§ 115C-238.29A. Purpose.
Part 6A.Charter Schools.
§ 115C‑238.29A. Purpose.
The purpose of this Part is toauthorize a system of charter schools to provide opportunities for teachers,parents, pupils, and community members to establish and maintain schools thatoperate independently of existing schools, as a method to accomplish all of thefollowing:
(1) Improve studentlearning;
(2) Increase learningopportunities for all students, with special emphasis on expanded learningexperiences for students who are identified as at risk of academic failure oracademically gifted;
(3) Encourage the use ofdifferent and innovative teaching methods;
(4) Create newprofessional opportunities for teachers, including the opportunities to beresponsible for the learning program at the school site;
(5) Provide parents andstudents with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities thatare available within the public school system; and
(6) Hold the schoolsestablished under this Part accountable for meeting measurable studentachievement results, and provide the schools with a method to change from rule‑basedto performance‑based accountability systems. (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c.731, s. 2.)