256F.5 - APPLICATION -- DEFINITION. - Iowa Statutes

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