OAR 581-026-0505: Process to Appeal Decision by Sponsor to Terminate Charter

(1) A public charter school governing body may request the State Board of Education review the decision to terminate a charter. The State Board of Education’s review shall be limited to the grounds for termination as stated by the school district board or sponsor or a plan to correct deficiencies. Any notice of a request for State Board review must be made in writing and be delivered to the State Board of Education and the business address of the sponsor. (2) The State Board of Education delegates to the Director of the Oregon Department of Education or the director's designee all administrative functions necessary or reasonable in order to conduct a timely review. This delegation to the Director of the Oregon Department of Education or the director's designee includes, but is not limited to: (a) Determining the form, contents, and timelines of the petition for review; (b) Determining the records required for review and ordering the production of those records from either the public charter school governing body or school district board and establishing timelines for the production of those records; (c) Requiring the public charter school governing body or school district board to respond to written or oral inquiries related to board review; (d) Delegating the review function to a hearings officer to hold a contested case hearing under ORS 183. 411 through 183.470 and issue a proposed order; and (e) Issuing a final order that may be appealed under the provisions of ORS 183.484. (3) The State Board, or its designee, will where possible, issue its final order within 60 days from the sponsor's notification of intent to terminate as required in ORS 338.105(2). If it is not possible to issue the final order within 60 days, the charter school shall remain open pending issuance of the final order. (4) The governing body of a public charter school that is closed under the provisions of ORS 338.105(4) may request the State Board of Education, or its designee, to review the decision of the sponsor to terminate the charter and close the public charter school. The State Board of Education, or its designee, will hold a hearing within 10 days of receiving the request for review. The review under this section will be accomplished under the provisions of subsection (2) of this rule and under the timelines set out in ORS 338.105(4) and, to the extent practicable, subsection (3) of this rule.