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Summerfield Charter Academy Howard Coble Campus Application for Charter Submitted to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s Office of Charter Schools April 13, 2012 Page 0 of 167 Summerfield Charter Academy – Howard Coble Campus I. APPLICATION COVER PAGES NAME OF PROPOSED CHARTER SCHOOL : Summerfield Charter Academy - Howard Coble Campus (“Summerfield Charter Academy”). NAME OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION/MUNICIPALITY UNDER WHICH CHARTER WILL BE ORGANIZED OR OPERATED: Guilford Charter Development, Inc. HAS THE ORGANIZATION APPLIED FOR 501(c)(3) NON-PROFIT STATUS: Yes No The school’s Board of Directors (“Board”) will submit an application for 501(c) (3) status upon charter approval. Provide the name of the person who will serve as the primary contact for this Application. The primary contact should serve as the contact for follow-up, interviews, and notices regarding this Application. NAME OF CONTACT PERSON: Mr. Rudy Binder TITLE/RELATIONSHIP TO NONPROFIT: Board Chair, Lead Applicant MAILING ADDRESS: Carruthers & Roth, P.A. 235 N. Edgeworth Street, Greensboro, North Carolina 27401 Attn: John Flynn PRIMARY TELEPHONE: 336-317-1250 ALTERNATE TELEPHONE: N/A E-MAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] Location Proposed Charter School (LEA) : Guilford County Schools Conversion: No: Yes: If so, Public or Private: If a private school, give the name of the school being converted: Not applicable If a public school, give the name and six-digit identifier of the school being converted : Not applicable Description of Targeted Population : Summerfield Charter Academy will be open to any K-8 student that meets the criteria for admission to a North Carolina public school. Specific marketing efforts will be developed to reach out to all community members in the vicinity of our site location so that Summerfield Charter Academy is reflective of the surrounding community. Page 1 of 167 Summerfield Charter Academy – Howard Coble Campus Page 2 of 167 Summerfield Charter Academy – Howard Coble Campus II. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE APPLICATION I. APPLICATION COVER PAGES ................................................................................................................... 1 II. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE APPLICATION ................................................................................... 3 III. MISSION, PURPOSES and EDUCATIONAL FOCUS (G.S.115C-238.29A) ............................................ 5 MISSION: .................................................................................................................................................... 5 EVIDENCE FOR NEED OF THE PROPOSED SCHOOL: ....................................................................... 5 GOALS FOR THE PROPOSED CHARTER SCHOOL: ............................................................................ 8 PURPOSES OF PROPOSED CHARTER SCHOOL: ............................................................................... 10 EDUCATIONAL FOCUS: ........................................................................................................................ 13 IV. GOVERNANCE ......................................................................................................................................... 14 PRIVATE NONPROFIT CORPORTATION ............................................................................................ 14 TAX-EXEMPT STATUS (501 (c)(3) ........................................................................................................ 14 PROPOSED EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION (EMO OR CMO) ....................... 15 ADMISSIONS POLICY ............................................................................................................................ 59 V. EDUCATION PLAN................................................................................................................................... 63 INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: .............................................................................................................. 63 SPECIAL EDUCATION ........................................................................................................................... 98 STUDENT CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE ........................................................................................... 101 TIMELINES ............................................................................................................................................. 107 PRIVATE SCHOOL CONVERSIONS ................................................................................................... 110 VI. BUSINESS PLAN ..................................................................................................................................... 111 PROJECTED STAFF: .............................................................................................................................. 111 QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR INDIVIDUAL POSITIONS: ................................................... 135 ENROLLMENT and BUSINESS PLAN ................................................................................................. 138 SCHOOL AUDITS .................................................................................................................................. 154 PROGRAM AUDITS: GS 115C-238.29B(b)(6) ..................................................................................... 154 FINANCIAL AUDITS: ............................................................................................................................ 155 CIVIL LIABILITY AND INSURANCE (GS 115C-238.29F(c)) ............................................................ 156 TRANSPORTATION (G.S. 115C-238.29F(h)) ....................................................................................... 157 FACILITY (GS 115C-238.29D(c)) .......................................................................................................... 158 HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (G.S. 115C-238.29F(a)) ................................................. 160 VII. LEA IMPACT STATEMENT ................................................................................................................. 163 VIII. APPENDICES (OPTIONAL) ................................................................................................................ 163 Page 3 of 167 Summerfield Charter Academy – Howard Coble Campus APPENDIX A – LETTER OF FINANCIAL COMMITMENT ..................................................................... 164 APPENDIX B – INSURANCE QUOTE ........................................................................................................ 165 APPENDIX C – VERIFICATION APP WAS SENT TO LEA ..................................................................... 166 IX. SIGNATURE PAGE ................................................................................................................................. 167 Page 4 of 167 Summerfield Charter Academy – Howard Coble Campus III. MISSION, PURPOSES and EDUCATIONAL FOCUS (G.S.115C-238.29A) MISSION: The mission of the proposed charter school is as follows: Summerfield Charter Academy will provide a K-8 education that places each student on the path to academic proficiency and college readiness. Parents, students, and staff will work together to create an environment that values academic achievement, emphasizes strong character, and fosters in every student the ability to think, understand, and communicate. At the same time, our school will imbue in every student a deep sense of individual responsibility and an appreciation of the dignity of work. We’ve taken care to ensure that our academic accountability goals (detailed later in Section III) are closely aligned with our mission, ensuring that we are able – through the use of reliable data – to determine whether we are truly meeting the tenets of said mission. EVIDENCE FOR NEED OF THE PROPOSED SCHOOL: Describe the community relationships forged in the preparation of the charter application. Provide information detailing how the community and parents have been involved in the formation of the proposed mission statement. Evidence of surveys, dates, times, and locations of public meetings discussing this proposed charter school can be used to demonstrate the level of public interest. Evidence for Need As a founding Board we believe that Summerfield Charter Academy has truly been forging community relationships for over a decade now. The development of Summerfield Charter Academy is in direct response to the community’s demand for the program at a highly successful existing charter school in North Guilford County; Greensboro Academy. No one knows this demand better than our lead applicant, Rudy Binder. Mr. Binder has been on the Greensboro Academy Board of Directors for the past 11 years, serving for a number of those years as Board Chair. Since its inception in 1999, Greensboro Academy has thrived in Guilford County, garnering support from parents, students, residents, local businesses, as well as prominent citizens including Congressman Howard Coble. Congressman Coble makes an annual trip to Greensboro Academy to read with students and has been impressed with the school’s success over the years. As such, Congressman Coble has also pledged his support for Summerfield Charter Academy and in honor of his service to our community, and his support of Greensboro Academy; he’s agreed to allow us to include his name as part of our proposal. More specifically, the parental support and demand for Greensboro Academy has consistently exceeded