State Board of Education Directs @MCPS Board of Ed to Grant Contingent Approval to Charter School @mocoboe

October 24, 2023

Opinion from Maryland State Board of Education in the matter of:

MBEF COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMIES, INC. versus Montgomery County Board of Education 

...CONCLUSION For all these reasons, we reverse the local board’s decision denying the Appellant’s application to operate a charter school. Pursuant to Md. Code Ann., Educ § 9-104(d), we remand the matter to the local board and direct the board to grant contingent approval of the Appellant’s charter application and execute a contingent charter agreement consistent with our decision. We further direct the local board to extend the period for the Appellant to meet the contingencies until at least March 1, 2024. The charter agreement shall be executed within 30 days of the date of this decision. We further direct the parties to work together so that the Appellant can correct the deficiencies identified by the local board.3