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needs of twice - exceptional
students — those
with special
needs such
as learning
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disabilities, ADHD, Asperger Syndrome, etc. http://www.uniquelygifted.org National Center for Learning
Disabilities NCLD provides essential information to parents, professionals and individuals with learning disabilities, promotes research and programs to foster effective learning, and advocates for policies to protect and strengthen educational rights and op
Disabilities NCLD provides essential information to parents, professionals and individuals
with learning
disabilities, promotes research and programs to foster effective learning, and advocates for policies to protect and strengthen educational rights and op
disabilities, promotes research and programs to foster effective learning, and advocates for policies to protect and strengthen
educational rights and opportunities.
(e) The board shall establish the information
needed in an application for the approval
of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description
of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus
of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll
students; (iii) the organization
of the school by ages
of students or grades to be taught, an estimate
of the total enrollment
of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll
students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the
educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to
students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance
of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular
needs of limited English - proficient
students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment
of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents
as partners in the education
of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract
with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation
of the school; (xi) the provision
of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications
of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement
of equal
educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all
students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis
of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical
disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special
need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a
student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision
of equal
educational opportunity
as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a
student population that, when compared to
students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll
students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations
of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.