6310.00 | General Powers and Responsibilities of the Public Charter School Board of Directors

  1. Upon approval of the petition and contract, a public charter school's board of directors will be public agents responsible for their charter school.
  2. The public charter school's board of directors shall not receive compensation nor benefit monetarily from the charter school or have any other pecuniary interest as defined in 33-5204 (5), Idaho Code.
  3. The public charter school's board of directors shall act as public agents to control the charter school and have the same responsibilities and liabilities of any governing board of public education.
  4. The public charter school must comply with all federal and state laws.
  5. The responsibility for identifying the essential laws and regulations, and complying with them, lies with the public charter school, not the District.
  6. The public charter school may not extend the faith and credit of the District to any third party or entity.
  7. The public charter school may not contractually bind the District with any third party.
  8. The public charter school shall keep complete and accurate board of directors' minutes and make them available to the public.
  9. The public charter school's board of directors shall be responsible for ensuring that the public charter school is adequately staffed and that such staff provides sufficient oversight over all public charter school operational and educational activities.
  10. The public charter school's board of directors shall be responsible for ensuring that the school is in compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the charter approved by the Board of Trustees, Moscow School District 281, as reflected in the final approved petition filed with the State Board of Education.
  11. The public charter school's board of directors shall submit an annual report to the Board of Trustees of Moscow School District 281.
  12. The public charter school's board of directors shall be responsible for promptly notifying the Board of Trustees of Moscow School District 281 if it becomes aware that the public charter school is not operating in compliance with the terms and conditions of its charter. (6-24-08)