256F.1 - AUTHORIZATION AND PURPOSE. - Iowa Statutes

256F.1 AUTHORIZATION AND PURPOSE. 1. Charter schools shall be part of the state's program of public education. 2. A charter school may be established by creating a new school within an existing public school or converting an existing public school to charter status. 3. The purpose of a charter school established pursuant to this chapter shall be to accomplish the following: a. Improve student learning. b. Increase learning opportunities for students. c. Encourage the use of different and innovative methods of teaching. d. Require the measurement of learning outcomes and create different and innovative forms of measuring outcomes. e. Establish new forms of accountability for schools. f. Create new professional opportunities for teachers and other educators, including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the school site.          Section History: Recent Form 2002 Acts, ch 1124, §1, 16; 2003 Acts, ch 79, §7, 8 Referred to in § 256F.3, 256F.5