Regular Session - December 9, 2013

Add to Calendar 2013-12-09 13:00:00 2013-12-09 13:00:00 Regular Session - December 9, 2013  ARIZONA STATE BOARD FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS The Board's new office is located in the State Land Department Building at 1616 West Adams Street, Suite 170 Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Access to open parking behind the building on the east and west sides of 16th avenue, south of Van Buren Monday, December 9, 2013 Regular Session 1:00 P.M.   NOTICE AND AGENDA A.   Pledge of Allegiance B.   Moment of Silence C.   Roll Call  D.   Call to the Public – This is the time for the public to comment.  Members of the Board may not discuss items that are not specifically identified on the agenda.  Therefore, pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.01(H), action taken as a result of public comment will be limited to directing staff to study the matter, responding to any criticism, or scheduling the matter for further consideration and decision at a later date. E.   Arizona Charter Schools Association Update – Eileen Sigmund F.   Superintendent’s Report – Update on current events and/or activities of the Department of Education. G.   Executive Director’s Report – Introduction to the agenda items—Discussion and possible action:     Status of charters with previous and/or on-going board actions:  Allsport Academy, Arizona Academy of Science & Technology, Carden of Tucson, Hillcrest Academy, Inc., International Charter School of Arizona, Inc., Legacy Education Group, Legacy Schools, Life Skills Center of Arizona, Inc., Omega Schools, Inc., Shonto Governing Board of Education, Inc., and Visions Unlimited Academy, Inc.    Update on 2014 new application cycle    Update on the status of the Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy ongoing litigation matter discussed at the November Board meetingH.   Consent Agenda - All items on this agenda will be considered by a single motion with no discussion, unless requested otherwise by a board member.  Consideration to approve Procurement Laws Exception amendment request for the Institute for Transformative Education. I.   Charter Replication Applications – Discussion and possible action on the replication applications and request for a charter submitted for the following:     Heritage Academy Laveen, Inc. for the operation of Heritage Academy Laveen    Heritage Academy Queen Creek, Inc. for the operation of Heritage Academy Queen CreekJ.   Charter Amendment and Notification – Discussion and possible action on the reconsideration of the requests submitted by American Leadership Academy to Add a Site and Increase its Enrollment Cap. K.   F Schools - The Board will receive information and take action on each of the charter holders listed below to either revoke the charter or restore the charter to acceptable performance in accordance with A.R.S. § 15-241.U.  The Board was notified by the Arizona Department of Education that a charter school operated by each charter holder has been assigned a letter grade of F.    Founding Fathers Academies, Inc.     Kin Dah Lichii Olta     Omega Schools, Inc. L.   Proposed Policy Changes – Discussion and possible action on the following:     Proposed changes to the Good Cause Extension of a Charter Contract Policy to align with draft rules    Proposed changes to the Temporary Suspension of Charter School Operations Policy to align with draft rulesM.   Board Comments and Future Meeting Dates – The executive director, presiding officer or a member of the Board may present a brief summary of current events pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02(K) and may discuss future meeting dates and direct staff to place matters on a future agenda.  The Board will not discuss or take action on any current event summary.N.   Adjournment Location Agency Platform - Standard [email protected] America/Phoenix public
 ARIZONA STATE BOARD FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS
 
The Board's new office is located in the State Land Department Building at
 
1616 West Adams Street, Suite 170
 
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
 
Access to open parking behind the building on the east and west sides of 16th avenue, south of Van Buren
 
Monday, December 9, 2013
 
Regular Session
 
1:00 P.M.
 
 
 
 
A.   Pledge of Allegiance
 
B.   Moment of Silence
 
C.   Roll Call Image of the Play Button
 

D.   Call to the Public – This is the time for the public to comment.  Members of the Board may not discuss items that are not specifically identified on the agenda.  Therefore, pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.01(H), action taken as a result of public comment will be limited to directing staff to study the matter, responding to any criticism, or scheduling the matter for further consideration and decision at a later date. Image of the Play Button

E.   Arizona Charter Schools Association Update – Eileen Sigmund Image of the Play Button

F.   Superintendent’s Report – Update on current events and/or activities of the Department of Education. Image of the Play Button

G.   Executive Director’s Report – Introduction to the agenda items—Discussion and possible action: Image of the Play Button

  1.     Status of charters with previous and/or on-going board actions:  Allsport Academy, Arizona Academy of Science & Technology, Carden of Tucson, Hillcrest Academy, Inc., International Charter School of Arizona, Inc., Legacy Education Group, Legacy Schools, Life Skills Center of Arizona, Inc., Omega Schools, Inc., Shonto Governing Board of Education, Inc., and Visions Unlimited Academy, Inc.
  2.     Update on 2014 new application cycle
  3.     Update on the status of the Flagstaff Arts and Leadership Academy ongoing litigation matter discussed at the November Board meeting


H.   Consent Agenda - All items on this agenda will be considered by a single motion with no discussion, unless requested otherwise by a board member.  Consideration to approve Procurement Laws Exception amendment request for the Institute for Transformative Education. Image of the Play Button

I.   Charter Replication Applications – Discussion and possible action on the replication applications and request for a charter submitted for the following: Image of the Play Button

  1.     Heritage Academy Laveen, Inc. for the operation of Heritage Academy Laveen
  2.     Heritage Academy Queen Creek, Inc. for the operation of Heritage Academy Queen Creek


J.   Charter Amendment and Notification – Discussion and possible action on the reconsideration of the requests submitted by American Leadership Academy to Add a Site and Increase its Enrollment Cap. Image of the Play Button

K.   F Schools - The Board will receive information and take action on each of the charter holders listed below to either revoke the charter or restore the charter to acceptable performance in accordance with A.R.S. § 15-241.U.  The Board was notified by the Arizona Department of Education that a charter school operated by each charter holder has been assigned a letter grade of F.

  1.     Founding Fathers Academies, Inc. Image of the Play Button
  2.     Kin Dah Lichii Olta Image of the Play Button
  3.     Omega Schools, Inc. Image of the Play Button


L.   Proposed Policy Changes – Discussion and possible action on the following: Image of the Play Button

  1.     Proposed changes to the Good Cause Extension of a Charter Contract Policy to align with draft rules
  2.     Proposed changes to the Temporary Suspension of Charter School Operations Policy to align with draft rules


M.   Board Comments and Future Meeting Dates – The executive director, presiding officer or a member of the Board may present a brief summary of current events pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02(K) and may discuss future meeting dates and direct staff to place matters on a future agenda.  The Board will not discuss or take action on any current event summary.
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N.   Adjournment

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