(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.
Established in July 2008 with funds provided by United Way
of Metropolitan Nashville, Better Together: The
School Readiness Collaborative addressed school readiness needs of young children, ages 6 weeks to five years, at considerable risk for school failure due to the effects of poverty, developmental disability and / or limited English language profic
School Readiness Collaborative addressed
school readiness needs of young children, ages 6 weeks to five years, at considerable risk for school failure due to the effects of poverty, developmental disability and / or limited English language profic
school readiness needs
of young
children,
ages 6 weeks to five years, at considerable risk for
school failure due to the effects of poverty, developmental disability and / or limited English language profic
school failure due to the effects
of poverty, developmental disability and / or limited English language
proficiency.