Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education Institutions and Agencies › Part 402 - MCSAB Board Policies › Chapter 2 - Application Toolkit 2013 › Rule 10-402-2.11 - Assurance

Current through June 25, 2024
Assurances
1. The applicant shall be an equal
				opportunity employer and shall perform to all other applicable requirements;
				accordingly, the applicant shall neither discriminate nor permit discrimination
				in its operation or employment practices against any person or group of persons
				on the grounds of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, or sex in
				any manner prohibited by law. Further, the applicant agrees to comply with the
				Civil Rights Acts of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972,
				Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of
				1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the No Child Left Behind
				Act of 2001.
2. The applicant shall
				not limit admission based on ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender,
				income level, disabling condition, proficiency in the English language, or
				academic or athletic ability, except as otherwise provided by Mississippi Code
				§
									37-28-23.
3. The underserved student composition of the
				proposed charter school's enrollment collectively will reflect that of students
				of all ages attending the school district in which the charter school is
				located, to be defined as being at least eighty percent (80%) of that
				population.
4. The applicant must
				enroll all students who wish to attend the school unless the number of students
				exceeds the capacity of a program, class, grade level or building.
5. The applicant will not engage in any
				sectarian practices in its educational program, admissions, or employment
				policies or operations.
6. The
				applicant may not discriminate against any student on the basis of national
				origin, minority status, or limited proficiency in English. Consistent with
				federal civil rights laws, the applicant must provide limited English
				proficient students with appropriate services designed to teach English and the
				general curriculum.
7. The
				applicant will not charge tuition.
8. The applicant will provide a
				transportation plan for students attending the proposed charter
				school.
9. The applicant will abide
				by all civil rights and health and safety requirements applicable to noncharter
				public schools, except as otherwise provided by Mississippi Code §
									37-28-1 et
				seq.
10. The proposed charter
				school will be subject to, at a minimum, the student assessment and
				accountability requirements applicable to noncharter public schools in the
				state.
11. The applicant agrees to
				abide by the following state statutes:
a.
				Mississippi Code §
										25-41-1
				et seq;
b. Mississippi Code §
										25-61-1
				et seq;
c. Mississippi Code §
										37-3-51;
d. Mississippi Code §
										37-3-53;
e. Mississippi Code §
										37-11-18;
f. Mississippi Code §
										37-11-18.1;
g. Mississippi Code §
										37-11-19;
h. Mississippi Code §
										37-11-20;
i. Mississippi Code §
										37-11-21;
j. Mississippi Code §
										37-11-23;
k. Mississippi Code §
										37-11-29
				and
				37-11-31;
l. Mississippi Code §
										37-11-67;
m. Mississippi Code §
										37-13-3;
n. Mississippi Code §
										37-13-5
				and
				37-13-6;
o. Mississippi Code §
										37-13-63(1);
p. Mississippi Code §
										37-13-91;
q. Mississippi Code §
										37-13-171(2)
				and (4);
r. Mississippi Code §
										37-13-173;
s. Mississippi Code §
										37-13-193;
t. Mississippi Code §
										37-15-1
				and
				37-15-3;
u. Mississippi Code §
										37-15-6;
v. Mississippi Code §
										37-15-9;
w. Mississippi Code §
										37-15-11;
x. Mississippi Code §
										37-16-1,
				37-16-3,
				37-16-4,
				and
				37-16-9;
				and
y. Mississippi Code §
										37-18-1.