Regular Session - July 20, 2020

Meeting Summary

Meeting Recording - Next to each agenda item is the time that agenda item begins in the YouTube recording.

ARIZONA STATE BOARD FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS

VIRTUAL MEETING

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Monday, July 20, 2020

Regular Session

1:00 PM

NOTICE AND AGENDA - *REVISED

1. Pledge of Allegiance YouTube at 3:28
2. Moment of Silence YouTube at 3:44
3. Roll Call YouTube at 4:10
4. Superintendent’s Report—Update on current events and/or activities of the Department of Education - YouTube at 7:27
5. Executive Director’s Report -YouTube at 7:42
   1.  Status of Board actions and legal matters    
      1. Update on  Executive Order 2020-41 and Executive Order 2020-44 and the Board’s Response    
      2. Update on the Financial Performance Framework and Deadlines  
6. Call to the Public YouTube at 14:41

PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVED

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.

All public comments for the meeting will be accepted in written form only. All public comments are due to Board staff by Friday, July 17, 2020 at noon.  Public comments will not be orally read into the record but will be posted publicly in the Board materials located on the Board’s website by end of business on Friday, July 17th.

Two ways to submit written comment:

• Via Email: [email protected]
• Via Postal Service: P.O. Box 18328, Phoenix, Arizona 85005
  • Please note that USPS mail takes time to be delivered. Please plan accordingly to make the noon deadline on July 17, 2020. 

7. Consent Agenda—All items on this agenda will be considered by a single motion with no discussion, unless requested otherwise by a board member. - YouTube at 14:58
   1. Approval of Meeting Minutes from the Charter Board’s meeting on May 11, 2020.
   2. Update on schools with an “F” Letter Grade and consideration to approve the proposed Letter Grade Consent Agreement for the following charter holders:
      1. Arizona Call-a-Teen Youth Resources, Inc.
      2. Ed Ahead
      3. RSD Charter School, Inc.
      4. Santa Cruz Valley Opportunities in Education, Inc.
      5. Tucson International Academy, Inc.
   3. Charter Amendments— Consideration to approve amendment requests from the following charter holders:
      1.  Benchmark School, Inc. – Charter Holder Governance Request
         1. Executive Summary
         2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
      2. Career Success Schools – Charter Holder Governance Request
         1. Executive Summary
         2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
      3. Freedom Academy, Inc. – Charter Holder Governance Request
         1. Executive Summary
         2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
      4. Friendly House, Inc.– Charter Holder Governance Request
         1. Executive Summary
         2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
      5. New Horizon High School, Inc. d.b.a Providence High School – Charter Holder Governance Request
         1. Executive Summary
         2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
      6. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community Schools – Charter Holder Governance Request
         1. Executive Summary
         2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
      7. Tucson Youth Development, Inc. – Charter Holder Governance Request
         1. Executive Summary
         2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
      8. Valor Preparatory Academy, LLC– Charter Holder Governance Request
         1. Executive Summary
         2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
             
8. Charter Amendments—Discussion and possible action on amendment requests from the following charter holders: YouTube at 16:01
   1. *Freedom Prep Academy-Mesa —School Specific Change in Grades Request
      1. Executive Summary
      2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
   2. Intelli-School, Inc. — Arizona Online Instruction
      1. Executive Summary
      2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
      3. Substantive Review Rubric
      4. ADE School Report Card Data
   3. PAS Charter, Inc. — Arizona Online Instruction
      1. Executive Summary
      2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
      3. Substantive Review Rubric
      4. ADE School Report Card Data
   4. SC Jensen Corporation, Inc. — Arizona Online Instruction
      1. Executive Summary
      2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
      3. Substantive Review Rubric
      4. ADE School Report Card Data
   5. Academy of Mathematics and Science, Inc. (Entity ID 79961) — Arizona Online Instruction
      1. Executive Summary
      2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
      3. Substantive Review Rubric
      4. ADE School Report Card Data
      5. Associated Schools
   6. American Leadership Academy, Inc. — Arizona Online Instruction
      1. Executive Summary
      2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
      3. Substantive Review Rubric
      4. ADE School Report Card Data
      5. Other Available Options
   7. BASIS Charter Schools, Inc. (Entity ID 91949) — Arizona Online Instruction
      1. Executive Summary
      2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
      3. Substantive Review Rubric
      4. ADE School Report Card Data
      5. Associated Schools
   8. Estrella Educational Foundation — Arizona Online Instruction
      1. Executive Summary
      2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
      3. Substantive Review Rubric
      4. ADE School Report Card Data
   9. Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United States, Inc. — Arizona Online Instruction
      1. Executive Summary
      2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
      3. Substantive Review Rubric
      4. ADE School Report Card Data
   10. Kaizen Education Foundation dba Mission Heights Preparatory High School — Arizona Online Instruction
       1. Executive Summary
       2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
       3. Substantive Review Rubric
       4. ADE School Report Card Data
       5. Associated Schools
   11. Self Development Charter School, Inc. dba Self Development Academy — Arizona Online Instruction
       1. Executive Summary
       2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
       3. Substantive Review Rubric
       4. ADE School Report Card Data
   12. The Grande Innovation Academy — Arizona Online Instruction
       1. Executive Summary
       2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
       3. Substantive Review Rubric
       4. ADE School Report Card Data
   13. The Paideia Academies, Inc. — Arizona Online Instruction
       1. Executive Summary
       2. Amendment Request and Support Materials
       3. Substantive Review Rubric
       4. ADE School Report Card Data
           
9. Charter Renewal—Discussion and possible action on renewal application packages from the following charter holders: YouTube at 2:18:49
   1. Legacy Traditional School-Casa Grande
      1. Executive Summary
      2. Renewal Application Package
      3. Renewal Summary Review
      4. Associated Schools
      5. ADE School Report Card Data
      6. Academic Systems Review Report
   2. Legacy Traditional School-Queen Creek
      1. Executive Summary
      2. Renewal Application Package
      3. Renewal Summary Review
      4. Associated Schools
      5. ADE School Report Card Data
      6. Academic Systems Review Report
10. Summary of Current Events, Future Meeting Dates and Items for Future Agendas—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. - YouTube at 2:21:59
11. Adjournment