School Board of Miami-Dade County v. Rise Academy of South Dade Charter School
School Board of Miami-Dade County v. Rise Academy of South Dade Charter School
Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal by the Miami-Dade County School Board from a final order of the State of Florida Board of Education, reversing a decision to immediately terminate the Charter School Contract between the County School Board and Rise Academy of South Dade, pursuant to section 1002.33(8) of the Florida Statutes (2009).
There is considerable disagreement among the parties and scant guidance in the law concerning the rights and obligations of the parties in an immediate termination proceeding conducted pursuant to the 2009 version of Section 1002.33(8), which permits immediate termination of a charter school contract “if the sponsor [County School Board] determines that good cause has been shown or if the health, safety, or welfare of the students is threatened.”
Accordingly, we reverse and remand with the direction that the State Board of Education deny Rise Academy’s appeal and affirm the decision of the Miami-Dade County School Board.
Reversed and remanded with instructions.
. Since the initiation of the immediate termination proceeding in this case, the procedural quagmire in which the parties have found themselves ensconced in this case have been substantially ameliorated by the incorporation of Chapter 120 review procedures in these proceedings. See Ch. 2-11-2332 § 3, Laws of Fla.
. Two weeks after the hearing, the State Department of Education released its annual school grading report, stating Rise Academy had moved from an F School to an A School in one year. Rise Academy unsuccessfully requested the County School Board to reconsider its decision based on this report.
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