Utah Code § 53G-5-302 — Utah Code / Title 53G / Chapter 53G-5 / § 53G-5-302
§ 53G-5-302. Charter school application -- Applicants -- Contents.
Status: in_force

(1) (a) An application to establish a charter school may be submitted by: (i) an individual; (ii) a group of individuals; or (iii) a nonprofit legal entity organized under Utah law. (b) An authorized charter school may apply under this chapter for a charter from another charter school authorizer. (2) A charter school application shall include: (a) the purpose and mission of the school; (b) except for a charter school authorized by a local school board, a statement that, after entering into a charter agreement, the charter school will be organized and managed in accordance with Title 16, Chapter 6a, Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act; (c) a description of the governance structure of the school, including: (i) a list of the charter school governing board members that describes the qualifications of each member; and (ii) an assurance that the applicant shall, within 30 days of the date of authorization, complete a background check for each member in accordance with Section 53G-5-408; (d) a description of the target population of the school that includes: (i) the projected maximum number of students the school proposes to enroll; (ii) the projected school enrollment for each of the first three years of school operation; and (iii) the ages or grade levels the school proposes to serve; (e) the school's unique performance measures, including academic goals; (f) qualifications and policies for school employees, including policies that: (i) comply with the criminal background check requirements in accordance with Section 53G-5-408; (ii) require employee evaluations; (iii) address employment of relatives within the charter school; and (iv) address human resource management and ensure that: (A) at least one of the school's employees or another person is assigned human resource management duties, as defined in Section 17B-1-805; and (B) the assigned employee or person described in Subsection (2)(f)(iv)(A) receives human resource management training, as defined in Section 17B-1-805; (g) a description of how the charter school will provide, as required by state and federal law, special education and related services; (h) for a school district converting to charter status, arrangements for: (i) students who choose not to continue attending the charter school; and (ii) teachers who choose not to continue teaching at the charter school; (i) a statement that describes the charter school's plan for establishing the charter school's facilities, including: (i) whether the charter school intends to lease or purchase the charter school's facilities; and (ii) anticipated financing arrangements; (j) a market analysis of the community the school plans to serve; (k) a business plan; (l) other major issues involving the establishment and operation of the charter school; and (m) the signatures of the charter school governing board members. (3) A charter school authorizer may require a charter school application to include: (a) the charter school's proposed: (i) curriculum; (ii) instructional program; or (iii) delivery methods; (b) a method for assessing whether students are reaching the school's performance measures and academic goals, including administering the statewide assessments as defined in Section 53E-4-301; (c) a proposed calendar; (d) sample policies; (e) a description of opportunities for parental involvement; (f) a description of the school's administrative, supervisory, or other proposed services that may be obtained through service providers; or (g) other information that demonstrates an applicant's ability to establish and operate a charter school.