectives determined by the school’s developer and agreed to by the authorized public chartering agency; Provides a program of elementary or secondary education, or both; Is nonsectarian in its programs, admissions policies, employment practices, and all other operations, and is not affiliated with a sectarian school or religious institution; Does not charge tuition; Complies with the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Is a school to which parents choose to send their children, and that admits students on the basis of a lottery, if more students apply for admission than can be accommodated;