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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 20-1348

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Cyber Charter School Application; Virtual Hearing

[50 Pa.B. 5489]
[Saturday, October 3, 2020]

 The Department of Education (Department) will conduct virtual public hearings regarding cyber charter school applications received on or before October 1, 2020. The hearings will be held on November 4, 2020, November 5, 2020, November 10, 2020, and November 12, 2020.

 The hearings will take place virtually, beginning at 9 a.m.

 Login information to access the hearings will be posted to the Department's Division of Charter School's Applications webpage at https://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Charter%20Schools/Pages/Charter-Applications.aspx.

 The hearings pertain to applicants seeking to operate a new cyber charter school beginning in the 2021-2022 school year. The purpose of the hearings is to gather information from applicants about the proposed cyber charter schools as well as receive comments from interested individuals regarding any applications. The names of the applicants, copies of the applications and a listing of the dates and times scheduled for the hearings on each applications can be viewed on the Department's web site on or before October 16, 2020, at www.education.pa.gov.

 Individuals who wish to provide comments on an application during the hearings must provide a copy of their written comments to the Department and the applicant on or before October 30, 2020. Comments provided by this deadline and presented at the hearings will become part of the certified record concerning the applications. Failure to comply with this deadline will preclude the individual from providing comments at the hearings. Verbal comments may be limited based on the number of individuals requesting time to provide comments. Additionally, persons unable to attend the hearings may provide the Department and the applicant with written comments on or before October 30, 2020, and any written comments will become part of the certified record.

 The hearings will be conducted by a panel of individuals who have completed an initial review of the applications. Panel members may question the applicants on issues identified during the initial review, as well as issues raised in the written comments filed by the deadline. Panel members may also question individuals who offer verbal comments. Commentators will not be permitted to question either the applicant or the panel members.

 Comments sent to the Department should be addressed to the Division of Charter Schools, 333 Market Street, 3rd Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333, ra-charterschools@pa.gov. Comments sent to applicants should be addressed using the contact information contained within the application by means of mail, in addition to being e-mailed. Hearing agendas will be prepared no later than October 30, 2020, when the Department is aware of the number of individuals who wish to provide verbal comments at each hearing. The hearing agendas will provide the order of presentation, as well as specify the amount of time allotted to each commentator.

 Hearing agendas will be posted under Charter School Applications on the Department's web site at http://www.education.pa.gov/K-12/Charter%20Schools/Pages/Charter-Applications.aspx.

 For questions regarding these hearings, contact the Division at ra-charterschools@pa.gov.

PEDRO A. RIVERA, 
Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 20-1348. Filed for public inspection October 2, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]


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