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The Review Process
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Thank You For Your Participation In This Review Cycle!
The Review Process
Understanding the Application
Using the Rubric
Your Participation
We believe your individual expertise is a criti-
cal and necessary component to our evalua-
tion. We greatly appreciate your time and
contributions to this review.
Based upon the expedited nature of this request, many standard review cycle components,
such as the interview and the performance exercise, will not be a part of this process. This
review will be solely contained to evaluation of the application and supplemental materials.
If you have any questions related to the pro-
cess, materials, or information contained with-
in this document, please do not hesitate to
reach out to CSI staff for assistance. You may
contact Kristen Stolpa at kris-
[email protected], or by phone at 303-
866-6973.
Orientation Information for Reviewers of CSI Charter Applications
New School
Upon receipt of the application materials,
please ensure you are able to access all rele-
vant content. Due to the size of the docu-
ments, we have embedded them in a private
and secure part of our website. If you have
accessibility issues, please let CSI
know, and we can find an alterna-
tive distribution method. If you find
a document missing (such as an
appendix referred to in the applica-
tion), please notify CSI as soon as
possible. We will then verify
whether this information is availa-
ble for review, or whether its absence must
simply be noted as part of your evaluation.
If anything is provided by the Applicant in the
interim, CSI will be sure to pass it along to you
for consideration in your review. Please note
that CSI is not required to accept or review any
supplemental materials or information provid-
ed that is not formally requested.
You will be completing two rubrics for CSI; one
for the Sheridan application, and one for the
Englewood application. While many sections of
the application are identical and may yield
comparable ratings or comments, some infor-
mation may differ between
submissions, or have unique
implications between districts.
Ensure your rating and com-
ments are reflective of the
specific district context.
Your rubrics are due to CSI by 5pm MST on
Thursday, January 29th. A reminder with in-
structions on how to submit your completed
rubrics will be sent next week.
A review team meeting will occur on Friday,
January 30th, between 2:00pm-4:00pm MST.
This will be an opportunity to walk through the
aggregate team weightings, review the draft
report, and modify or augment any sections
necessary.
Be cautious not to refer
to the new school
materials on the CSI
website.
Reading the Apps
both CSI and traditional
district review of new
school applications, CSI varies in the materials,
measures, and scoring used to evaluate those
criteria. So although the rubric may differ, CSI
can still utilize its scoring and reporting system
to generate a recommendation across review-
ers. This evaluation system emphasizes the
principles of
autonomy and
accountability
through unique
weighting that
corresponds with
the indicators
that the Institute
has determined
evaluation >>>
Using the Rubric You may, but are not required to, score all measures or indicators of the application rubric.
For indicators you do score, please highlight the score of each measure within an indicator
with the appropriate metric as shown in the image to the left (a score of 0-Does Not Meet to
3-Exceeds). Please do not utilize half scores for the measures. Think of each numeric rating as
an increasing standard. If the standard has not been met or surpassed, the score for the
measure would be the lower of the two ratings. As you notice areas of strength or concern,
please include these as explicit statements in the Evaluator Comments section of that indica-
tor. Format these as complete sentences, separating each distinct statement or paragraph by
Although your specific expertise may not
span each area of review, we do ask that
you read the application in its entirety. As
some indicators overlap in content, what
As the Applicant utilized
the Colorado Standard
Application, this review
team will utilize the ru-
bric affiliated with that
application. Although
statute requires identical
criteria be considered
for
appears to be missing in one section may be
more sufficiently contained within another.
It also allows for a more holistic under-
standing of the program and comprehen-
sive review by all review team members.
For a hard copy of any materials, please
contact CSI. We will overnight any needed
materials.
point. Please include at least 3-4 state-
ments for each indicator rating.
To provide an overall ranking for each
application indicator, add up your high-
lighted numeric ratings and divide by the
number of measures you scored. This
may or may not be a whole number.
Transfer each indicator number to the
last page of the rubric. In the total box,
add up your indicator ratings and divide
this total by the number of indicators you
personally reviewed. Your indicator and
total scores will be considered with all
reviewer scores in the CSI master rubric.
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Understanding the Application
significant predic-
tors of charter school
viability and sustainability. Many of these measures and indicators continue to be used for the
purpose of evaluation throughout the lifespan of the charter school. To better understand the
perspective used in this review, please refer to the included Authorizer Lens attachment.
Your Participation
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The Staff Recommendation
The staff recommendation report will com-
prise the weighted rubric ratings and com-
ments of the entire review team for each of
the evaluated indicators. Please refer to the
Sample Staff Recommendation attachment
for a sample of structure and content.
Due to the tight timeline and remote location for many of you, in-person participation is not man-
datory for the review team meeting. CSI will establish a conference line for you to call in and join
the meeting virtually. If you are unable to attend, CSI requests that you set up a 1:1 call to review
the application and clarify any ratings or comments that may be specific to your area of expertise.
CSI is happy to accommodate your schedule for this call, but requests that it be done prior to
finalization of the recommendation report on Monday, February 2nd.
Confidentiality Your confidentiality during this review is crucial to preserving the integrity of the process. Please
refrain from sharing materials or discussing the review with anyone during the process. CSI takes
great steps to ensure secure and confidential transmission of sensitive information. This ranges
from protected data that may be a part of an application, to rubrics and review team conversa-
tions. Jus t so you are aware, your final rubric may be solicited as part of a formal records re-
quest, but outside of this rare situation, only the consolidated rating and recommendation re-
port is distributed publicly by CSI.
Compensation Compensation for your time is available for
this review process. An amount of $500
total ($250/application review and rubric)
can be offered for your time and service. In
order to process and distribute this pay-
ment, CSI needs you to submit an invoice.
You may use any template or format to
submit this invoice. If you need something
more formalized, we are happy to draft a
statement of work that can be used.
If an application is denied by the Eng-
lewood and/or Sheridan Board of Directors
for a second time, the Applicant has the
opportunity to appeal this decision again to
the State Board of Education. In the event
that this occurs, CSI staff may solicit addi-
tional information or assistance from you in
preparing for that appeal hearing.
Important information may be introduced during the review process that
could alter your perception of an application or a specific rubric rating.
Therefore, it is crucial that you do not circulate your rubric or review notes
electronically. Feel free to email or call CSI for any of the following:
Requesting a hard copy of any materials
Questions about the review process, timeline or resources
Scheduling a check-in to supplant the review team meeting
We will certainly email you on these topics, as well as provide you with any additional Applicant materials
or documents submitted throughout the cycle. We would simply ask that you securely and confidentially
store your rubric, and share it with CSI using the instructions provided in the forthcoming email. CSI is
happy to provide technical assistance in this area throughout the process.
It is often the case in charter application
review that there is not a straightforward
recommendation for approval or denial
across all primary evaluation content areas.
To respond to these potential content dis-
crepancies, the Institute has developed a
risk assessment component to the charter
development process. Paired with the
ratings and narrative of a traditional recom-
mendation report, the risk assessment can
visually assist in framing the application
content around areas of high or low risk.
This could either inform the final decision
altogether or assist with the development
of possible contract conditions or mile-
stones.
Risk Assessment
Appeal to SBE
Finding An Agent That’s Right For You
1580 Logan St, Suite 210
Denver, CO 80203
Charter School
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attachments >>>
Provided to You
Application Materials
Copy of the Colorado Application
Copy of the Evaluation Rubric
Authorization Lens Flyer
The mission of the Charter School Institute shall be to foster high-quality public school
choices offered through Institute charter schools that deliver rigorous academic con-
tent and high academic performance in a safe environment and on par with the high-
est performing schools, including particularly schools for at-risk students.
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Contact us at 303-866-3299 www.csi.state.co.us