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Char arter ter Ren enewal al Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgias School Superintendent Georgias School Superintendent Educating Georgias Future Educating Georgias Future gadoe.org gadoe.org How to submit a

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Char arter ter Ren enewal al

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How to submit a successful renewal petition (on the first try)

Louis Erste Associate Superintendent of District Flexibility and Charter Division Allen Mueller Director Francesca Black Division Attorney David Wiggins Financial Specialist Kerry Pritchard Accountability Manager Latoya Satterwhite Executive Assistant

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s th the e De Depar artment tment det etermine ermine whe hether ther a a cha harter ter sho hould uld be e ren enewed? ed?

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Looking Backward

  • Have you met the terms of

your contract?

Looking Forward

  • What is your plan for

increasing student achievement in the next 5 years?

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5/31/2018 3 Focus Areas Academic Goals and Objectives Governance Accountability

How do you ensure a successful renewal petition?

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Academi cademic c Goals als an and d Objecti bjectives es Outl tline ine

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Types of Goals Must-Haves Goals Goals Best Practices

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Typ ypes es of Academi cademic c Goals als

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CRCT AYP EOCT Graduation Rate

Absolute

Growth/Cohort District State

Comparative

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Must st-Ha Have e Goal als

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Academic- AYP

  • CRCT- including Science

(Elementary/Middle )

  • ECOT (High School)
  • Graduation Rates as

measured by the GaDOE (High School)

  • 1 growth/cohort-based

Organizational (Must have some of the following)

  • Fiscal Responsibility
  • Stakeholder Satisfaction
  • Attendance and Retention
  • Professional Development
  • Integration of Technology
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Go Goals als Best st Pr Practices actices

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Use a National Norm- Referenced Test

  • ITBS
  • SAT

Goals should be SMART

  • Specific
  • Measurable
  • Attainable
  • Rigorous
  • Time-Bound

Qualitative and Quantitative Cohort-based

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  • SPECIFIC

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  • MEASURABLE

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  • ATTAINABLE

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  • RIGOROUS

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  • TIME-BOUND

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SM SMAR ART Goals: als: Sp Specif ecific

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Specific

  • All teachers at

Achievement Charter School will complete a 2- week summer workshop in Achievement’s educational philosophy, school culture and instructional methodology Not Specific

  • Teachers at Achievement

Charter School will receive staff development training

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SM SMAR ART T Goals: als: Measur easurable le

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Measurable

  • On average,

students will improve their scores

  • n the Stanford-9

Reading Assessment by 4% each year Not Measurable

  • Students will

become excellent readers and writers

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SM SMAR ART T Goals: als: At Attai taina nable le

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Attainable

  • 75% of students at

Achievement Charter School will exceed Stat averages on Math and Reading on the CRCT Not Attainable

  • 100% of students at

Achievement Charter School will score in the “exceeds” category on the CRCT Reading in the first year of the charter

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SM SMAR ART T Goals: als: Ri Rigor

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Rigorous

  • Achievement

Charter School will have an exceeds rate 5% above the state average by year 3. Not Rigorous

  • Students at

Achievement Charter School will improve upon their annual CRCT scores by 2% each year.

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SMAR ART Goals: als: Tim ime- Bo Boun und

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Time- Bound

  • Achievement Charter

School will close the achievement gap between subgroups by 50%, by the end of year 2. By an additional 10% each year thereafter Not Time-Bound

  • Achievement Charter

School will close the achievement gap between subgroups by 50%.

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Goa Goals ls

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Questions?

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Governance ernance Outl tline ine

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Governance Basics

  • What should our board be doing at a

minimum?

Indicators of Autonomy Governance with an EMO Governance Best Practices

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Governance ernance Ba Basics sics

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Setting Policy Recruit, select, and evaluate thee principle Monthly meetings with minutes Receive monthly academic progress reports Internal Controls Quarterly or Annual Review

  • f Contract
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Co Cont ntin inuum uum of

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rning Boa

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d Aut utonomy

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Reliance on authorizer or EMO Independence from authorizer or EMO

Indicators of Autonomy

  • Makes major policy decisions
  • Ability to set own budget
  • Ability to make personnel decisions
  • Contracts for services provided by the

district

  • Creates outcome standards and makes

curriculum decisions

  • Members selected/recruited without

EMO assistance

  • Independent audit firm and attorney

You should be here

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Governance ernance wit with an an EM EMO

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The EMO drives school development and selects governing board members

  • EMO can remove board members
  • EMO staff members are voting member of the governing board

EMO Contract Terms

  • Decision making authority is turned over to the EMO
  • Remaining revenue is turned over to the EMO
  • EMO/CMO fees are excessive

The EMO owns the building and rents it to the school

  • The school must maintain its relationship with the EMO to continue to occupy the building
  • Facility lease agreement is above market value

Signs that a school has limited autonomy from the EMO

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Governance ernance Bes est t Practices actices Areas eas

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Oversight Monitoring student achievement Adhering to the charter Strong board governance

Source: Brain L. Carpenter, Ph.D. (2011) Preventing Charter School Train Wrecks: How Boards and Executives Can Strengthen Performance and Ensure Accountability.

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Over ersight sight Be Best st Pr Prac actice tice

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Sound Internal controls policy Select an independent auditor Monthly review of bank statements Outsource the books to a reputable firm experienced with charter schools Bonded personnel

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Mo Monit itoring

  • ring Student

ent Achie hievement ement Best st Pr Practice ctice

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Evaluate academic performance at every meeting

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Adher dhering ing to to th the e Char arter ter Bes est t Practices actices

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Every board member has a copy of the charter and has read it Periodically review the charter to ensure compliance with terms Require the executive to demonstrate how well academic goals are being achieved Adopt a policy requiring the executive not to deviate from any parameters contained in the charter

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St Strong

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d Governance rnance Best st Pr Practice ctice

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Avoid conflicts of interest Regular board training and self- assessment Periodically review the EMO’s contract to ensure it is being fulfilled Know how much is being paid to the EMO and make sure it is a reasonable use of taxpayer money Adopt policies that direct the conduct of the board, its members, and its committees

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Governance rnance vs

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. Mana nagement ement

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Dimension Board Executive Purpose Ensure Execute Nature of Authority Oversight Operational Pertinent Question How Well? How Will?

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Go Governance ernance

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Questions?

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Accounta ccountability bility

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Looking Backward

  • Did you meet goals

and fulfill charter

  • bligations?

Looking forward

  • Identify deficiencies

and set a remediation plan

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Pas ast t Per erform

  • rmance

ance

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How many years (and in which years) did you make AYP? Did you meet the academic and non-academic goals of your charter? Did you fulfill your other charter obligations?

  • Submit an annual report before October 1 each year
  • Complete and submit an annual audit
  • Remedial plan executed when goals were not met
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Wh What t if if w we di did d no not meet t the he terms rms of

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cha harter? ter?

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You must make a strong case for renewal that begins with taking the following steps:

Be prepared to explain why you did not meet your charter terms Identify those targets that were not met Describe immediate steps taken to address deficiencies Map out and put in place a remediation plan (which should already be in progress) Demonstrate growth toward the targets that were not met

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Ac Accounta countability bility

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Questions?

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Rec ecap

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Focus Areas Academic Goals and Objectives Governance Accountability

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Dis istrict trict Fle lexi xibi bilit lity y an and d Char arter ter Div ivis ision ion

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Louis Erste Associate Superintendent of District Flexibility and Charter Division lerste@doe.k12.ga.us Allen Mueller Director amueller@doe.k12.ga.us Francesca Black Division Attorney fblack@doe.k12.ga.us David Wiggins Grants & Financial Manger kwiggins@doe.k12.ga.us Kerry Pritchard Accountability Manager kpritchard@doe.k12.ga.us Latoya Satterwhite Executive Assistant lsatterwhite@doe.k12.ga.us