Guam § 12104 - Process for Filing Charter Petitions.

§ 12104. Process for Filing Charter Petitions.

(a) Private, religious schools shall be eligible to apply to convert to an Academy Charter School under

this Chapter.

(b) Existing public or private school. An eligible applicant seeking to convert a public or private school

into an Academy Charter School:

(1) shall prepare a petition to establish an Academy Charter School that meets the requirements

of § 12105 of this Chapter;

(2) shall provide a copy of the petition to:

(A) the parents and guardians of minor students attending the existing public or private

school;

(B) adult students attending the existing public or private school;

(C) employees of the existing public or private school;

(D) parents and guardians of minor students who attend the school grade immediately lower

than the first (1st) school grade which is served by the public or private school which is the subject

of the conversion petition; and

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(E) each Mayor which represents an area within the attendance area of the public or private

school which is the subject of the conversion petition; and

(3) shall file the petition with the Council for approval after the petition:

(A) is signed by not less than sixty percent (60%) of the sum of:

(i) the total number of parents and guardians of minor students attending the public or

private school; and

(ii) the total number of adult students attending the public or private school; and

(iii) the total number of full-time teachers currently assigned to the public or employed

by the private school.

(B) New School. An eligible applicant seeking to establish an Academy Charter School, but

not converting an existing public or private school, shall file with the Council for approval a

petition to establish an Academy Charter School that meets the requirements of § 12105 of this

Chapter.

(C) Limitations on Multiple Petitions. An eligible applicant may not file more than one (1)

petition to establish an Academy Charter School during a calendar year.

(D) A petition to establish an Academy Charter School, or to convert a public or private

school, is a public document.