Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education Institutions and Agencies › Part 402 - MCSAB Board Policies › Chapter 3 - Applicant Evaluation Ratings and Sample Scoring Criteria › Rule 10-402-3.1 - Ratings and Criteria

Current through June 25, 2024
Ratings and Criteria
Evaluators will use the following criteria to rate
				  applications. Within each section, specific criteria define the expectations
				  for a well thought out response that "Meets the Standard." Evaluators will rate
				  the responses by applying the following guidance:
Rating
Characteristics
Meets or Exceeds the Standard (3)
The response
				  reflects a thorough understanding of key issues. It clearly aligns with the
				  mission and goals of the school. The response includes specific and accurate
				  information that shows thorough preparation.
Partially Meets Standard (2)
The response meets
				  the criteria in some aspects, but lacks sufficient detail and/or requires
				  additional information in one or more areas.
Does Not Meet Standard (1)
The response is
				  significantly incomplete; demonstrates lack of preparation; is unsuited to the
				  mission and vision of the district or otherwise raises significant concerns
				  about the viability of the plan or the applicant's ability to carry it
				  out.
An application that merits a recommendation for approval
				  should present a clear, realistic picture of how the school expects to operate;
				  be detailed in how this school will raise student achievement; and inspire
				  confidence in the applicant's capacity to successfully implement the proposed
				  academic and operational plans. In addition to meeting the criteria that are
				  specific to that section, each part of the proposal should align with the
				  overall mission, budget, and goals of the application.
Recommendations for approval or denial will be based on the
				  written application (narrative and attachments) and applicant capacity
				  interviews. On each bulleted criterion, indicate a numerical score in the
				  right-hand column indicating your impression of the applicant's response based
				  on the rating system that has been provided. Provide brief comments to support
				  your ratings in the far right column and enter page numbers from the full PDF
				  document to support your comments. In the "Additional Comments" box at the end
				  of each section, please list one or more suggested interview questions.
				  Finally, please tally a composite score for each section of the
				  proposal.
Sections for Conversion Charter Schools and Education Service
				  Providers are specific to only those applicants. Although the same rating
				  system will be used, the points from these sections will not be aggregated with
				  points from other sections.
If the application meets or exceeds the standard in four of
				  five criteria, the team will proceed to the capacity interview. Those
				  applications deemed substantially incomplete or failing to meet the standard in
				  four of five criteria will be cut. Mississippi law states, "The authorizer must
				  (a) Grant charters only to applicants that have provided evidence of competence
				  in each element of the authorizer's published approval criteria, and in the
				  case of an applicant that currently operates one or more schools in any state
				  or nation, clear evidence that the management or leadership team of the charter
				  school or schools currently operated by the applicant has produced
				  statistically significant gains in student achievement or consistently produced
				  proficiency levels as measured on state achievement test; (b) base decisions on
				  documented evidence collected through the application review process; and (c)
				  follow charter-granting policies and practices that are transparent, based on
				  merit and avoid conflicts of interest or any appearance thereof." Mississippi
				  Code Section
				  37-28-19"2"
				  Thus, an initial or amended charter application, to be approved, must be ready
				  to be incorporated into a charter agreement.
Qualifying Checklist
To be completed prior to applications being
				  submitted for full proposal review
____ Applicant met application due date and time
____ Applicant is NOT a private school seeking conversion
				  into a charter school
____ Applicant provided proof of United States citizenship
				  for all governing board members and school leadership team members
____ Applicant is a nonprofit organization
____ Applicant is contracting with an Education Service
				  Provider that is a nonprofit organization
Recommendation Summary Complete this page
				  last
OVERALL SCORE & RECOMMENDATION:
				  ____________
Would you recommend that the MS Charter School
				  Authorizer Board approve this application for a public charter
				  school:
Explain your recommendation in the Summary Comments
				  section below.
Check one (required)
____ Deny
____ Approve with Appropriate Amendments
____Approve
SUMMARY COMMENTS (1,200 character
				  maximum)
Summarize your assessment of the application focusing
				  on key strengths and concerns, as applicable.
Evaluator Signature: Date: Printed Name:
Miss. Code Ann. §
										37-28-15.