(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.