Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education Institutions and Agencies › Part 402 - MCSAB Board Policies › Chapter 1 - Request for Proposals 2013 › EXECUTIVE SUMMARY › Rule 10-402-1.3 - Executive Summary

Current through June 25, 2024
Essential Information Form
Name of Proposed School
Conversion or New Start
Grade Configuration
Model or Focus (e.g., Arts, College Prep, etc.)
Proposed School District
Primary Contact Person (name, email)
Enrollment Projections:
Delete
					 unnecessary rows and/or
provide additional columns if the school
					 will not reach full enrollment by year five
. Project student head
					 count (not funded FTEs). Replace "Year 1" with the first year the school plans
					 to enroll students and each subsequent year for five years
					 total.
GRADE
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
ECE
K
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Total # students
Student Demographics:
Based on the district in
					 which the proposed charter school will be located, project the demographic
					 makeup of the school. The projections for the total number of students who
					 receive free lunch and/or special education services must satisfy the 80% rule
					 as described in the Application Toolkit.
Free Lunch ONLY %
Students with Disabilities but not Free Lunch
							 %
Total % Free Lunch
and/or Students
							 with
Disabilities
District data
Minimum Required
% to Satisfy
							 80%
rule
Projected Demographics
Address the following questions briefly in a
					 narrative format. Please use the outline numbering and headers provided below,
					 but do not repeat the questions
I.
Culture:
What is the mission
				  and vision of the school? What outreach has been conducted to engage
				  prospective parents, teachers and pupils within this region? Discuss the need
				  for the school in the community. Describe the anticipated culture of the
				  school.
II.
Leadership:
What critical qualifications, credentials and attributes
				  have been identified for the school leader? If a leader has been selected,
				  please provide a short biography for that leader. What critical qualifications,
				  credentials and attributes have been identified for the other members of the
				  school leadership team? If the other members have been selected, provide a
				  short biography for those leaders as well.
III.
School Structure and
				  Operations:
Provide a high level overview of the school team's plan to
				  recruit and enroll students. Describe the school facilities and how students
				  will be transported.
IV.
Education Program:
Provide a brief overview of the education
				  program of the proposed school, including major instructional methods, key
				  program components and assessment strategies.
V.
Instructional Staff:
Explain
				  how instructional effectiveness will be supported through evaluations and
				  professional development.
VI.
Governance:
Briefly outline the role of the Board with regard to
				  school governance and academic oversight. Explain the rationale for seeking
				  charter status.
VII.
Other
:Provide an overview of any relationships with education
				  service providers (if applicable). Provide an abbreviated rationale for
				  converting a noncharter school into a charter school (if applicable). Discuss
				  the academic achievement levels of any other schools being operated by the
				  applicants (if applicable).
Expand the following table to list all proposed Board
					 members for the school.
Name
Current Professional
Title
							 and
Organization
Board Role
Focus/Expertise
Finance:
Complete the following table to
					 summarize the detailed budget supplied in this application. Replace "Year 0"
					 with the first year the proposed school plans to incur expenses, and "Year 1"
					 with the first year the school anticipates receiving students, and each year
					 thereafter for five years total. If there is no anticipated planning year,
					 eliminate the column for "Year 0."
Year 0*
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Number of Students
Per Pupil Revenue
Federal Revenue
Grant Funds**
Private Funds**
Total Revenue
Salaries and Wages
Benefits and Employer Taxes
Materials and Supplies
Services and Other Operating Expenses
Facility Expenses
Other Expenses
Total Expenses
Net Operating Income
Beginning Fund Balance
Ending Fund Balance
*Year 0 refers to the startup year, if
							 applicable. Per Pupil Revenue streams will not commence until Year 1, but there
							 may be other sources of revenue and expense activity during the startup year.
							 **For any grants, private funds, or other sources identified above, indicate
							 whether the funding has been secured and any plans to secure future funding
							 within the budget narrative and provide evidence as available as part of
							 Attachment X.
Contracting with Education Service Providers
					 (ESPs):
Applicants seeking services from a third party ESP must indicate
					 the extent to which the school may employ services through these organizations
					 or corporations.
Note: A charter school
and
any
					 education service provider that provides comprehensive management for a charter
					 school
must be
a nonprofit education
					 organization.
a.
Does the
				  school expect to contract with an ESP or oth
er organization for a
				  substantial portion of school management/operation? (Y/N) If so, please provide
				  a description or copy of the proposed contract, a recent corporate annual
				  report, an audited financial statement, a description of the firm's
				  responsibility for the fiscal management of the proposed school, and a summary
				  of the company's history including a description of its past results in
				  management efforts, as well as the background on its leaders. Please provide
				  these documents as an attachment to this Executive Summary
				  Narrative
.
b. Is the
				  applicant an existing operator applying to replicate its current school(s)?
				  (Y/N)