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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 04-2031

NOTICES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Cyber Charter School Application

[34 Pa.B. 6154]

   The Department of Education (Department) has scheduled a public hearing regarding a cyber charter school application received on October 1, 2004, from Agora Cyber Charter School. The hearing will be held on Thursday, December 16, 2004, Honors Suite, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA, at 1 p.m. The hearing pertains to the Agora Cyber Charter School, which is seeking a charter to operate a cyber charter school. The purpose of the hearing is to receive information from the applicant about the cyber charter school and to receive comments from interested persons regarding the application. The application can be viewed on the Department's website at www.pde.state.pa.us.

   The charter applicant will have 30 minutes to present information about the cyber charter school. Individuals who wish to provide comments at the hearing should send the Department and the applicant a copy of the comments on or before December 1, 2004. Failure to comply with this deadline will preclude the respective individual from providing verbal comments at the hearing. Verbal comments may be limited if the comments are duplicative or repetitive of other individual's comments. A panel of individuals who have reviewed the application will conduct the hearing. The panel members may question the applicant regarding issues identified during their review, as well as issues raised in the written comments filed before the hearing date. Panel members may also question individuals who offer verbal comments. Commentators will not be permitted to question either the applicant or the panel members.

   Individuals who are unable to attend the hearing may also provide the Department and the applicant with written comments on or before December 9, 2004. Any written comments provided to the Department by this deadline will become part of the certified record.

   Comments sent to the Department should be addressed to Department of Education, Betsy Becker, Bureau of Community and Student Services, 333 Market Street, 5th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333.

   An agenda will be prepared after December 9, 2004, when the Department is aware of the number of individuals who wish to provide verbal comments at the hearing. That agenda will provide the order of presentation, as well as specify the amount of time allotted to each commentator. Individuals who wish to obtain a copy of the agenda should call Betsy Becker at (717) 346-3356.

GERALD L. ZAHORCHAK, Ed.D.,   
Acting Secretary

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-2031. Filed for public inspection November 12, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]


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