Guam § 12113 - Academy Charter School Initial Term and Renewal.

§ 12113. Academy Charter School Initial Term and Renewal.

(a) A Charter granted to an Academy Charter School shall remain in force for a six (6) year period,

unless revoked as authorized in § 12114 of this Chapter.

(b) A Charter may be renewed an unlimited number of times, each time for a six (6) year period.

(c) The Council shall review a Charter at least once every year to determine whether the Charter should

be revoked for the reasons described § 12115 of this Chapter in accordance with the procedures for

revocation established under § 12115 of this Chapter.

(d) In the case of an Academy Charter School that desires to renew its charter, the Trustees of the

school shall file an application to renew the charter with the Council not later than one hundred twenty

(120) days nor earlier than three hundred sixty-five (365) days before the expiration of the charter. The

application shall contain the following:

(1) a report on the progress of the Academy Charter School in achieving the goals, student

academic achievement expectations, and other terms of the approved Charter; and

(2) all audited financial statements for the Academy Charter School for the preceding four (4)

years, if applicable.

(e) The Council shall approve an application to renew the Charter that is filed in accordance with

subsection (b) of this Section, except that the Council shall not approve such application if the Council

determines that:

(1) the Academy Charter School committed a material violation of applicable laws or a material

violation of the conditions, terms, standards, or procedures set forth in its Charter, including violations

relating to the education of children with disabilities; or

(2) the Academy Charter School failed to meet the goals and student academic achievement

expectations set forth in its Charter.

(3) the Academy Charter School failed to attain a minimum of candidacy status towards its

accreditation.

(f) In an application to renew a Charter filed by the Trustees in accordance with this Chapter, the

Council shall provide written notice to the Trustees of the public hearing on the application not later than

fifteen (15) days after the date on which the Council received the application.

(g) Not later than thirty (30) days after the date on which the Trustees receive a notice under subsection

(e) of this Section, the Trustees may request, in writing, a public hearing on the application before the

Council.

(h) Upon receiving a timely written request for a public hearing under subsection (f) of this Section,

the Council shall set a date and time for the public hearing and shall provide notice of the date and time, as

well as the procedures to be followed at the public hearing, to the Trustees.

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(i) A public hearing under this subsection shall take place not later than thirty (30) days after the

Council receives a timely written request for the public hearing under subsection (f) of this Section.

(j) The Council shall render a final decision, in writing, on an application to renew a Charter not later

than thirty (30) days after the date on which the public hearing is concluded.

(k) A decision not to renew the Charter of an Academy Charter School may be appealed to the Appeals

Board as described by § 12115 of this Chapter.