ASD Charter Applicant Training #1
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Charter Applicant Training 1 February 2014
Transcript of ASD Charter Applicant Training #1
Charter Applicant Training 1 February 2014
One question I have about ASD charter authorization is...
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What we’ll cover…
Why the ASD exists
What to expect
What’s next
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What we’ll cover…
Why the ASD exists
What to expect
What’s next
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BARRIERS
CULTIVATE
RESULTS
BUST
CAPACITY
DRIVE
TN’s Bo(om 5% of Schools Are Currently Concentrated in 3 Large Urban Districts
MEMPHIS CHATTANOOGA NASHVILLE
52 K – 8th 16 High Schools
6 K - 8th
4 K – 8th 2 High Schools
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Over 25,000 Memphis Students A(end Priority Schools
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TBG
Fewer than 1 in 3 is proficient in math and reading
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TBG
Only 4% are on track to graduate college-‐ready
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CreaQng a District of High-‐Performing Autonomous Schools
LEVEL 5 STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT GROWTH
PARENT SATISFACTION
IN ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOLS
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GREW FASTER THAN STATE AVERAGE IN SCIENCE & MATH
Year 1 Highlights
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Math
RLA
Science
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Memphis: Strong Gains in Math & Science
BARRIERS
CULTIVATE
RESULTS
BUST
CAPACITY
DRIVE
What we’ll cover…
Why the ASD exists
What to expect
What’s next
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The Process & Timeline Step Date(s) Description
1 2/3/14 Access RFP
2 2/12/14 Attend Informational Session 1
3 3/3/14 Part 1 of Application Due: Intent to Apply & Data
4 3/12/14 Attend Informational Session 2
5 4/21/14 Part 2 of Application Due: Defining Quality, Addressing the Need (Start-Up: School Leaders must be selected)
6 Week of 6/9/14 Receive application feedback, invite to interview
7 Week of 6/23/14 Part 3 of Application Due: Capacity Interviews (Experienced Operators: Regional Leaders must be selected)
8 07/14/14 Authorization Decision Notification
9 07/21/14 Authorization Announcements
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The 3 RFPs • Alternative Models: Alternative education providers for all
grades, all regions of Memphis. • Innovative Models: Must be substantially different from the
highly structured model used by many high-performing schools. Open to all grades and regions.
• Neighborhood School Models (turnaround models): The
following grades and regions as identified by need: – Elementary schools in northwest and southwest Memphis – Middle schools in northeast and southeast Memphis – Elementary and middle schools in Nashville
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The Request for Proposals Alternative Models
• Grade division(s): Elementary, Middle, High • Region(s):
Memphis only • School type(s):
New Start only
Innovative Models
• Grade division(s): Elementary, Middle, High • Region(s):
Chattanooga, Nashville or Memphis
• School type(s): New Start, Phase-In, or Full Transformation
Neighborhood Models
• Grade division(s): Elementary • Region(s):
Nashville, NW & SW Memphis
• Middle • Region(s):
Nashville, NE & SE Memphis
• School type(s): Phase-In or Full Transformation
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The Proposal
Meeting the Need Academic Plan
Describes the applicants plans in regard to curriculum
and instruction, assessment and goal-setting, and working with diverse student
populations.
Operations Plan Outlines operational
supports to the academic program,
including staffing and human resources,
student recruitment, and board
governance. Note that start-up applicants do
not complete all sections.
Financial Plan Provides budgeting
and financial plans to ensure both initial and
ongoing fiscal compliance. Note that start-up applicants do
not complete all questions.
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Addresses the domains specific to each of the three
Requests for Proposals, including community context
and academic model.
Proposal Portal
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Evalua4on Process
Intent to Apply
Charter Proposal
Capacity Interviews
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Invited to Continue: • All Start-Up Applicants • Experienced Operators
who demonstrate sufficient student achievement
Invited to Continue: • All applicants who score
better than “far below the standard” in three of the four areas on the evaluation rubric
What we’ll cover…
Why the ASD exists
What to expect
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Intent to Apply
Start-Up Applicants
• Intent to Apply/Founders Application
Experienced Operators
• Intent to Apply • Data Submission
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Submi=ng the Intent to Apply
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING A NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPLY 1. Complete the School Proposal Overview Form provided in this template. 2. Complete the Eligibility Notification Form provided in this template. This form must be
signed by BOTH the main contact for your application AND the President/Chair of your board of directors.
3. Complete the Founders Application provided. 4. Combine the two word documents into a single PDF file. Name your file according to the
following convention: NAME OF OPERATOR.IntenttoApply.pdf. 5. Upload your file by emailing them to the Box online submission portal. 6. Applicants who do not submit the MANDATORY Intent to Apply forms by 5pm on March
3, 2014, will be locked out of the online application submission portal and will NOT be eligible to submit a full proposal.
