Independent Education and Parental Choice
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PAPER
Contact Information:
September 2005
Karen Hines-Henry
No: 2005-03
850-245-0502
karen.hines@fldoe.org
Application and Reporting Deadlines for
Charter Schools
Purpose
Due to concern for hurricane impact on deadlines for charter schools we have prepared this
technical assistance paper to serve as a reminder of deadlines applicable to charter schools. Some
deadlines are statutory and cannot be adjusted, some deadlines are issued by the Florida Department
of Education and may be altered depending on collective or individual circumstances, and some
deadlines are issued by school districts. These may be adjusted if the district allows for such action.
Discussion
This memo deals with statutory or Florida Department of Education deadlines. Issues regarding
district deadlines should be handled through the district contact.
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Application: Section 1002.33(6), Florida Statutes, establishes
September 1
as the annual
deadline date for charter school authorizers to receive new charter school applications.
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Charter School Accountability Reports,
along with the required attachments, are due in the
Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice
November 1, 2005
. As a reminder, each
school district is responsible for collecting the annual reports from all charter schools in the
district and submitting the required number of copies to the Office of Independent Education
and Parental Choice.
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Financial Audit:
Section 218.39 (1), Florida Statutes states, “If, by the first day in any fiscal
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school district is responsible for collecting the annua
district and submitting the required number of copies to the Office of Independent Education
and Parental Choice.
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Financial Audit:
Section 218.39 (1), Florida Statutes states, “If, by the first day in any fiscal
year, a local governmental entity, district school board, charter school, or charter technical
career center has not been notified that a financial audit for that fiscal year will be performed by
the Auditor General, each of the following entities shall have an annual financial audit of its
accounts and records completed within 12 months after the end of its fiscal year by an
independent certified public accountant retained by it and paid from its public funds: …
(e) Each charter school established under s.1002.33” Also, Section 218.39(8), Florida Statutes,
states, “All audits conducted in accordance with this section must be conducted in accordance
with the rules of the Auditor General promulgated pursuant to s.11.45. All audit reports and the
officer's written statement of explanation or rebuttal must be submitted to the Auditor General
within 45 days after delivery of the audit report to the entity's governing body, but no later than
12 months after the end of the fiscal year.” The Department of Education’s deadline for
submitting the annual financial report is
November 1, 2005
, as a required attachment of the
Charter School Accountability Report as described above.
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If your circumstances warrant a change in deadlines issued by the Florida Department of Education
please file your request through the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice at:
Florida Department of Education
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Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice
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325 West Gaines Street, Suite 522
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Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400
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Contacts for Additional Information
The Florida Department of Education, Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice,
website can be found at: http://www.floridaschoolchoice.org
For questions and information on charter schools, contact Karen Hines-Henry at 850-245-0502 or
karen.hines@fldoe.org
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