Comprehensive Westlake Academy Charter Documents - 2022TOWN OF WESTLAKE
WESTLAKE ACADEMY CHARTER
INTRODUCTION
In 2003, the Town of Westlake was granted an open-enrollment charter (the “Charter”) by the
Texas Education Agency (“TEA”) to operate Westlake Academy Charter School, a Texas
public school. Subsequently, the Town of Westlake’s open-enrollment charter was renewed
by TEA in 2007 and again in 2016 for a ten-year term.
School operations are governed by applicable federal and state law, rules adopted by the
Texas Commissioner of Education for open-enrollment charter schools, local policies
adopted by the charter holder, and the Charter contract. The contract between the Town of
Westlake, as the Charter Holder, and TEA recognizes that the terms of the Charter are
comprised from numerous sources that accumulate over time and include the following: the
original Charter contract and subsequent renewals; applicable law or Administrative rule in
effect, amended, enacted, or adopted during the term of the contract; the original Charter
Application and subsequent renewal applications; any condition, amendment, modification,
revision, or other change to the Charter adopted or ratified by the authorizing entity, including
revisions based on contingency responses; and all statements, assurances, commitments,
and representations by the Charter Holder in the original Charter Application and Renewal
Application, attachments or related documents, to the extent consistent with the other
aforementioned terms.
There is no single document that exclusively describes the requirements for the operation of
Westlake Academy Charter School. The following documents represent a historical collection
of information submitted, revised, amended and/or approved by TEA for the operation of
Westlake Academy Charter School. To the extent these documents include inconsistent or
differing information, the most recent adopted and/or approved document controls. Over
time, earlier documents or provisions may be superseded by amendments required or
approved by TEA. Local policy, procedures and operations must be consistent with the most
current Charter terms approved by TEA.
Therefore, the information contained in the Charter document should not be taken out of
context or reviewed as the sole source of direction from or authority granted by TEA to the
Town of Westlake (as the Charter holder). Information may have changed or been updated as
a result of each renewal, as the laws are amended through the legislative process, and new
directives are given to Charter schools from the Texas Education Agency.