256F.5 APPLICATION -- DEFINITION.
An application to the state board for the approval of a charter
school shall include, but shall not be limited to, a description of
the following:
1. The method for admission to the charter school.
2. The mission, purpose, innovation, and specialized focus of the
charter school.
3. Performance goals and objectives in addition to those required
under section 256.7, subsection 21, by which the school's student
achievement shall be judged, the measures to be used to assess
progress, and the current baseline status with respect to the goals.
4. The method for appointing or forming an advisory council for
the charter school. The membership of an advisory council appointed
or formed in accordance with this chapter shall not include more than
one member of the school board.
5. Procedures for teacher evaluation and professional development
for teachers and administrators.
6. The charter school governance and bylaws.
7. The financial plan for the operation of the school including,
at a minimum, a listing of the support services the school district
will provide, and the charter school's revenues, budgets, and
expenditures.
8. The educational program and curriculum, instructional
methodology, and services to be offered to students.
9. The number and qualifications of teachers and administrators
to be employed.
10. The organization of the school in terms of ages of students
or grades to be taught along with an estimate of the total enrollment
of the school.
11. The provision of school facilities.
12. A statement indicating how the charter school will meet the
requirements of section 256F.1, subsection 3; section 256F.4,
subsection 2, paragraph "a"; and section 256F.4, subsection 3.
13. Assurance of the assumption of liability by the charter
school.
14. The types and amounts of insurance coverage to be obtained by
the charter school.
15. A plan of operation to be implemented if the charter school
revokes or fails to renew its contract.
16. The means, costs, and plan for providing transportation for
students attending the charter school.
17. The specific statutes, administrative rules, and school board
policies with which the charter school does not intend to comply.
Section History: Recent Form
2002 Acts, ch 1124, §5, 16; 2003 Acts, ch 79, §7, 8
Referred to in § 256F.2, 256F.3, 256F.4, 256F.6
256F.5 APPLICATION -- DEFINITION.
An application to the state board for the approval of a charter
school shall include, but shall not be limited to, a description of
the following:
1. The method for admission to the charter school.
2. The mission, purpose, innovation, and specialized focus of the
charter school.
3. Performance goals and objectives in addition to those required
under section 256.7, subsection 21, by which the school's student
achievement shall be judged, the measures to be used to assess
progress, and the current baseline status with respect to the goals.
4. The method for appointing or forming an advisory council for
the charter school. The membership of an advisory council appointed
or formed in accordance with this chapter shall not include more than
one member of the school board.
5. Procedures for teacher evaluation and professional development
for teachers and administrators.
6. The charter school governance and bylaws.
7. The financial plan for the operation of the school including,
at a minimum, a listing of the support services the school district
will provide, and the charter school's revenues, budgets, and
expenditures.
8. The educational program and curriculum, instructional
methodology, and services to be offered to students.
9. The number and qualifications of teachers and administrators
to be employed.
10. The organization of the school in terms of ages of students
or grades to be taught along with an estimate of the total enrollment
of the school.
11. The provision of school facilities.
12. A statement indicating how the charter school will meet the
requirements of section 256F.1, subsection 3; section 256F.4,
subsection 2, paragraph "a"; and section 256F.4, subsection 3.
13. Assurance of the assumption of liability by the charter
school.
14. The types and amounts of insurance coverage to be obtained by
the charter school.
15. A plan of operation to be implemented if the charter school
revokes or fails to renew its contract.
16. The means, costs, and plan for providing transportation for
students attending the charter school.
17. The specific statutes, administrative rules, and school board
policies with which the charter school does not intend to comply.
Section History: Recent Form
2002 Acts, ch 1124, §5, 16; 2003 Acts, ch 79, §7, 8
Referred to in § 256F.2, 256F.3, 256F.4, 256F.6
256F.5 APPLICATION -- DEFINITION.
An application to the state board for the approval of a charter
school shall include, but shall not be limited to, a description of
the following:
1. The method for admission to the charter school.
2. The mission, purpose, innovation, and specialized focus of the
charter school.
3. Performance goals and objectives in addition to those required
under section 256.7, subsection 21, by which the school's student
achievement shall be judged, the measures to be used to assess
progress, and the current baseline status with respect to the goals.
4. The method for appointing or forming an advisory council for
the charter school. The membership of an advisory council appointed
or formed in accordance with this chapter shall not include more than
one member of the school board.
5. Procedures for teacher evaluation and professional development
for teachers and administrators.
6. The charter school governance and bylaws.
7. The financial plan for the operation of the school including,
at a minimum, a listing of the support services the school district
will provide, and the charter school's revenues, budgets, and
expenditures.
8. The educational program and curriculum, instructional
methodology, and services to be offered to students.
9. The number and qualifications of teachers and administrators
to be employed.
10. The organization of the school in terms of ages of students
or grades to be taught along with an estimate of the total enrollment
of the school.
11. The provision of school facilities.
12. A statement indicating how the charter school will meet the
requirements of section 256F.1, subsection 3; section 256F.4,
subsection 2, paragraph "a"; and section 256F.4, subsection 3.
13. Assurance of the assumption of liability by the charter
school.
14. The types and amounts of insurance coverage to be obtained by
the charter school.
15. A plan of operation to be implemented if the charter school
revokes or fails to renew its contract.
16. The means, costs, and plan for providing transportation for
students attending the charter school.
17. The specific statutes, administrative rules, and school board
policies with which the charter school does not intend to comply.
Section History: Recent Form
2002 Acts, ch 1124, §5, 16; 2003 Acts, ch 79, §7, 8
Referred to in § 256F.2, 256F.3, 256F.4, 256F.6
