Arizona State Board for Charter Schools
To improve public education in Arizona by sponsoring charter schools that provide quality educational choices

Public Comment

General Information

Welcome to the Public Comment Forum!

Through this forum, the charter community and other stakeholders have an opportunity to voice their position on a potential rule or policy and provide valuable information on how it may impact you and your community. Your feedback will assist the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools (Board) and improve its services to the charter community.

We appreciate you taking the time to participate in this forum and look forward to hearing from you.

 

Transparency Recommendations

At its October 23, 2018 meeting, the Financial Framework Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) discussed recommendations which promote transparency and directed staff to solicit public comment on the proposed recommendations and to provide the public comment to the Subcommittee at its November 27, 2018 meeting.

Transparency Recommendations document

 

Posting period: November 5, 2018 – November 19, 2018

Please submit your feedback in writing to the Board during the posting period using one of the following options:

1. Written comments may be emailed to [email protected].

2. Written comments may be mailed to the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools, P.O. Box 18328, Phoenix, AZ 85005

3. Written comments may be delivered to the Board office located at 1616 W. Adams St., Suite 170, Phoenix, AZ 85007

 

For all responses please provide the following information:

  • First and last name
  • Mailing Address
  • E-mail Address
  • Organization (optional)

 

Financial Performance Framework

At its October 23, 2018 meeting, the Financial Framework Subcommittee (“Subcommittee”) accepted the measures, measure targets, summative performance ratings, interventions and financial performance expectations and recommended that the full Board move forward with administrative rulemaking for implementing the Financial Performance Framework (“Framework”) proposed by the Subcommittee. Further, the Subcommittee directed staff to solicit public comment on the proposed Framework and to bring the public comment and Subcommittee recommendation to the full Board in December 2018.

 

Framework Documents

 

Posting period: October 25, 2018 – November 13, 2018

Please submit your feedback in writing to the Board during the posting period using one of the following options:

1. Written comments may be emailed to [email protected].

2. Written comments may be mailed to the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools, P.O. Box 18328, Phoenix, AZ 85005

3. Written comments may be delivered to the Board office located at 1616 W. Adams St., Suite 170, Phoenix, AZ 85007

 

For all responses please provide the following information:

  • First and last name
  • Mailing Address
  • E-mail Address
  • Organization (optional)

Board’s Performance Frameworks

A.R.S. §15-183(R) requires the Board that in implementing its oversight and administrative responsibilities to ground its actions in evidence of the charter holder’s performance in accordance with the performance frameworks adopted by the Board. The performance frameworks shall include:

1. The academic performance expectations of the charter school and the measurement of sufficient progress toward the academic performance expectations.

2. The operational expectations of the charter school, including adherence to all applicable laws and obligations of the charter contract.

3. The financial expectations of the charter school.

4. Intervention and improvement policies.

 

The Board has implemented this statute and has adopted the academic, financial and operational performance frameworks. Currently, the Board has made technical changes to the performance frameworks and guidance documents to provide clarity and transparency and would appreciate feedback from all stakeholders.

 

Framework Documents

 

After reviewing the drafts of possible changes to the framework documents, please submit your responses to the following questions:

Do the proposed technical changes provide clarity and transparency?

How can the Academic Performance Framework and Guidance be further improved?

How can the Financial Performance Framework and Guidance be further improved?

How can the Operational Performance Framework and Guidance be further improved?

What additional comments do you have that were not addressed above?

 

Posting period: September 11, 2018 – October 1, 2018

 

Please submit your feedback in writing to the Board during the posting period in one of the following options:

1. Complete the following Framework Online Survey (closes October 1, 2018) or access the survey via the ASBCS website and click on the PUBLIC COMMENT tab.

2. Written comments may be mailed to the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools, P.O. Box 18328, Phoenix, AZ 85005

3. Written comments may be delivered to the Board office located at 1616 W. Adams St., Suite 170, Phoenix, AZ 85007

 

For all responses please provide the following information:

  • First and last name
  • Mailing Address
  • E-mail Address
  • Organization (optional)

 

Eligibility Criteria for Replication and Transfer Applications 

Board staff has been working on revising the current eligibility criteria for replication and transfer applications to allow charter holders to submit an application earlier than the Board’s current process. The Board is requesting feedback from the charter community to ensure transparency and consistency.

 

Framework Documents

 

After reviewing the drafts of possible changes to the replication and transfer applications, please submit your responses to the following questions:

Do the proposed eligibility criteria provide clarity and transparency?

How can the Application for Replication Charter be further improved?

How can the Application for Transfer Charter be further improved?

What additional comments do you have that were not addressed above?

 

Posting period: September 11, 2018 – October 1, 2018

 

Please submit your feedback in writing to the Board during the posting period in one of the following options:

1. Complete the following Application Online Survey (closes October 1, 2018) or access the survey via the ASBCS website and click on the PUBLIC COMMENT tab.

2. Written comments may be mailed to the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools, P.O. Box 18328, Phoenix, AZ 85005

3. Written comments may be delivered to the Board office located at 1616 W. Adams St., Suite 170, Phoenix, AZ 85007

 

For all responses please provide the following information:

  • First and last name
  • Mailing Address
  • E-mail Address
  • Organization (optional)

 

Rulemaking

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