State statutes and regulations determine who authorizes postsecondary institutions, what criteria
authorizers must use to judge those institutions, and how authorized providers should be monitored and held accountable for their performance.
qualitative screening in which the
authorizer retains full discretion to
We examined data on school authorizations, openings, closings, and enrollment, and reviewed information on Bay Area charter
authorizers from the National Association of Charter School
Authorizers (NACSA).
As is true of all charter schools, the governing board is formally accountable to the
authorizer for the school's performance.
This analysis finds that most state
authorizers do not require outcomes data from colleges when they initially apply for authorization, although a majority of agencies compile student outcomes data either during reauthorization or through annual reports.
Authorizers such as Bay Mills receive 3 percent of that per-pupil school aid to pay for administrative, chartering and monitoring responsibilities.
Credit
authorizers refer to credit records and reports to decide whether to approve a customer's credit card purchase.
In February 2018, the
authorizer granted a three-year renewal through June 30, 2021, short of the full five-year term requested by BCCS, due to financial and management concerns.
An
authorizer is going to say to a school like that, 'You're not ready to expand.
Most importantly, Texas has a sympathetic, statewide charter school
authorizer rather than a local one.
recognized
authorizer. (10) Charter
authorizers oversee charter schools
We were convinced that meant a charter school would never open because there was no alternate sponsor (now known as an
authorizer) or state appeals process to make the K-12 system more responsive.
