GA SB369

Creates a new "dropout recovery charter school" category for grades 6-12 that must provide special education services, remedial education programs, dropout prevention programs, high school credit recovery, and flexible scheduling outside traditional school hours

Requires the State Board of Education to establish rules and procedures for charter petitions specific to dropout recovery schools, including requirements for measurable performance standards in academic achievement, student growth, and student retention

Allows existing charter schools to convert to dropout recovery charter school status, subject to initial charter term restrictions

Mandates separate principles and standards for evaluating dropout recovery charter schools, distinct from regular charter school standards

Requires the Office of Student Achievement to report separately on dropout recovery charter school performance and excludes these schools' ratings from overall local school system ratings; effective July 1, 2026