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Charter schools do not draw students from an assigned area; families choose to send their children to them. If the demand for enrollment in a charter school exceeds space, students are picked by a random lottery.

South Valley Preparatory School is a State Charter School that is authorized by the Public Education Commission. The Public Education Commission determines whether new state charter school applications are approved, and current state charters are renewed or revoked.

A charter school is a tuition-free school that is publicly funded but independently run. In exchange for exemptions from many of the state laws and regulations that govern traditional public schools, charters are bound to the terms of a contract, or “charter,” that lays out a school’s mission, academic goals, fiscal guidelines, and accountability requirements.…