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If you don't watch it, the wedding cake can quickly become a huge expense. Splurging on five tiers with multiple flavors and sugar flowers in every bite isn't worth the high cost for everyone, so here are some inexpensive ideas for a cake that's right on target.
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The first and most important thing to remember is to be honest and clear about the budget you have in mind. If you're having a bakery prepare the cake, be sure to tell them about your budget concerns up front at the tasting. Some bakeries also have price minimums, so it's a good idea to get the cost issue squared away first.
"When I ask my [clients] about their budget, I'm not asking this to see how much I can get out of them," says Keli Fayard, the coowner and chef at Vanille Patisserie in Chicago. "I'm asking this so I can design a cake that they will love and they've budgeted for. I like to come up with a design that includes a splash of color and a little wow-factor yet still falls within their preferred price range."
When planning the cake of your dreams, the general rule is that the more time-intensive it will be to make, the more it will cost. This means adding flavors, tiers, or even changing the shape from round to square will increase the cost. Heavy use of fondant icing or sugar flowers also can bump up the price, as can custom colors if the decorator chargers for hand coloring.
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FOOTBALL: Blues won't be taking rivals lightly
7:00am Friday 6th September 2013 in Sport By Adam Summers
GARY Bailey has warned his Blues not to underestimate Wareham Rangers tomorrow (3pm).
The Portland United boss has the utmost respect for the Purbeck outfit and is very aware of the threat they could pose on their own patch.
He said: "We have got to be wary of them. They may not have had the best of starts to the season but it is always a tricky place to go.
"They have a good bunch of lads that like to play for each other and it is vital we go there with the right mindset.
"If we get our game right everything else will take care of itself."
Winless Wareham are currently second-bottom in the Bespoke Teamwear Dorset Premier League while title-holders Portland lie third, just three points off the top with a game in hand.
The islanders will be without Andy Harris but Tom Carter could return.
Another team that cannot afford to take anything for granted tomorrow is Weymouth Reserves.
The Terras will be in action at the Bob Lucas Stadium against Holt United (3pm), who have surprisingly picked up just eight points from their first seven games.
Weymouth reserve-team boss Jake Richmond, who saw his side defeated at Shaftesbury last weekend, said: "We have Holt at home and then three away games on the bounce, so it would be nice to win tomorrow, but most of all I will be looking for a good performance.
"Gareth Will was ill last Saturday and I think we missed his spark in the midfield.
"He is a little terrier that doesn't give anyone any time, and having him back this weekend would certainly be a boost."
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Bees' boss Robin Townsend said: "They may be down the bottom at the moment but we certainly won't be taking them lightly.
"Our away form has been pretty good in recent times but we are still not as consistent as I would like us to be at home.
"We need to start making St Mary's a fortress."
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Virtua Tennis 2009 (Wii)
Date: 15/10/11
Advantages: Good graphic
Disadvantages: Poor control system
I enjoy my Wii and I enjoy tennis, so I thought this could be a good addition to my collection. Virtua Tennis 2009 is the latest in the long running Sega series. For those familiar with the series it will be like slipping on a pair of well worn in slippers as the set up and in particular the career mode is much like previous incarnations.
In the career mode you can decide the look for your player, the train them up using a variety of mini games and practice matches to climb the ranks. You can then take him on some minor tournaments and eventually climb to the dizzy heights of the Grand Slams. On your way you can team up with other characters to play doubles tournaments as well.
There is a selection of well known faces such as Murray and Nadal who you can play in non career mode, and eventually as you climb the ranking in career mode you will be facing these gladiators of tennis.
The graphics and stadia are nice to look at, but what about gameplay? Well it's a funny system which kind of works. If you have played any other tennis game on the Wii, especially EA's Grand Slam Tennis then the control system will feel very odd indeed. Its not necessarily about how hard you swing the racket, more about when. You are given a bar on screen with a line in the middle. If you hit it when the moving bar hits the middle bar then the ball goes straight. To the left of the bar it goes left and to the right, right. The speed of the moving bar depends on how fast your opponent hits it to you. It's a complicated thing to get a grip of at first and to me doesn't seem like the best way to control a tennis game on the Wii
Overall its fun but the control system lets it down. Three stars!
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London is to become the official home of the largest free Wi-Fi hotspot in Europe, following a landmark deal between Westminster City Council, the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and mobile giant O2.
The deal, which O2 claims will run at no cost to the councils or - crucially - the taxpayer, will see free access given to residents and visitors to Westminster and Kensington & Chelsea through a new wireless network infrastructure dubbed 'Metro' and based on hardware wired in to street lights.
"This groundbreaking deal - the first of its kind in the UK - will see us deliver high quality connectivity across London in time for London 2012," crowed O2's chief operating officer Derek McManus of the agreement. "Our longer-term aim is to expand our footprint of O2 Wifi, which is open to everyone, and also intelligently enhance our services at street level, where people need the network the most."
"This is a landmark achievement for Westminster," added Cllr Philippa Roe, of Westminster City Council. "Westminster welcomes over a million tourists a day, is home to 250,000 residents, employs over half a million people and sees 4,000 business starts-ups each year. Next summer's Olympic Games mean that London will be putting on the biggest show on earth and as Westminster has a starring role, visitors to London will easily be able to share their pictures and updates of the Olympic events across social networking sites."
The network infrastructure for the free Wi-Fi access zone will is being rolled out in what O2 describes as a 'limited number of areas' starting this month, to be followed by a full-scale deployment ahead. Despite looking to the 2012 Olympic Games as a target, O2 has yet to commit to a firm schedule for having the full network operational.
The deal is part of O2 Wifi, a business venture launched in January 2011 which aims to push O2's network concerns by offering free Wi-Fi connectivity through strategic partnerships with businesses and councils across the UK.
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Although we miss the Band Formerly Known As the Bolts at last year's Fall On the Green, get ready for a new youth shaker in Oak Lawn's annual fall frolic.
Shannon Baker, a 14-year-old singer/songwriter from Oak Lawn, will be playing her first big gig at Fall On the Green this Saturday in the Gazebo.
Patch caught up with Shannon fresh off her second week at Mother McAuley High School in Mt. Greenwood, and the first week she wasn't late trying to find her classrooms.
"I'm really excited," the McAuley freshman said. "I know when I'm about to go out I'll have butterflies."
Shannon and her cousin, Pete Yore, a junior at Andrew High School in Tinley Park, will perform a mix of country, Amy Winehouse, the Cranberries, the Zombies as well as some of Shannon's untitled originals.
"We don't have a specific genre," Shannon said. "We play pop, country, reggae, everything is mixed in together."
Pete gigs with his own reggae rock band, the Daze of Yore, with kid brother, Liam, 14, a frosh at Andrew. The three cousins started their musical careers playing in the living room at family parties; now the boys thrust their cousin on to the stage when playing such venues as Ed and Joe's in Tinley Park, Oak Forest's Blarney Stone, and Sullivan's in Midlothian.
"I started playing with [Pete] a little over a year ago, we're really comfortable with each other," Shannon said. "We don't fight all. We mesh well together."
Shannon draws inspiration from real life when composing her original songs.
"I normally write songs about situations in my life or stories my friends tell me," she said. "Some girls were bullying me so I decided to write a song about it rather than cry over it."
Cheering Shannon on will be her proud parents, Jack and Erin Baker.
"We're so excited," Erin Baker said. "They've played a few songs here and there, but Saturday is their first time playing a long set. Pete is very polished and they work well together. They got a lot of songs and they got them all practiced."
A family friend encouraged Shannon to take singing lessons at House of Music in Orland Park. "She is always singing songs," her mother said. "Her gift is writing. She writes her feelings out in songs. She takes life's lemons and turns them into lemonade. She has a great voice."
While Shannon is nervous about performing before a large crowd, cousin Pete is confident she can pull it off.
"I'm confident in her singing and talent," Pete said. "We practiced and the playlist down. I'm looking forward to it."
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Shannon Baker and Pete Yore will perform in the Gazebo at Fall On the Green from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission to the fest is free. For more information about Oak Lawn's fall frolic, visit the 2013 survival guide.


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December 3, 2013 at 9:52am
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30 meters per the BBC video … that is about 100 feet.
BTW the accident occurred in the Atlantic off the coast of Nigeria (West Africa) …. not Nairobi as theBlaze reports … Nairobi is in East Africa and is not actually even near the sea; the nearest ocean to Nairobi would be the Indian Ocean.
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December 3, 2013 at 9:38am
If you want to see BAD foreign policy go check out the articles at repealfatca.com and at isaacbrocksociety.ca
The US is alienating every other country on earth and seeking to undermine the sovereignty and constitutions of every country on earth with the FATCA law. The US is forcing extra banking costs onto every citizen of every country on earth – including the poorest people in countries like India. If this is allowed to continue, the effect over the medium term will be to gut the US economy as the rest of the world boycotts American vacations, American products and American investments whilst something like $25 Trillion in foreign investments in the US start to walk out the door.
IRS Demanding Foreign Banks Turn Over Private Information
December 3, 2013 at 9:14am
Correction to my previous post ….. I mistyped "Jaes Jattras' StopFatca.com" ….. the reference is to http://www.repealfatca.com which is a web site organized by James Jatras. Mea culpa.
IRS Demanding Foreign Banks Turn Over Private Information
December 2, 2013 at 11:50am
Thank God ! At last there is a report (with some understanding of what FATCA is about) on this outrage that is about to be foist on the entire world as extra territorial legislation from the USA. PLEASE go and read the multitude of articles on the isaacbrocksociety.ca blog and at Jaes Jattras' StopFatca.com for facts on this issue.
If you think that Obamacare has been a disaster then you aint seen nothing yet. FATCA is set to gut the US economy over the coming decade …. it will cause Americans to be more isolated around the world, it will result in fewer tourists visiting the US, it will result in people and business worldwide starting to avoid the US when seeking stuff to buy, intellectual property or even investment. FATCA will cause higher banking and related costs on everyone worldwide including the poorest people in countries like India. Some people in the US are starting to wake up .. the Banking Associations of Florida and Texas realize that if they need to start reporting to other countries about accounts held in the US by citizens of those other countries then …. whoops …. bye bye deposits, sell down wall street, sell out real estate ….. move those investments to somewhere that has a little more respect for the people … some people estimate that foreign investment in the US is somewhere around $25 TRILLION …. what a fire sale that will make ……
Think Firing a Civil War-Era Cannon at Neighbors' Houses Is a Shocker? Guess How Many Days in a Row This Guy Was Accused of Doing It
November 17, 2013 at 8:35am
In reply to GovtWaste.
hmmm … maybe some single malt perhaps ? …….
Think Firing a Civil War-Era Cannon at Neighbors' Houses Is a Shocker? Guess How Many Days in a Row This Guy Was Accused of Doing It
November 17, 2013 at 8:25am
In reply to Anickle.
LOL … "anything that could potentially launch projectiles" … does that include what it sounds like? Is Viagra the equivalent of the black powder and wadding ? ROFLMAO !!!!!!!! and you say "be the bigger man, admit fault even if it wasn't yours" … this gets better and better …. after firing the wad the owner of the Long Tom, the "Bigger Man" … should admit fault and take paternity … " even if it wasn't yours" !!!!! Say What !!!!!????!!!!! Talk about wearing another man's jacket !!!!! ROFLMAO !!!!!!!
CIA Said to Be Amassing Trove of Americans' Financial Transactions With International Ties
November 15, 2013 at 12:21pm
CIA … FBI … NSA …. IRS ….. what difference does it make … all that data is going into one big fat database to enable very close control of every person on earth. Forget privacy. FATCA is about to make privacy an obsolete concept. For those who dont know … FATCA was part of the President's Jobs bill in 2010 …. and is imposing terror on millions and millions of ordinary people worldwide as its next step implementation is expected to start in July 2014 … also terrorising US Citizens living overseas, their foreign spouses, their foreign children, their foreign retirement plans and is causing normal people living around the world to lose their mortgages and even their simple checking accounts. FATCA is coming to a bank near you very soon. Please stand up and help to get FATCA repealed ! More information can be obtained in the multitude of articles at http://isaacbrocksociety.ca/2013/11/02/help-appreciated-for-nov-13-14-toronto-protest-against-fatca-complicit-banks/ and http://isaacbrocksociety.ca/ and http://repealfatca.com/
Countries Reportedly Push U.N. to Step in and Curtail U.S. Spying
October 25, 2013 at 11:00am
In reply to Sargeking.
I agree. The US however needs to stop spitting in the face of other countries that are generally friendly with the US. The US needs to learn that other countries have their own Constitutions, Laws and Sovereignty which the US needs to respect. The US needs to understand that passing domestic US laws like FATCA does not mean that the US has a right to enforce this US law on other countries and peoples. There can be no substitute to Mutual Respect.
Famous Actor Calls for Socialist 'Revolution' and 'Massive Redistribution of Wealth' in Brutally Honest Sit-Down Interview
October 25, 2013 at 7:06am
Little fool. Does this idiot not think that his "ideas" have not been tried in country after country and always with the same failing results? Doe she not understand that these same "ideas" are not the fundamental cause for the failing economies and the declining opportunities worldwide ….. little fool. Arrogant little fool.
I agree. And the US should stop laundering hot money from all over the world. And the US should stop being a tax haven for people from the rest of the world. Delaware and States with similar laws need to be squashed. Seems to the rest of the world that people investing in the US are "tax evaders". Seem ridiculous? well so does the rhetoric from Levin and Schumer and so many of the talking heads.
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TORONTO, Aug. 21, 2013 /CNW/ - Wheels Group Inc. ("Wheels" or the "Company") (TSXV: WGI) today announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013.
Revenue for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 was $88.2 million, representing an increase of $22.1 million or 33.5% over $66.1 million reported in the quarter ended July 31, 2012. Revenue from MSM Group ("MSM") acquired on October 1, 2012 was $12.1 million, while revenue from the remainder of the operations increased $10.0 million or 15.1%. Revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $173.1 million, representing an increase of $42.6 million or 32.7% over $130.4 million reported in the six months ended July 31, 2012. Revenue from MSM was $23.0 million of the increase, while revenue from the remainder of the operations increased $19.6 million or 15%.
Gross margin for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 was $11.8 million, an increase of $2.6 million or 27.9% over the quarter ended July 31, 2012. MSM contributed $2.6 million, while gross margin from the remainder of the operations was comparable to the prior year quarter. The second quarter of 2012 included unusually strong volumes from refrigerated transportation services. Gross margin for the six months was $22.5 million, an increase of $5.6 million or 33.2% over the prior year period. MSM contributed $4.7 million, while gross margin from the remainder of the operations grew by 5.7%.
Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 increased 17.4% to $2.6 million from $2.2 million for the quarter ended July 31, 2012. Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2013 increased 36.9% to $4.1 million from $3.0 million for the six months ended July 31, 2012. Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was 2.4%, up from 2.3% for the prior year period.
Net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 was $0.1 million or $0.00 per share, compared to net income of $0.7 million in the prior year quarter. Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $0.8 million or $0.00 per share, compared to a net loss of $0.5 million for the six months ended July 31, 2012.
In the Canadian segment, revenue for the second quarter increased $13.7 million or 50.8% to $40.7 million. Revenue for the six months increased $24.5 million or 43.3% to $81.2 million. In the US segment, revenue for the second quarter increased $9.1 million or 23.2% to $48.3 million. Revenue for the six months increased $19.4 million or 26.2% to $93.4 million.
"Wheels delivered solid growth in the first half of the year," said Doug Tozer, Chief Executive Officer of Wheels. "The Company had another record quarter with double digit revenue and margin growth in both Canada and the US. Despite competitive conditions in the US market, we anticipate continued growth in revenues in the last half of the year which will be leveraged across our platform to grow EBITDA and increase margin."
Adjusted EBITDA
The term adjusted EBITDA is used to describe earnings before any deduction for income taxes, net finance cost, depreciation, amortization, one-time non-recurring expenses and share-based compensation. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are metrics used by many investors and analysts to compare organizations on the basis of ability to generate cash from operations. Management considers adjusted EBITDA (as defined) to be an indirect measure of operating cash flows, which is a significant indicator of the success of any business. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not intended to be representative of cash flow from operations or results of operations determined in accordance with IFRS.
EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are not recognized measures under IFRS. Wheels' method of calculating EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA may differ from methods used by other companies, and accordingly may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.
The financial statements and related Management Discussion and Analysis will be available on the Company's website at www.wheelsgroup.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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Cargill today applauds U.S. and South Korean negotiators on finalization of a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries.
U.S. President Obama announced this evening that outstanding issues related to the FTA between the United States and South Korea (KORUS FTA) had been resolved, clearing the path for the United States to move forward on Congressional consideration of the agreement.
Cargill views the KORUS FTA as a vital step in promoting economic growth and greater commercial ties between the two nations.
"We applaud the U.S. and Korean negotiators for concluding this important free trade agreement," said Greg Page, Cargill chairman and chief executive officer. "We are hopeful that Congress will act expeditiously to pass this agreement."
Cargill believes trade serves as a catalyst for social and economic growth globally—helping create jobs, support local economies, and advance food security, contributing to a more nourished global population.
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Anger flares at 7/7 medics' delays
The first paramedic to arrive at one of the 7/7 bombings refused to take seriously injured victims to hospital because he said his job was to stay at the scene, an inquest heard yesterday.
Andrew Cumner was driving the first ambulance to arrive at Aldgate Tube station, where seven people died. But when firefighters asked him to take the injured to hospital he declined, saying he was "incident officer" and had to remain at the scene and assess how many more ambulances were needed.
His refusal prompted an angry reaction from firefighters, one of whom shouted: "Give me the fucking keys and I'll drive the fucking ambulance."
The clashes between the different emergency services were revealed at the inquest into the deaths of the 52 innocent people murdered on 7 July 2005.
It is not the first time that the coroner has heard evidence that points to frustration at the perceived lack of action by ambulance crews at the scenes. Earlier this week the inquest heard from a senior police officer who told how paramedics refused to enter the tunnel at Aldgate after the explosion.
Inspector Robert Munn, of British Transport Police, explained how the paramedics would not enter until it was confirmed by Transport for London that the electricity was off. Even when Insp Munn stood on the tracks to prove that they were not live, they refused to enter until a TfL employee confirmed that the power was down.
Yesterday's hearing was also told how paramedics voiced their own complaints about the lack of equipment and leadership on the day of the explosions. The grievances were aired at a debriefing session at the end of the day, the hearing was told.
Minutes from the meeting show these included "communications very difficult to get through", "not enough pain relief in packs" and "five different people telling you five different things".
Paramedics based in Camden, North London, complained that they were left to watch the events of 7 July unfold on television before being sent to help survivors.
The memo records that they said: "We felt we were badly deployed – we waited a long time before being deployed." There were also concerns that old oxygen cylinders sent to one bomb scene could not be used, apparently because nobody had the key needed to turn them on.
Suicide bomber Shehzad Tanweer detonated his device on an eastbound Circle Line train at Aldgate at about 8.50am on 7 July. Mr Cumner – who in 2005 had 22 years of experience as a paramedic with the London Ambulance Service – arrived about 20 minutes later with his colleague Andrea Ray.
Fire crews told Mr Cumner that he needed to take wounded survivors – including Emma Brown, who had severe shrapnel wounds to her stomach – to hospital for treatment. Mr Cumner wrote in debrief notes after the incident: "Firefighters insisting that we take a number of casualties at the station entrance.
"I declined, explaining that we were the first ambulance on and could not convey any patients but had to evaluate the situation, and I had to take on the role of incident officer until relieved.
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To provide a global context for a discussion of mountain forests, it is first necessary to define the locations and types of mountain forests, and this in turn requires a definition of mountains or mountain areas. Altitude and slope and the environmental gradients they generate are key components of such a definition, but their combination is problematic. Simple altitude thresholds both exclude older and lower mountain systems and include areas of relatively high elevation that have little topographic relief and few environmental gradients. Using slope as a criterion on its own or in combination with altitude can resolve the latter problem, but not the former. The mountains dataset shows the location of mountain land estimated from a digital elevation model using criteria based on elevation alone (the upper three classes: > 2 500 metres) and at lower elevation, on a combination of elevation, slope and local elevation range. This is an update of the Mountain's of the World 2000 and was produced for the UNEP-WCMC publication Mountain Watch, 2002.
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Charter School History and Policy
California's Charter Schools Act of 1992 covered a wide range of issues, such as the charter petitioning and approval process, the duration of a charter, criteria for revoking a charter, funding policies, and a state-level evaluation requirement. Yet it was also relatively brief and nonspecific.
This lack of specificity was in part by design because many issues have to be worked out locally between charter-granting entities and charter schools. Since the first California charter school opened in 1993, the Legislature has continued to expand and fine-tune its policy direction. The accumulation of this body of law and policy has resulted in a fairly sophisticated set of rules for how charters are authorized, operated, governed, and staffed.
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Charter schools come of age in California
Since 1993, when California's first charter school opened, the state's charter segment has grown from a handful of schools to about 700 schools in 2008–09. These schools are present in one quarter of the state's school districts and serve 4% of California public school students. Although affecting only a small percentage of the state's students, charter schools raise complex and provocative education policy questions for California's public school system as a whole.
Charter schools were initially conceived as laboratories for reform, meant to instill choice and competition in the public school system. Thus they are generally freed from most regulations that apply to traditional public schools. Students are not assigned to charter schools but choose to attend them, with money following the student. This leads to competition with other public schools and, in some cases, hostility. In California, charter schools can be closed if they fail to meet their promises in regard to student outcomes—measured by the same state standards-based tests taken by other public school students. Charter schools in California are usually able to hire their own teachers and other staff, but teachers of college-preparatory and core classes must meet the same credentialing requirements as other public school teachers. (In traditional public schools, the district office often handles personnel decisions.)
Nonprofit and for-profit organizations, universities, and other agencies may operate these schools. A charter school runs independently under a performance agreement that spells out its educational program and goals and is largely funded on a per-pupil basis. A school district or county office of education (COE) is usually the chartering agency, though in limited circumstances the State Board of Education (SBE) can play that role. Some charters begin as public schools that convert to charter status (called "conversion" schools), and others are "start-up" schools. Charter schools must be nonsectarian and nondiscriminatory, with enrollment by lottery in cases where the demand for pupil slots exceeds the supply.
California charter schools start with a petition
The first official step in creating a charter school in California is the development and submission of a charter petition. Anyone can circulate a petition to start a charter school, which is then submitted to a chartering agency.
Petitioners must gather signatures from parents of at least half the students expected to enroll in the school in its first year, or half the teachers expected to work there. For a conversion petition to be considered, at least half of the permanent-status teachers at the existing school must have signed.
Charter petitions must contain 16 specific elements that describe not only the school's structure and its expectations for student performance, but also items such as "right of return" policies for employees. A charter petition must include a description of the right of any employee who is leaving a school district to work in a charter school and to return to the district after leaving the charter school. (Petitions must address the issue but do not have to guarantee anything specific.) Further, if a charter school participates in either the California teachers' or the classified employees' retirement systems, all eligible employees must be covered.
Charter school employees have a right, if they choose, to join a union and bargain collectively. The charter petition must declare whether the school or the chartering entity will be the employer for collective bargaining purposes.
The charter petition must also describe the procedures for resolving disputes between the school and the chartering authority and procedures for closing the school. The agency considering the petition must also see a description of the proposed operation and potential effects of the school, including the facilities to be used, how administrative services are to be provided, and how the school could affect the civil liability of the chartering agency.
School boards are expected to grant the charter unless they make written findings that the petitioners have proposed an unsound education program, are demonstrably unlikely to implement the charter, or do not meet specific petition requirements. If a district denies a charter, petitioners can go directly to the county board of education. If the county board denies an original charter request or an appeal, then petitioners can take their case to the State Board of Education (SBE).
Charter schools are approved for up to five years, and renewal periods are another five years. At any time, a chartering authority, such as a school district, can revoke a charter for any of the following reasons:
- A material violation of the charter;
- Failure to meet or pursue the pupil outcomes described in the petition;
- Violation of generally accepted accounting standards of fiscal management; and
- Violations of the law.
However, unless the violation constitutes a severe and imminent threat to the health or safety of students, charter operators are given a chance to remedy the situation. The SBE can revoke a charter if it finds fiscal mismanagement.
Charters face legal and accountability requirements
Because they are supported by tax dollars, charter schools are subject to federal and state constitutional requirements related to public education as well as laws that generally apply to governmental bodies, such as contracting laws. This includes legal protections to students with disabilities and English learners. Employment laws, such as teachers' due process rights, also apply.
Charter schools must also offer at least the minimum number of annual instructional minutes required of other public schools, and must maintain written attendance records. And they must comply with state requirements for independent study if they offer it, which means a charter school can only enroll students who live in the county where the school was authorized or an adjacent county.
In 2002, policymakers passed Assembly Bill 1994 to restrict charter schools' ability to operate multiple sites and to try to force them to locate their operations completely within the boundaries of their chartering authority. (However, the State Board of Education can approve a charter because it serves a special function and a statewide constituency. Such schools—for example online schools—are known as "statewide benefit" charters.) In addition, under AB 1994 the county superintendent of schools has the authority to monitor the operation of local charter schools.
Legislators have also prohibited charter schools approved after Jan. 1, 2003, from serving grade levels not served by their authorizing agency unless the charter school serves all the grades offered by that agency. So, for example, a group wishing to open a new charter high school serving grades 9–12 could not petition a K–8 elementary district, but a team trying to start a K–12 charter could secure a charter from that district.
Beginning in 2003–04, charter schools must at the end of each school year submit a financial statement to their chartering authority, the Office of the State Controller, and the California Department of Education (CDE).
Charter schools are also held accountable for the performance of their students on statewide standards tests (see STAR) and are ranked according to the Academic Performance Index (API), with a few exceptions. They must also make adequate yearly progress (AYP) under the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). Those receiving Title I funding under NCLB face a series of interventions if they repeatedly fail to make AYP. Like their counterparts in traditional public high schools, high school students who attend charter schools also have to pass the California High School Exit Exam in order to graduate.
Since January 2005, a charter school that has operated for four years or more must meet specified academic performance benchmarks to qualify for renewal. A charter school must show at least one of the following: (1) that it met its growth targets on the API; (2) that it ranked above the 30th percentile statewide or in the group of 100 schools to which it is most similar in terms of student demographics; (3) that it qualified for the state's alternative accountability system; or (4) that its chartering authority determined that its performance is comparable to that of district schools its students would otherwise attend.
Governance requirements are sparse
Although a charter school petition must describe the school's governance structure, the school is not required to have any particular type of governing body or board per se. However, school authorities must consult regularly with parents and teachers about the school's educational programs. The relatively few requirements for a governance structure have led to a variety of approaches. A June 2008 EdSource study found that the performance criteria have not prevented the renewal of any charter schools.
Districts or other agencies that grant charter authority are required to oversee charter schools and are allowed to charge for this oversight. However, chartering agencies have asserted that the maximum charge does not cover the true cost of the work involved.
Lawmakers address facilities issues
Locating and paying for facilities has proved challenging for many charter schools—especially start-ups. As a result, state and federal lawmakers have taken steps to ease the problem:
- As of November 2003, school districts must make adequate facilities available to charter schools operating in the district.
- A portion of statewide school bonds—Proposition 47 in 2002 and Proposition 55 in 2004—were set aside for new construction of charter school facilities. To qualify for funding, a charter school must prove that it is financially sound.
- The Charter School Facility Grant Program (Senate Bill 740) helps charter schools with rent or lease expenses. To be eligible, a charter school must have at least 70% of its pupils eligible for free/reduced-price meals or be located in an attendance area with the same kind of student population.
- The federal Credit Enhancement for Charter Schools Facilities program provides competitive grants to organizations that are willing to guarantee loans and leases that charter schools pursue.


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