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<br />Developing the Charter Proposal <br />The charter proposal forces you to think through all the elements of operating a strong charter school. <br />This includes, first and foremost, your educational program and student achievement goals, but also <br />covers issues of governance, staffing, financial management and operations. 3 <br /> <br />Refme and articulate your school's vision and mission. <br /> <br />Identify members of interim board of directors and committee structure. <br /> <br />Develop your school design, including curriculum, instructional methods and assessments. The <br />learning program should be research-based and aligned with Minnesota's academic standards. <br /> <br />Plan for how the school will serve students with special education needs and students and families <br />with limited English langnage ability. <br /> <br />Develop expectations for parent involvement. Parents should be involved early and often. <br /> <br />1 nf.:1 <br /> <br />Board Membership <br /> <br />. The statute requires that a majority of the members of the charter school's board must be licens, <br />teachers employed by the school. The only exception to this requirement is that an initial board <br />the school may be comprised differently as described in the approved charter school applicatiOl <br />The Commissioner for the Minnesota Department of Education may also permit a waiver of th( <br />majority teacher membership rule upon application with an appropriate rationale. (Minn StatutI <br />124D.I0, subd 4c) Beyond having a majority of teachers, the statute is silent on the membershi <br />the remainder of the board. Most schools have assumed this would be some combination of pm <br />of students in the school, other community members, and in some cases, students. <br /> <br />91291046: 11 P <br /> <br />10f5 <br />