N.Y. EDN Law § 2850

§ 2850. Short title; purpose. 1. This article shall be known and may\nbe cited as the "New York charter schools act of nineteen hundred\nninety-eight".\n 2. The purpose of this article is to authorize a system of charter\nschools to provide opportunities for teachers, parents, and community\nmembers to establish and maintain schools that operate independently of\nexisting schools and school districts in order to accomplish the\nfollowing objectives:\n (a) Improve student learning and achievement;\n (b) Increase learning opportunities for all students, with special\nemphasis on expanded learning experiences for students who are at-risk\nof academic failure;\n (c) Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods;\n (d) Create new professional opportunities for teachers, school\nadministrators and other school personnel;\n (e) Provide parents and students with expanded choices in the types of\neducational opportunities that are available within the public school\nsystem; and\n (f) Provide schools with a method to change from rule-based to\nperformance-based accountability systems by holding the schools\nestablished under this article accountable for meeting measurable\nstudent achievement results.\n