5.__Appeal.__The charter school may appeal the chartering authority's decision to terminate the charter to the state board.

6.__Dissolution of charter school.__When a charter is terminated, the charter school must be dissolved as provided by state law governing nonprofit organizations.

7.__Disposition of students upon dissolution.__If an agreement is terminated, the charter school staff shall assist its students to find other appropriate education placements.

§2418.__Teachers

1.__Selection.__The charter school shall select its teachers.

2.__Certification.__The charter school staff must include at least one teacher holding an appropriate teaching certificate.

3.__Right to organize.__Teachers may choose to bargain collectively or form a professional group in accordance with this subsection.

A.__Teachers who are employees of the charter school have the same rights as other teachers in public education to organize and bargain collectively.__Bargaining units at the charter school must be separate from other bargaining units, such as a district bargaining unit.__Staff at noncharter public schools converting to charter schools have a right to employment benefits as stated in applicable collective bargaining agreements or they may vote to be represented in alternative ways.

B.__A teacher may choose to be part of a professional group that operates the instructional program under an agreement with the charter school, forming a partnership or producer cooperative that the teachers collectively own.

4.__Leave; seniority.__Teachers in a noncharter public school may take leave to teach in a charter school.__A school district must grant service credit to those teachers for teaching experience at a charter school, as long as their service at a charter school is reasonably comparable to service in their noncharter public school.__Any such teacher may apply for a leave of absence in renewable one-year terms, up to a maximum of 2 years.