Episode 45 Charter School Reforms in the COVID-19 Era




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Summary: Host Sloan Simmons facilitates a timely and interesting discussion with Lozano Smith Charter School Practice Group Leaders, Ed Sklar and Erin Hamor, regarding the status of charter school reform legislation and the impacts of COVID-19 on the same.<br> <br> Show Notes &amp; References<br> <br> 2:10 – Review of charter reform legislation over the last two years<br> 2:31 – Assembly Bill (AB) 1505<br> 3:26 – State dashboard<br> 7:20 – AB 1316 and pending Education Budget Trailer Bill<br> 7:36 – People v. McManus; San Diego Super. Ct. Case No. SCD266439<br> 9:17 – Anticipated 3-year renewed moratorium on non-classroom based (NCB) charter schools<br> 9:38 – Anticipated 2-year hiatus for charter renewals<br> 11:57 – COVID-19 pandemic &amp; NCB charter school accountability<br> 13:43 – SB 98 influence on NCB charter school funding (Client News Brief 60 - July 2020)<br> 15:49 – State review of NCB charter schools' success during pandemic<br> 18:04 – Pending Education Budget Trailer Bill and NCB charter school moratorium<br> 19:30 – Charter school accountability components<br> 25:10 – Pending Education Budget Trailer Bill and anticipated timelines on renewal moratorium<br> 28:40 – Charter school location accountability<br> 28:48 – AB 1507<br> 33:40 – Lack of state regulation and implementation issues<br> 34:44 – Charter school recruitment issues<br> 36:24 – Consequences for ignoring recruitment obligations<br> <br>  <br> <br> Lozano Smith's COVID-19 Resources can be found here.<br> <br> For more information on the topics discussed in this podcast, please visit our website at: www.lozanosmith.com/podcast.