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Charter schools operate under a contract with an authorizer, either the Public Education Commission or a school district. Schools chartered by a district have more autonomy than other district schools but are still part of their local district. Currently, any Pennsylvania district can authorize charter schools.

Florida Statutes require that teachers employed by or under contract with a charter school be certified in the same manner as all other public school teachers in Florida.

Requirements for day-to-day substitutes: Valid Pennsylvania educator certificate or out of state certificate. Bachelor's degree (or foreign equivalency) if not certified.

Beginning on July 1, 2020, all teachers (new or continuing) in charter schools will be required to hold a Certificate of Clearance from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC). A certificate of clearance includes a background check, fingerprinting, and a professional fitness questionnaire.

It depends. Teachers at an open-enrollment charter school must have at least a baccalaureate degree unless they are a special education or bilingual education/ESL teacher. These teachers must also have state certification.

Pennsylvania's Charter School Law requires that at least 75 percent of a charter school's professional staff hold appropriate state certification.

Pennsylvania requires teachers to complete a certification program approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE). Many bachelor's programs from colleges and universities hold PDE approval.

Teachers can complete a PDE-approved teacher training program in roughly four years, which includes student-teaching experience; however, teachers who earned a bachelor's degree in another state or major may take longer to meet additional field experience requirements for certification.

Pennsylvania's Charter School Law requires that at least 75 percent of a charter school's professional staff hold appropriate state certification.

2d 1172 (Pa. 2002). Whether a board of trustees has real and substantial authority is a factual analysis that must be determined on a case-by-case basis through a thorough review of each application. Charter school applications are approved or denied by a majority vote of the local board of school directors.