What is the approval process for granting a charter?
After a charter petition has been approved by a local board of education, the petition may be submitted for approval to the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education grants the charter. The local board of education sponsors the charter. A conversion school petition must be agreed to by a majority of the faculty and instructional staff members of the petitioning local school and agreed to by a majority of parent or guardians of students enrolled in the petitioning local school before the petition is presented to the local board for approval. If a local board of education denies a charter petition, the State Board of Education may grant a charter for a state chartered special school. If a local board of education denies a charter petition, the denied petition and denial explanation letter can be submitted to the Georgia Charter Schools Commission for approval.
