Each child was worth $6700. They took all comers and the waiting list was based on the order they applied.
We had an 8th Grader that punched a female teacher and called her a bitch. The principal suspended him for 10 days and submitted expulsion documents to the county school board. The corporation ordered the principal to stop the expulsion and reduce the suspension. The kid ended up with a 3 day suspension. The teacher quit. Teachers were told that we could not fill out a referral on the student or send him to the office. The county notified the school, 1 more suspension and the student would be expelled. He came and went from classes as he felt and brought a pellet gun to school and shot two kids. Nothing. He was caught in the boys room smoking dope, nothing. He went through graduation (when did 8th grade graduation start?) walked across the stage with his arms raised in victory. Oh yes, he was a straight F student and got a 1 (lowest out of 5) on all 4 FCAT exams (readin, ritin, rithmatic, and science). We also had a 7th grader with the same privileges.
Every dollar counts. For every student: the corporation took 6.5% for corporate margin and profit, the county school district took 5% for administrative costs, and the charter board took 2.5% for administrative costs. So the school was getting $5760, then subtract $500 because Rick Scott cut the budget.
Oh and the district sets the student limit for each charter. There is some money from the state for capital costs, but the state's budget is divided evenly among all charter schools regardless of student population.
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