Coquille School District 8 v. Castillo

This case involves the refusal of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction (the superintendent) to provide funding to Coquille School District 8 (the district) for a projected number of students anticipated to attend a school known as the Coquille-Oregon Independent Distance Education Academy (COR-IDEA), on the ground that the school did not qualify as a public charter school under state law. The district sought review of the superintendent’s decision in the circuit court as an order in other than a contested case under ORS 183.484. After both parties moved for summary judgment, the…