|  SUBMISSION
OF EXPANSION AMENDMENTS The deadline for the submission of expansion
amendment requests for the 2003-2004 school year is March 1, 2003. Expansion
amendments include those that would (1) expand grade levels served, (2)
increase maximum enrollment, (3) add a campus, or (4) expand the geographic
boundary. The amendment request form is available at www.tea.state.tx.us/charter/forms/csforms.htm.
Print the form, fill it out, and fax it, along with any additional information
you would like to include, to Kirsten Christophersen in the Charter Schools
Division of TEA at 512-463-9732. Forms may also be mailed to the Texas
Education Agency, 1701 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701-1494. Call
Kirsten at 512-463-9575 if you have questions.
THE SEVENTH ANNUAL
TEXAS CHARTER SCHOOL CONFERENCE will be May 5 & 6, 2003 at the Renaissance
Hotel in Austin. Confirmed keynote speakers include Dr. Howard Fuller,
Institute for the Transformation of Learning, and Dr. Felipe Alanis, Commissioner
of Education. This year we ask that you mail, not fax, the
registration form(s) with your check to the Resource Center. Conference
information is attached.
CHARTER
SCHOOL CHILD COUNT Charter schools were mailed a packet containing
detailed information for submitting special education child counts. The
child count will be used to determine eligibility for 2003-2004 Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act, Part B (IDEA-B) allocations. These funds
are available to charter schools opening since November 1, 2002,
that provide special education services to students with disabilities
based on current full and individual evaluations and individualized education
programs (IEPs). Additional funds may be available if, since November
1, 2002, your charter school has experienced a significant expansion of
enrollment based on an event unlikely to occur on a regular basis. Any
expansion must have resulted in a significant increase in the number of
enrolled students for whom the charter school provides instruction. The
child count should be reported in the New and Significantly Expanded Charter
School Child Count screens on the automated 2002-2003 Web Standard Application
System (WEB SAS) for Special Education Programs. The reporting system
will be available on the web from February 3, 2003, through February 24,
2003, and any child count information must be reported through the WEB
SAS system during this period of availability. For assistance in completing
the child count, contact your education service center special education
contact or Debbie Conaway in the Division of Special Education at (512)
463-9362.
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