The protests must contain a description of the relief or corrective action requested. Only protests stipulating an issue of fact concerning the following subjects will be considered: A matter of bias, discrimination, or conflict of interest on the part of an evaluator; and/or Non-compliance with procedures described in the New Charter School Application or Commission policy. Protests not based on the issues itemized in paragraph 3 will not be considered. Protests will be rejected as without merit if they address issues such as: An evaluator’s professional judgment on the quality of an application; and/or The Commission’s assessment of its own and/or agencies’ or communities’ needs or requirements. Upon receipt of a protest, a protest review will be held by the Commission. The Commission will assign responsibility for responding to the protest to a person who was not involved in the New Charter School Application or evaluation process; this person will prepare a recommendation report and submit it to the Commission. The Commission will consider the protest recommendation report, record all available facts, and issue a decision; the decision must be issued within five (5) business days of receipt of the protest. If additional time is required, the protesting party will be notified of the delay. The final determination of the protest shall: Find the protest lacking in merit and uphold the Commission’s action, denying the protest; or Find only technical or harmless errors in the New Charter School Application and evaluation process and determine the Commission to be in substantial compliance, denying the protest; or Find merit in the protest and provide the Commission options, which may include: Correcting the errors and reevaluating all applications; The reissue of the New Charter School Application and conducting a new process; and/or The making of other findings and the determination of other courses of action as appropriate.
The protests must contain a description of the relief or corrective action requested. Only protests stipulating an issue of fact concerning the following subjects will be considered: A matter of bias, discrimination, or conflict of interest on the part of an evaluator; and/or Non-compliance with procedures described in the New Charter School Application or Commission policy. Protests not based on the issues itemized in paragraph 3 will not be considered. Protests will be rejected as without merit if they address issues such as: An evaluator’s professional judgment on the quality of an application; and/or The Commission’s assessment of its own and/or agencies’ or communities’ needs or requirements. Upon receipt of a protest, a protest review will be held by the Commission. The Commission will assign responsibility for responding to the protest to a person who was not involved in the New Charter School Application or evaluation process; this person will prepare a recommendation report and submit it to the Commission. The Commission will consider the protest recommendation report, record all available facts, and issue a decision; the decision must be issued within five (5) business days of receipt of the protest. If additional time is required, the protesting party will be notified of the delay. The final determination of the protest shall: Find the protest lacking in merit and uphold the Commission’s action, denying the protest; or Find only technical or harmless errors in the New Charter School Application and evaluation process and determine the Commission to be in substantial compliance, denying the protest; or Find merit in the protest and provide the Commission options, which may include: Correcting the errors and reevaluating all applications; The reissue of the New Charter School Application and conducting a new process; and/or The making of other findings and the determination of other courses of action as appropriate.
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