Code of Virginia § 22.1-212.5. Objectives; definitions.
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A. In order to
(i)stimulate the development of innovative programs within public education;
(ii)provide opportunities for innovative instruction and assessment;
(iii)provide parents and students with more options within their school divisions;
(iv)provide teachers with a vehicle for establishing schools with alternative innovative instruction and school scheduling, management and structure;
(v)encourage the use of performance-based educational programs;
(vi)establish high standards for both teachers and administrators; and
(vii)develop models for replication in other public schools, public charter schools may be established in Virginia as provided in this article.
B. As used in this article:
"At-risk pupil" means a student having a physical, emotional, intellectual, socioeconomic, or cultural risk factor, as defined in Board of Education criteria, which research indicates may negatively influence educational success.
"Public charter school" means a public, nonreligious, or non-home-based alternative school located within a public school division. A public charter school may be created as a new public school or through the conversion of all or part of an existing public school; however, no public charter school shall be established through the conversion of a private school or a nonpublic home-based educational program. A charter school for at-risk pupils may be established as a residential school.
"Regional public charter school" means a public charter school operated by two or more school boards and chartered directly by the participating school boards.
1998, cc. 748 , 890 ; 2000, cc. 631 , 712 , 1028 ; 2004, c. 530 ; 2005, c. 928 .