Department of Education v. Educational Charter Foundation of Florida, Inc.

This is an appeal from a summary final judgment enjoining the Department of Education from declassifying appellee as a high-performing charter school pursuant to section 1002.331, Florida Statutes (2013). Because we conclude the trial court properly construed the applicable statutory provisions, we affirm.

Appellee filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief, claiming the Department improperly sought to declassify appellee as a high-performing charter school after appellee received a school grade of “C” during the 2013-2014 school year. In its subsequent motion for summary…