Request for Petition for 2015-2016


D. School Achievement Goals and Nonacademic Performance Goals



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D. School Achievement Goals and Nonacademic Performance Goals

The school agrees to have its academic, financial and organizational performance measured using the APS Performance Framework metrics. Decisions regarding renewal, probation and closing will be based upon the school’s results, as defined by the framework.

A copy of the APS Performance Framework can be found in January, 2014 on the Office of Innovation website at http://www.atlantapublicschools.us/Page/783


Please provide any additional academic and non-academic goals, stated in terms which are specific, measureable and have a clearly defined time frame.

E. Support for Learning

      1. Describe the charter school’s core values and the type of unique culture the school aims to develop. Explain the strategies the school will employ to develop a positive culture that is supportive of students, faculty, and families.

5.Summarize the school’s discipline policy, code of conduct and appeals process for the general student population and students with special needs. Please describe how you will provide due process for students facing expulsion and how you will prepare expelled students for placement after expulsion.




6.Describe your school’s bullying policy, according to the Georgia Department of Education’s Bullying Law O.C.G.A. 20-2-751.4 What will you do, specifically, to convey the “No-Tolerance” policy to parents, students and school staff? Please describe, step-by-step, the actions that will be taken should a student, parent or staff member suspect that bullying has occurred?

7.Describe provisions for providing students with counseling services and health services. Please describe how your school will keep and manage student health records.

8.Describe plans for providing extracurricular activities offered by or through your school, including the description of any partnerships between your school and any external agency providing these activities. How will these activities embody and support your unique school culture?

9.Describe the rules and procedures concerning how the school will address grievances and complaints from students, parents and teachers, including the role the governing board will play in resolving such grievances and complaints.




    1. Community Partnerships

10.Provide a list of organizations that have committed to partnering with your school and explain the potential nature of the partnerships. Include letters of support from your partners (these should be included as Appendix C). All partnerships listed in the petition must have letters of support. Describe the steps you have taken to develop any strategic partnerships and your plans to further develop additional partnerships. Explain how the partnerships will be utilized, before, during or after school. Describe how the partnership will benefit the students, parents/family and/or staff. If the partner will be involved during the school day, explain how the partner’s program will be integrated into the school program.

11.Describe how parents, members of the community and other interested parties were directly and substantially involved in developing the petition. Please provide a timeline showing your community involvement in support of the proposed school. This timeline should include the names of people, groups and organizations with whom you have met.

12.Describe how parents, members of the community and other interested parties will be involved in the school after approval, including governing board involvement.




B.School Characteristics

1.Outline the planned annual school calendar and the daily hours of operation in compliance with Georgia attendance requirements. Please provide a sample annual calendar.

2.Provide typical daily plans that illustrate hours of instruction, independent study, and other activities for the school. Include a draft daily and/or weekly school schedule (both above items, the annual calendar and the weekly school schedule, should be included as Appendix D).




C.Grade Structure

1.If you are proposing a school to contain a grade configuration other than the APS standard model of Elementary K-5, Middle 6-8, or High 9-12, explain the relevance of this structure to your school mission and vision.

2.Charter schools are not included under district accreditation. Describe which accreditation(s), if any, your school will seek, and provide timelines for obtaining accreditation.

3.If you are proposing a school that will not offer a high school diploma, describe how or where the students will matriculate next towards graduation with a high school diploma.




D.Student Information System


In order to provide APS with necessary data for state reporting and enrollment monitoring, all charter schools must agree to use the APS student information system in accordance with school system specifications. APS will provide the charter school the minimum necessary hardware and software to utilize the district student information system. Current requirements for software, hardware, networks, and technical support are available. The student information system is subject to change, as are the requirements.

1.Describe plans to comply with local requirements to collect and submit electronic data to APS as required by the state and federal government related to student information.

2.Describe methods that will be used to maintain accurate enrollment and attendance records required for local and state reports. Who will be responsible for data input for attendance, discipline, grades, student/teacher schedules, and other student data?


3. Describe your planned process for enrollment verification. What actions will you take to ensure that your students live within school-district boundaries, as required by state law?


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