General Information

Welcome to the Public Comment Forum!

Through this forum, the charter community and other stakeholders have an opportunity to voice their position on a potential rule or policy and provide valuable information on how it may impact you and your community. Your feedback will assist the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools (Board) and improve its services to the charter community.

We appreciate you taking the time to participate in this forum and look forward to hearing from you.

1st Opportunity for Public Comment - ASBCS Draft Board Rule Updates

Public Comment Sought on Draft Rule Change Proposal Related to General Provisions, Application for a New Charter, Minimum Performance Expectations, Charter Supervision, and Charter Oversight  

The following proposed changes to Board rule have been compiled to place structural provisions of the Board’s Academic, Financial, and Operational Framework into Rule. No substantive changes are being made to the frameworks or expectations requirements for charters, this addition is more technical in nature. In reviewing Rule to make these changes, other procedural and technical and conforming changes have been identified. Prior to the Board’s consideration of these draft changes, Board staff is soliciting stakeholder feedback and public comment.

The draft Rules Package document includes a summary of the changes and the proposed changes.  

The window for the first opportunity for public comment will be open December 11, 2024 – January 2, 2025.

All stakeholder feedback submitted by January 2, 2025 using this Google Form will be considered by the Board at an upcoming meeting. Members of the public will have an additional opportunity to provide comments to the Board at the meeting. 

The Board would greatly appreciate your feedback.