Results tagged “Prop. 39”

• Prop 39 Final Offers

   

  Have you received your final Prop. 39 offer? Please respond to your district by May 1 and see our website for template response letters.

  From: Members' Blog. Published March 29, 2013. Last Modified March 29, 2013.

• CCSA Answers: Collecting signatures on the same form for both a new charter petition and Proposition 39

   

  Question: May the signature form for a new charter petition also be used to collect Proposition 39 signatures?

  From: Members' Blog. Published February 22, 2013. Last Modified February 25, 2013.

• February 2013 Update: CCSA v. LAUSD (Prop. 39 Litigation)

   

  CCSA filed a Petition for Review in the California Supreme Court to challenge the Court of Appeals' decision that upheld LAUSD's use of "norming ratios" when determining classrooms offers for charter schools.

  From: Members' Blog. Published February 18, 2013. Last Modified February 18, 2013.

• Update: CCSA v. LAUSD (Prop. 39 Litigation)

   

  On December 7, 2012, the California Court of Appeal issued a brief decision in CCSA's Prop. 39 litigation against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). In an unpublished opinion, the court upheld LAUSD's use of "norming ratios" when assigning classrooms to charter schools, finding that the practice is "consistent with the intent of Proposition 39." This court decision is limited and only applies to the unique facts of LAUSD.

  From: Members' Blog. Published December 7, 2012. Last Modified December 7, 2012.

• Reminder: Don't Forget to Respond To Prop. 39 ADA Projections!

   

  Under the Prop. 39 regulations, a charter school must respond to the district's concerns by either reaffirming or modifying its previous projections as necessary to respond to those concerns. If you fail to respond to the district by January 2, 2013, then the district's ADA projections provided in its December 1 letter are no longer subject to challenge.

  From: Members' Blog. Published December 7, 2012. Last Modified December 7, 2012.

• Have a Prop. 39 Question? Ask Our CCSA Legal Experts!

   

  As we continue the Prop. 39 application process, CCSA is offering "Office Hours" with our legal experts to answer questions from our applying members.

  From: Members' Blog. Published October 5, 2012. Last Modified October 5, 2012.

• Presentations from LA Regional Meeting on Oct. 2

   

  Download the full presentation from the LA Regional meeting, including the presentation on your Prop. 39 options!

  From: Members' Blog. Published October 4, 2012. Last Modified October 4, 2012.

• Prop. 39 Office Hours Start This Week

   

  Have your Prop. 39 questions answered by legal experts.

  From: Members' Blog. Published September 28, 2012. Last Modified September 28, 2012.

• Prop. 39 Facilities Resources Now Available!

   

  The Prop. 39 application cycle is underway and CCSA has new and updated resources for member schools to help them throughout the process.

  From: Members' Blog. Published September 21, 2012. Last Modified September 21, 2012.

• Applying for Prop. 39? Don't miss Oct. 2 LA Regional Meeting!

   

  We know Prop 39 can sometimes be a challenge, but don't worry! We have a break out session at the regional meeting on October 2 designed to make the process a little easier.

  From: Members' Blog. Published September 13, 2012. Last Modified September 13, 2012.

• Demand Your Prop. 39 Facilities!

   

  The 2013-14 Prop. 39 cycle is already underway. Find CCSA's various resources, templates, and information to get you started.

  From: Members' Blog. Published September 3, 2012. Last Modified September 3, 2012.

• June 2: Best Practices Conference for Co-Located Schools

   

  LAUSD's Office of Support and Intervention is hosting a Best Practices Conference for Co-Located Schools on Saturday, June 2 from 8 a.m. - 12 p.m. Do you have insights to share? LAUSD is current seeking speakers to share best practices.

  From: Members' Blog. Published May 11, 2012. Last Modified May 18, 2012.

• Proposition 39 and SDUSD

   

  Good news this week for a couple more charter schools who were still negotiating the Prop. 39 process.

  From: Members' Blog. Published May 4, 2012. Last Modified May 4, 2012.

• Deadline for Responding to Your Prop. 39 Offer is Tuesday May1!

   

  Tuesday May 1st will be the deadline for charters to make their final Prop. 39 responses to the district. CCSA has resources and information to help you.

  From: Members' Blog. Published April 27, 2012. Last Modified April 27, 2012.

• Supt. Deasy Tells District Staff To Stop Hostility Around Proposed Co-Locations

   

  CCSA has been made aware of some recent instances of hostility by District staff and students towards charter schools which have been offered co-locations at LAUSD facilities. Supt. Deasy wrote a letter this week telling staff to stop this behavior.

  From: Members' Blog. Published April 12, 2012. Last Modified April 12, 2012.

• Have you received your final Prop. 39 offer?

   

  On April 1, districts were required to provide charter schools who requested district facilities under Proposition 39, final notifications. If you have not received a final notification, CCSA recommends that you follow up with a letter requesting a final offer immediately.

  From: Members' Blog. Published April 2, 2012. Last Modified April 9, 2012.

• Proposition 39: Working with SDUSD

   

  San Diego Unified approved three offers at their meeting on Tuesday. All three of these schools already occupy district space but share it with a district school, so they have to go through the Prop. 39 process each year.

  From: Members' Blog. Published March 30, 2012. Last Modified March 30, 2012.

• How Does Your Prop 39 Rate Compare?

   

  Everyone who submitted a request for facilities under Prop 39 should have received a preliminary offer from their district by February 1 and, as a reminder, charters only have a few short weeks to respond (by March 1).

  From: Members' Blog. Published February 17, 2012. Last Modified May 30, 2012.

• Prop. 39 Preliminary Offer Response Assistance Available

   

  The February 1 Prop. 39 deadline has now passed, and it is time to focus on the response from charter schools to their district. CCSA has resources to help in those efforts.

  From: Members' Blog. Published February 5, 2012. Last Modified February 5, 2012.

• Preliminary Proposition 39 Offers in San Diego Unified School District

   

  Get the details on the preliminary offers to SDUSD schools.

  From: Members' Blog. Published February 5, 2012. Last Modified February 7, 2012.