
Charter Schools
Charter schools are public schools that are a part of Florida’s program of public education. The School Board of Palm Beach County is the sponsor of the charter schools located in Palm Beach County, Florida.
The School District of Palm Beach County is the sponsor of 41 charter schools as of July 2011. The Charter Department provides academic, financial, operational and technical assistance to these charter schools.
Charter School's Statutory Guiding Principles, Purposes, and Requirements
Charter schools’ guiding principles include the following:
1. Meet high standards of student achievement while providing parents flexibility to choose among diverse educational opportunities within the state’s public school system.
2. Promote enhanced academic success and financial efficiency by aligning responsibility with accountability.
3. Provide parents with sufficient information on whether their child is reading at grade level and whether the child gains at least a year’s worth of learning for every year spent in the charter school.
The charter schools’ mandatory and optional purposes are stated in Florida Statute 1002.33 subsection (2). In addition, charter schools must fulfill all of the requirements set forth in Florida Statute 1002.33 Charter Schools subsection (9).