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<br />Minnesota Charter School Resource Center (MCSRC) Handbook <br /> <br />http://www.hhh.wnn.edu/centers/school-changelhandbook/contract.htrn <br /> <br />r5 <br /> <br />3. Admission policies and procedures; <br /> <br />4. Management and administration of the school; <br /> <br />5. Requirements and procedures for program and financial audits; <br /> <br />6. How the school will comply with subdivisions 8, 13, 16, and 23 [these are, <br />respectively, state and local requirements, length of school year; transportation; <br />and causes for non-renewal or termination of charter school contract] <br /> <br />7. Assumption of liability by the charter school; <br /> <br />8. Types and amounts of insurance coverage to be obtained by the charter school; <br /> <br />9. The term of the contract, which may be up to three years; and <br /> <br />10. If the board of directors or the operators of the charter school provide special <br />instruction and services for children with a disability under sections 125A.03 to <br />125A.24, and 125A.65, a description of the financial parameters within which <br />the charter school will operate to provide the special instruction and services to <br />children with a disability. <br /> <br />The contract must contain at least the elements stated in the law. It may also contain other provisions <br />agreed to by the sponsor and charter school board. The contract for sponsorship should not contain te <br />relating to the provision of specific services (e.g., professional development), whether to be provided <br />the sponsor or a third party. Those activities should be covered by separate contracts. <br /> <br />The contract should give the school some flexibility to make changes as the new school is established <br />Moving from theory to practice does not always happen as anticipated, and the contract should be fle; <br />enough so that it does not have to be amended in order for the school to make changes to refine and <br />improve its program. <br /> <br />Typically, the charter developer, rather than the sponsor, does the initial drafting of the contract. The <br />charter sponsor will then have the document reviewed by legal counsel. Although schools typically <h <br />the initial contract, you do not have to start trom scratch. Many organizations that sponsor multiple <br />schools have developed contracts of their own (in most cases based on the state's model contract), wb <br />they use as a starting point for their schools. In addition, you may be able to get sample contracts tron <br />MDE's charter school office. <br /> <br />The heart of the contract is the section on pupil outcomes. The law requires that a charter school mUS1 <br />"design its programs to at least meet the outcomes adopted by the state board of education for public <br />school students." (Minn. Stats 124D.10, Subd. 10) The contract should clearly identifY student outcor <br />and how success in achieving those outcomes will be measured and evaluated. In addition, the contra <br />might include provisions relating to the sponsor's evaluation ofthe school's effectiveness in attaining <br />pupil outcomes and the steps the school will be expected to take if pupil outcomes are not being met. <br /> <br />A school's objectives should be clear, specific and measurable in quantifiable and meaningful ways. <br />Common measures include standardized test scores, attendance figures, and graduation rates, althoug <br />other measures may be used as well. In setting up performance indicators, charter operators must agre <br /> <br />20f3 <br /> <br />9/29/046:12 PM <br />