Common use of Closure Plan Clause in Contracts

Closure Plan. If the school does not meet the terms of the School Improvement Plan and attain a Satisfactory Rating by the end of the contract term, the school is a candidate for nonrenewal. If the school’s contract is not renewed, the school must implement the Closure Plan as described in the school’s charter contract. Three essential questions guide our VOA-MN authorizer oversight and charter school accountability plan. • ACADEMIMC PROGRA PERFORMANCE - Is the school’s Learning Program a Success? Academic Performance- All public schools, including charters, must fully participate in the state assessments - Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments. Data from state assessments as well as Title 1 Designation consistent with the state North Star system will be compiled and evaluated in the Annual VOA-MN Authorized Charter Schools Academic Performance Report by the authorizer. Charter schools are required to meet the academic performance standards for which they agree to be held accountable in their charter contract. The extent to which a school is meeting their World’s Best Workforce requirements and additional statutory purposes are also measured in the Learning program section. The VOA-MN Charter School Authorizing Program publishes annually an Academic Performance Report on their network of authorized charter schools. The report serves as a single annual source of academic program and performance information for all of our VOA- MN operational charter schools. The report contains an analysis of annual and cumulative academic program, performance, and professional development data for each school. Content from the annual Academic Performance Report also serves as the basis for the school academic performance analysis contained in the statutorily required Contract Renewal Evaluation Reports, including evaluation of the extent to which the school has met their primary purpose, “to improve all pupil learning and all student achievement” during the contract term. The VOA-MN determined academic performance standards contained below are uniform for all VOA- MN charter schools. The standards are contained in VOA-MN Charter Contract Addendum B (School Accountability and Authorizer Oversight System) and serve as the basis for both annual authorizer monitoring of school academic performance and contract renewal determinations. The authorizer reserves the right to have flexibility to reasonably amend these standards /expectations as needed (example: based on cell size being to small). One sample rating scale is imbedded below to provide the reader with context. VOA-MN’s academic performance standards/expectations include the following: Academic Performance Standard 1 - Students are performing well on state examinations in comparison to students at schools they might otherwise attend (with similar demographics) as evidence of meeting their primary statutory purpose of improving all pupil learning and all student achievement. Imbedded WBWF. A school may also use a nationally normed exam as a supplemental indicator. The “comparison” group with be the nationally-normed group.

Closure Plan. If the school does not meet the terms of the School Improvement Plan and attain a Satisfactory Rating by the end of the contract term, the school is a candidate for nonrenewal. If the school’s contract is not renewed, the school must implement the Closure Plan as described in the school’s charter contract. Three essential questions guide our VOA-MN authorizer oversight and charter school accountability plan. • ACADEMIMC PROGRA PERFORMANCE Academic Program Performance - Is the school’s Learning Program a Success? • Financial Sustainability – Does the School Exhibit Strong Financial Health? • Board Governance & Management/Operations - Is the organization effective and well run? SECTION ONE Academic Program Performance - Is the school’s Learning Program a Success? Academic Performance- All public schools, including charters, must fully participate in the state assessments - Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments. Data from state assessments as well as Title 1 Designation consistent with the state North Star system will be compiled and evaluated in the Annual VOA-MN Authorized Charter Schools Academic Performance Report by the authorizer. Charter schools are required to meet the academic performance standards for which they agree to be held accountable in their charter contract. The extent to which a school is meeting their World’s Best Workforce requirements and additional statutory purposes are also measured in the Learning program section. The VOA-MN Charter School Authorizing Program publishes annually an Academic Performance Report on their network of authorized charter schools. The report serves as a single annual source of academic program and performance information for all of our VOA- VOA-MN operational charter schools. The report contains an analysis of annual and cumulative academic program, performance, and professional development data for each school. Content from the annual Academic Performance Report also serves as the basis for the school academic performance analysis contained in the statutorily required Contract Renewal Evaluation Reports, including evaluation of the extent to which the school has met their primary purpose, “to improve all pupil learning and all student achievement” during the contract term. The VOA-MN determined academic performance standards contained below are uniform for all VOA- VOA-MN charter schools. The standards are contained in VOA-MN Charter Contract Addendum B (School Accountability and Authorizer Oversight System) and serve as the basis for both annual authorizer monitoring of school academic performance and contract renewal determinations. The authorizer reserves the right to have flexibility to reasonably amend these standards /expectations as needed (example: based on cell size being to too small). One sample rating scale is imbedded below to provide the reader with context. VOA-MN’s academic performance standards/expectations include the followingare scored below. SCHOOL STATUTORY PURPOSES: Academic Performance Standard 1 - Students are performing well on state examinations in comparison to students at schools they might otherwise attend • SCHOOL PRIMARY PURPOSE (with similar demographics) as evidence of meeting their M.S. 124E.01): The primary statutory purpose of improving the charter school is to improve all pupil learning and all student achievement. Imbedded WBWF. A school may also use a nationally normed exam as a supplemental indicator. The “comparison” group with be the nationally-normed groupMEASURE: MCA exams PERFORMANCE STANDARDS / EXPECTATIONS: Academic Performance Standards section below.

Closure Plan. If the school does not meet the terms of the School Improvement Plan and attain a Satisfactory Rating by the end of the contract term, the school is a candidate for nonrenewal. If the school’s contract is not renewed, the school must implement the Closure Plan as described in the school’s charter contract. Three essential questions guide our VOA-MN authorizer oversight and charter school accountability plan. • ACADEMIMC PROGRA PERFORMANCE ● Academic Program Performance - Is the school’s Learning Program a Success? Academic Performance- All public schools, including charters, must fully participate in the state assessments - Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments. Data from state assessments as well as Title 1 Designation consistent with the state North Star system will be compiled and evaluated in the Annual VOA-MN Authorized Charter Schools Academic Performance Report by the authorizer. Charter schools are required to meet the academic performance standards for which they agree to be held accountable in their charter contract. The extent to which a school is meeting their World’s Best Workforce requirements and additional statutory purposes are also measured in the Learning program section. The VOA-MN Charter School Authorizing Program publishes annually an Academic Performance Report on their network of authorized charter schools. The report serves as a single annual source of academic program and performance information for all of our VOA- VOA-MN operational charter schools. The report contains an analysis of annual and cumulative academic program, performance, and professional development data for each school. Content from the annual Academic Performance Report also serves as the basis for the school academic performance analysis contained in the statutorily required Contract Renewal Evaluation Reports, including evaluation of the extent to which the school has met their primary purpose, “to improve all pupil learning and all student achievement” during the contract term. The VOA-MN determined academic performance standards contained below are uniform for all VOA- VOA-MN charter schools. The standards are contained in VOA-MN Charter Contract Addendum B (School Accountability and Authorizer Oversight System) and serve as the basis for both annual authorizer monitoring of school academic performance and contract renewal determinations. The authorizer reserves the right to have flexibility to reasonably amend these standards /expectations as needed (example: based on cell size being to small). One sample rating scale is imbedded below to provide the reader with context. VOA-MN’s academic performance standards/expectations include the following: Academic Performance Standard 1 - Students are performing well on state examinations in comparison to students at schools they might otherwise attend (with similar demographics) as evidence of meeting their primary statutory purpose of improving all pupil learning and all student achievement. Imbedded WBWFWBWF Standard: All third-graders can read at grade-level. A school may also use a nationally normed exam as a supplemental indicator(Data Source: Evidence / Source: Minnesota Department of Education). The “comparison” group with be Scale: 0 = School’s average proficiency rate is less than the nationally-normed groupaverage performance of students in schools they might otherwise attend.

Closure Plan. If the school does not meet the terms of the School Improvement Plan and attain a Satisfactory Rating by the end of the contract term, the school is a candidate for nonrenewal. If the school’s contract is not renewed, the school must implement the Closure Plan as described in the school’s charter contract. Three essential questions guide our VOA-MN authorizer oversight and charter school accountability plan. • ACADEMIMC PROGRA PERFORMANCE Academic Program Performance - Is the school’s Learning Program a Success? Academic Performance- All public schools, including charters, must fully participate in the state assessments - Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments. Data from state assessments as well as Title 1 Designation consistent with the state North Star system will be compiled and evaluated in the Annual VOA-MN Authorized Charter Schools Academic Performance Report by the authorizer. Charter schools are required to meet the academic performance standards for which they agree to be held accountable in their charter contract. The extent to which a school is meeting their World’s Best Workforce requirements and additional statutory purposes are also measured in the Learning program section. The VOA-MN Charter School Authorizing Program publishes annually an Academic Performance Report on their network of authorized charter schools. The report serves as a single annual source of academic program and performance information for all of our VOA- MN operational charter schools. The report contains an analysis of annual and cumulative academic program, performance, and professional development data for each school. Content from the annual Academic Performance Report also serves as the basis for the school academic performance analysis contained in the statutorily required Contract Renewal Evaluation Reports, including evaluation of the extent to which the school has met their primary purpose, “to improve all pupil learning and all student achievement” during the contract term. The VOA-MN determined academic performance standards contained below are uniform for all VOA- MN charter schools. The standards are contained in VOA-MN Charter Contract Addendum B (School Accountability and Authorizer Oversight System) and serve as the basis for both annual authorizer monitoring of school academic performance and contract renewal determinations. The authorizer reserves the right to have flexibility to reasonably amend these standards /expectations as needed (example: based on cell size being to small). One sample rating scale is imbedded below to provide the reader with context. VOA-MN’s academic performance standards/expectations include the following: Academic Performance Standard 1 - Students are performing well on state examinations in comparison to students at schools they might otherwise attend (with similar demographics) as evidence of meeting their primary statutory purpose of improving all pupil learning and all student achievement. Imbedded WBWF. A school may also use a nationally normed exam as a supplemental indicator(Data Source: Evidence / Source: Minnesota Department of Education). The “comparison” group with be Scale: 0 = School’s average proficiency rate is less than the nationally-normed groupaverage performance of students in schools they might otherwise attend.