Charter school
A charter school is an independent public school that is established and operated under a charter from the board of school directors of the school district in which the charter school is located. The charter school must be organized as a public, nonprofit corporation. The charter school is controlled by a board of trustees. See 24 PS § 17-1716-A. The provisions with which a charter school must comply are stated in 24 PS § 17-1715-A. Charter schools are subject to only specified statutes and provisions of 22 Pa Code. See 24 PS § 17-1732-A. Charter schools were established by the "Charter School Law", Act 22 of 1997 (PL 225).
School Code 24 PS §§ 17-170-1-A-17-1731-A
Basic Education Circular BEC 24 PS § 17-1701-A