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Minnesota Charter School Resource Center (MCSRC) Handbook http://www.hhh.urnn.edu/centerslschool-changelhandbook/intro.hbn schools in Minnesota. (There are over 3000 charters around the country.) 1- In the next section you will find an overview of the steps you need to take and issues you need to thin through to develop a successful charter proposal and prepare to open your school. We STRONGLY encourage you to create a timeline. Decide which tasks need to be done in which order. Center for Sc. Change staff will help you develop a time line. First, here's a summary of what you need to do to obtain the authority to operate a school: I. Create a team to develop your proposal, and to develop alliances and partnerships that wi help the school obtain sponsorship and then be successful with students. 2. Develop a proposal for submission to the State Commissioner of Education. If you want open your school in September 2005, the proposal must be submitted (with a sponsor identified) by August I, 2004 to the Minnesota Department of Education. 3. Identify a sponsor - an organization that will give you permission to open the school, mo your performance and ultimately decide whether your contract to operate a charter schoo will be renewed. Understand that your proposal must include the following: . Your educational mission and vision; . Specific and measurable programmatic and student achievement goals; . Your school design, including curriculum, instructional methods and assessments. The learnin~ program should be learning based and aligned with Minnesota's academic standards; . Methods of assessing your students' achievement (including, but not limited to Minnesota statewide tests); . A plan for how the school will serve students with special education needs and students and families with limited English language ability; . Expectations for parent involvement. Parents should be involved early and often; . Details about governance, staffing, financial management and operations; . Identification of interim board members and committee structure; . The composition and responsibilities of staff; . A multi-year budget with a positive fund balance. Revenue should be based on projected enrollment, state and federal funding streams and any other projected revenue. Expenses shoul( cover the range of expenses related to developing and operating a school; and . The name of your sponsor and a letter of support from such an organization. Although the building facility is not something that must be identified in the proposal, it certainly is something you will need to thin!< about relatively early in the process. Identifying an appropriate buih is one ofthe big challenges for charter groups. Again, it is doable, and we will give you many exampl Many Minnesota charter schools have demonstrated the ability to more effectively educate young pee They have encouraged students, families and educators. Thank you for your interest in exploring the charter idea - we look forward to working with (and learning from) you. Minnesota Charter School Resource Center - Center for School Change 20f3 91291046:09 PM