Regular Session - January 13, 2014

Add to Calendar 2014-01-13 09:00:00 2014-01-13 09:00:00 Regular Session - January 13, 2014 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 Easy Access to open parking behind the building on the east and west sides of 16th Avenue, south of Van Buren Monday, January 13, 2014 Regular Session 9:00 A.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.   Election of Officers  F.   Arizona Charter Schools Association Update – Eileen Sigmund  G.   Superintendent’s Report – Update on current events and/or activities of the Department of Education.  H.   Executive Director’s Report – Introduction to the agenda items—Discussion and possible action:  Status of charters with previous and/or on-going board actions:  Carden of Tucson, Founding Fathers Academies, Inc., Hillcrest Academy, Inc., International Charter School of Arizona, Inc., Kin Dah Lichii Olta, 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 the evaluation of required responses from charter holders not meeting the Board’s Financial Performance Expectations.  I.   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 charter holder amendment requests for the following:BASIS School, Inc. (BASIS Phoenix Central Primary) – Adding Grade Levels to Charter, Procurement & USFRCS ExceptionsBASIS School, Inc. (BASIS Scottsdale Primary) – Adding Grade Levels to Charter, Procurement & USFRCS ExceptionsBASIS School, Inc. (BASIS Oro Valley Primary) –Procurement & USFRCS ExceptionsBASIS School, Inc. (BASIS Prescott) – Procurement & USFRCS ExceptionsSouthern Arizona Community Academy, Inc. –Arizona Online Instruction Program of InstructionConsideration to approve the request for charter renewal and grant a renewal contract to the following:Cornerstone Charter School, Inc.Juniper Tree Academy J.   Charter Amendment and Notification – Discussion and possible action on the Adding Grade Levels to Charter Amendment Request and the Enrollment Cap Notification Request submitted by Phoenix Collegiate Academy, Inc., a charter holder that does not meet the Board’s academic performance expectations.  K.   Charter Renewal – Discussion and possible action on the renewal application package for the Mountain Oak School, Inc.L.   Charter Transfer – Discussion and possible action on the transfer application package of New Visions Academy, Inc. from the State Board of Education to the State Board for Charter Schools.   M.   Proposed Rulemaking – Presentation, discussion and consideration of the initiation of proposed rulemaking regarding the monitoring and oversight of charter schools.  N.   Proposed Changes to the Board’s Academic Performance Framework and Guidance, and Intervention Schedule, and Academic Intervention Policy Statement – Discussion and possible action to align the guidance provided in the Academic Performance Framework and Guidance document, and Intervention Schedule, and Academic Intervention Policy Statement with proposed rulemaking regarding the monitoring and oversight of charter schools. O.   Compliance Matters -  The Board will receive information to determine whether evidence exists that the Charter Holders listed below are in breach of one or more provisions of their charter contract and state law regarding their failure to meet or make sufficient progress toward the academic performance expectations set forth in the Academic Performance Framework in accordance with A.R.S. § 15-183(I)(3). If the Board determines that a breach may have occurred, the Board may take action as it deems appropriate or necessary under state law, which may include withholding of up to 10% of the monthly apportionment of state aid and requiring a corrective action plan pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-185(H), and/or issuing a notice of intent to revoke the charter pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-183(I).         a.    Shonto Governing Board Of Education, Inc.         b.    Sierra Oaks School, Inc.         c.    Tucson International Academy, Inc. The Board will receive information to determine whether evidence exists that Legacy Schools is in breach of one or more provisions of its charter contract, federal, and state laws regarding its failure to meet or make sufficient progress toward the academic performance expectations set forth in the Academic Performance Framework (A.R.S. § 15-183(I)(3)), failure to comply with financial records retention requirements (A.R.S. Title 39, Chap. 1, Art. 2), federal payroll tax requirements (26 U.S.C. § 3401 et seq.), and state unemployment contribution requirements (A.R.S. Title 23, Chap. 4, Art. 5), and failure to follow standard internal control procedures (charter contract). If the Board determines that a breach may have occurred, the Board may take action as it deems appropriate or necessary under state law, which may include withholding of up to 10% of the monthly apportionment of state aid and requiring a corrective action plan pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-185(H), and/or issuing a notice of intent to revoke the charter pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-183(I).  The Board will receive information to determine whether evidence exists that the following charter holders continue to breach one or more provisions of their charter contract and state law regarding failure to timely submit the annual financial audit in accordance with A.R.S. § 15-183(E)(6).  If the Board determines that a breach remains, the Board may take action as it deems appropriate or necessary under state law, which may include issuing a notice of intent to revoke the charter pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-183(I).                 a.    Hillcrest Academy, Inc.                 b.    International Charter School of Arizona, Inc.  P.   New Charter School Application Packages — Discussion and possible action on the following application packages and requests for a charter for applicants that provided application packages that met the Board’s scoring criteria: Alhambra Preparatory Academy –Portfolio and Interview recording  Arizona Language Preparatory – Portfolio and Interview recording   CASA Academy – Portfolio and Interview recording  Desert Star Academy – Portfolio and Interview recording  Havasu Preparatory Academy High School – Portfolio and Interview recording  Innovative Humanities Education Corporation – Portfolio and Interview recording  SySTEM Schools – Portfolio and Interview recording  Western School of Science and Technology, Inc. – Portfolio and Interview recording The Caepe School –Portfolio and Interview recording  Q.   New Charter School Application Packages — Discussion and possible action on the following application packages and requests for a charter for applicants that provided application packages that do not meet the Board’s scoring criteria but who requested that their application packages be forwarded to the Board for consideration: Colegio Petite Ahwatukee – Portfolio and Interview recording Part 1 and Part 2 Colegio Petite Phoenix – Portfolio and Interview recording Part 1 and Part 2 Grandview Associates, Inc. – Portfolio and Interview recording PS Charter Schools, Inc. – Portfolio and Interview recording  R.   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.  S.   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
 
Easy Access to open parking behind the building on the east and west sides of 16th Avenue, south of Van Buren
 
Monday, January 13, 2014
 
Regular Session
 
9:00 A.M
 
 
A.   Pledge of Allegiance
 
B.   Moment of Silence
 
C.   Roll Call Image of 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 Play Button
 
E.   Election of Officers Image of Play Button
 
F.   Arizona Charter Schools Association Update – Eileen Sigmund Image of Play Button
 
G.   Superintendent’s Report – Update on current events and/or activities of the Department of Education. Image of Play Button
 
H.   Executive Director’s Report – Introduction to the agenda items—Discussion and possible action: Image of Play Button
 
  1. Status of charters with previous and/or on-going board actions:  Carden of Tucson, Founding Fathers Academies, Inc., Hillcrest Academy, Inc., International Charter School of Arizona, Inc., Kin Dah Lichii Olta, 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 the evaluation of required responses from charter holders not meeting the Board’s Financial Performance Expectations.  
I.   Consent Agenda - All items on this agenda will be considered by a single motion with no discussion, unless requested otherwise by a board member.  Image of Play Button
 
  1. Consideration to approve charter holder amendment requests for the following:
  2. BASIS School, Inc. (BASIS Phoenix Central Primary) – Adding Grade Levels to Charter, Procurement & USFRCS Exceptions
  3. BASIS School, Inc. (BASIS Scottsdale Primary) – Adding Grade Levels to Charter, Procurement & USFRCS Exceptions
  4. BASIS School, Inc. (BASIS Oro Valley Primary) –Procurement & USFRCS Exceptions
  5. BASIS School, Inc. (BASIS Prescott) – Procurement & USFRCS Exceptions
  6. Southern Arizona Community Academy, Inc. –Arizona Online Instruction Program of Instruction
  7. Consideration to approve the request for charter renewal and grant a renewal contract to the following:
  8. Cornerstone Charter School, Inc.
  9. Juniper Tree Academy 
J.   Charter Amendment and Notification – Discussion and possible action on the Adding Grade Levels to Charter Amendment Request and the Enrollment Cap Notification Request submitted by Phoenix Collegiate Academy, Inc., a charter holder that does not meet the Board’s academic performance expectations. Image of Play Button
 
K.   Charter Renewal – Discussion and possible action on the renewal application package for the Mountain Oak School, Inc.
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L.   Charter Transfer – Discussion and possible action on the transfer application package of New Visions Academy, Inc. from the State Board of Education to the State Board for Charter Schools.  Image of Play Button
 
M.   Proposed Rulemaking – Presentation, discussion and consideration of the initiation of proposed rulemaking regarding the monitoring and oversight of charter schools. Image of Play Button
 
N.   Proposed Changes to the Board’s Academic Performance Framework and Guidance, and Intervention Schedule, and Academic Intervention Policy Statement – Discussion and possible action to align the guidance provided in the Academic Performance Framework and Guidance document, and Intervention Schedule, and Academic Intervention Policy Statement with proposed rulemaking regarding the monitoring and oversight of charter schools.
 
O.   Compliance Matters - Image of Play Button
 
The Board will receive information to determine whether evidence exists that the Charter Holders listed below are in breach of one or more provisions of their charter contract and state law regarding their failure to meet or make sufficient progress toward the academic performance expectations set forth in the Academic Performance Framework in accordance with A.R.S. § 15-183(I)(3). 
If the Board determines that a breach may have occurred, the Board may take action as it deems appropriate or necessary under state law, which may include withholding of up to 10% of the monthly apportionment of state aid and requiring a corrective action plan pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-185(H), and/or issuing a notice of intent to revoke the charter pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-183(I).
 
 
        b.    Sierra Oaks School, Inc.
 
 
The Board will receive information to determine whether evidence exists that Legacy Schools is in breach of one or more provisions of its charter contract, federal, and state laws regarding its failure to meet or make sufficient progress toward the academic performance expectations set forth in the Academic Performance Framework (A.R.S. § 15-183(I)(3)), failure to comply with financial records retention requirements (A.R.S. Title 39, Chap. 1, Art. 2), federal payroll tax requirements (26 U.S.C. § 3401 et seq.), and state unemployment contribution requirements (A.R.S. Title 23, Chap. 4, Art. 5), and failure to follow standard internal control procedures (charter contract). 
If the Board determines that a breach may have occurred, the Board may take action as it deems appropriate or necessary under state law, which may include withholding of up to 10% of the monthly apportionment of state aid and requiring a corrective action plan pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-185(H), and/or issuing a notice of intent to revoke the charter pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-183(I). 
 
The Board will receive information to determine whether evidence exists that the following charter holders continue to breach one or more provisions of their charter contract and state law regarding failure to timely submit the annual financial audit in accordance with A.R.S. § 15-183(E)(6).  
If the Board determines that a breach remains, the Board may take action as it deems appropriate or necessary under state law, which may include issuing a notice of intent to revoke the charter pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-183(I).
 
                a.    Hillcrest Academy, Inc.
 
                b.    International Charter School of Arizona, Inc. 
 
P.   New Charter School Application Packages — Discussion and possible action on the following application packages and requests for a charter for applicants that provided application packages that met the Board’s scoring criteria:
 
  1. Alhambra Preparatory Academy –Portfolio and Interview recording  Image of Play Button
  2. Arizona Language Preparatory – Portfolio and Interview recording   Image of Play Button
  3. CASA Academy – Portfolio and Interview recording  Image of Play Button
  4. Desert Star Academy – Portfolio and Interview recording  Image of Play Button
  5. Havasu Preparatory Academy High School – Portfolio and Interview recording  Image of Play Button
  6. Innovative Humanities Education Corporation – Portfolio and Interview recording  Image of Play Button
  7. SySTEM Schools – Portfolio and Interview recording  Image of Play Button
  8. Western School of Science and Technology, Inc. – Portfolio and Interview recording Image of Play Button
  9. The Caepe School –Portfolio and Interview recording  Image of Play Button
Q.   New Charter School Application Packages — Discussion and possible action on the following application packages and requests for a charter for applicants that provided application packages that do not meet the Board’s scoring criteria but who requested that their application packages be forwarded to the Board for consideration:
 
  1. Colegio Petite Ahwatukee – Portfolio and Interview recording Part 1 and Part 2 Image of Play Button
  2. Colegio Petite Phoenix – Portfolio and Interview recording Part 1 and Part 2 Image of Play Button
  3. Grandview Associates, Inc. – Portfolio and Interview recording Image of Play Button
  4. PS Charter Schools, Inc. – Portfolio and Interview recording  Image of Play Button
R.   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. Image of Play Button
 
S.   Adjournment
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