[CharterSchools] Urgent legislative action needed!

[charterschools at LACharter.org]

Subject: Legislative Call to Action, Bill Calling to Prohibit Charter Renewals and Approvals...

Urgent Call to Action!

The Senate Education Committee has just released their agenda for tomorrow and it includes a charter school moratorium bill, SB 292 by Sen. Regina Barrow, Dist. 15 (The Baton Rouge area).

SB 292 inserts the state Legislative Auditor into the chartering process by prohibiting the renewal and/or approval of any charter school by any authorizer until completion of a performance audit (and a subsequent approval determination) by the Legislative Auditor.

Louisiana charter law is one of the strongest chartering laws in the country whereby our charter schools must comply with various public "sunshine" laws, including mandatory annual audits. Moreover, our authorizers (local districts and BESE) have a long and strong record of holding charter schools by mandating everything from corrective action plans to even closure when charter schools have not met the required academic, financial, or operational standards. Our charter school law and process in its current form works.

SB 292 adds an unnecessary oversight entity into the chartering process that could prevent the approval and/or renewal of your charter. The best entity to make a charter school approval and renewal decision is the authorizer and not the Legislative Auditor.

Please share and please email or call Senate Education Committee members to vote NO on this bill! by 10:00 am tomorrow, March 22:

Senator Dan "Blade" Morrish (Chairman)
119 W. Nezpique Street
Jennings, LA 70546-5356
(337) 824-3979
(888) 824-3979 
morrishd at legis.la.gov

Senator John Milkovich (Vice-Chairman)
656 Jordan Street
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 676-7877 
milkovichj at legis.la.gov

Senator Conrad Appel
721 Papworth Avenue
Suite 102A
Metairie, LA 70005
(504) 838-5550 
appelc at legis.la.gov

Senator Gerald Boudreaux
P.O. Box 91245
Lafayette, LA 70509
(337) 267-7520
(844) 885-6578 
boudreauxg at legis.la.gov

Senator Beth Mizell
1051 Main Street
Franklinton, LA 70438
(985) 839-3936 
mizellb at legis.la.gov

Senator Mike Walsworth
101 N 2nd Street
Suite 208
West Monroe, LA 71291
(318) 340-6453
(866) 518-8573 
walsworthm at legis.la.gov

Senator Mack "Bodi" White
808 O'Neal Lane
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
(225) 272-1324 
whitem at legis.la.gov


-- 
Brady Shannon
Director of External Affairs - New Orleans
Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools
bshannon at lacharterschools.org
504-452-1893 Mobile

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