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Veritas Academy Charter Application Veritas Academy A Proposed Public Charter School Located In Colorado Springs District 11 Charter Application Submitted to the Charter School Institute September 5, 2008 For questions or additional information, please contact: Eric Hall 90 S. Cascade, Suite 1100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 386.3030 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................... 7 A: MISSION STATEMENT……………………………………...……………..13 B: GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND PUPIL PERFORMANCE STANDARDS……………………………………………………...... …..……....15 Pupil Performance Standards…………………………………..………………………...15 Other Goals……………………………………………………..……………………..…17 C: EVIDENCE OF SUPPORT…………………………………………….........18 Student Body Demographics…………………………………………………..………...18 Evidence of Need in this Community………………………………………………..…..19 Letters of Intent to Enroll…………………………………………………………….......20 Outreach to the Local Community…………………………………………………….....21 Founding Committee Membership……………….……………………………………....21 D: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND CURRICULUM……………...……..24 I. Students to be Served…………………………………………………………….24 II. Curriculum and Instructional Design……………………………………….……25 1. Educational Philosophy……………………………………………..……….25 2. Curriculum by Subject Matter……………………………………………….27 3. Curriculum according to Each Grade………………………………………. 34 4. Overview of the Curriculum as a Chart …………………………..……..40 5 Research-based Program…………………………………………………41 Tempe Preparatory Academy……………………………………………..…..41 Trinity Schools……………………………………..……………………………42 The Core Curriculum……………………………………………………...……43 Music in the Core Curriculum…………………………………….……..…….45 Latin in the Core Curriculum…………………………..………………………45 The Importance of Single-Sex Classes…………………………………......... 46 Socratic Seminars………………..………………………….…………….….….47 6. Instructional Methods……………………………………………………….48 Why Single-Sex Classes?............................................................................48 The Benefits of Socratic Seminars …………...…….…………………………55 Homework………………………………..……………………………………….56 Opportunities for Success……………………………….……………………...58 a. Study Skills/Remediation………………..…………………….….58 b. Transfer Students………………………………………………….59 c. Course of Study for Grades 7-9 During First Years of Operation…..……………………………………………59 A Day in the Life of a Student…………………………………………………60 7. Supplemental Programs………………………………………….…….……..62 Student Orientation………………………………………………….….………62 Morning Assembly………………………………………………….…….…….62 Saturday Morning Series…………………………………………….………...62 Character Education……………………………………………….……….….63 8. Annual Calendar/Daily Schedule………………………………….……….....64 Faculty Schedule……………………………………………...……….……..…65 9. Graduation Requirements……………………………………………..………65 III. Professional Development…………………………………………….…………65 E: EVALUATING PUPIL PERFORMANCE…………………………………69 I. Internal Assessments……………………………………..………………..…..…69 Evaluations…………………………………………………………………...….69 Grades………………………………………………………..…………………..70 Project Week…………………………………………………..………………...70 Oral Examinations……………………………………………..……………….70 Diagnostic Tests…………………………………………………..…………….71 II. Formal Assessments……………………………………………………..………71 Baseline Data……………………………………………………………………72 Longitudinal Data…………………………………………………………..…..72 Students with ILP……………………………………………………….……….72 III. Data Management Plan…………………………………………………………..72 IV. Graduation Requirements………………………………………………………..72 V. Academic Competitions………………………………………………………….74 VI. Corrective Action Plan…………………………………………………………...75 F: ECONOMIC PLAN…………………………………………………….…….76 Budget……………………………………………………………………..………….….76 Accounting and Auditing……………………………………………………..………….78 Services to be Purchased……………………………………………………………..…..79 Capital and Insurance Reserve Fund……………………………………..………………79 G: GOVERNANCE*……………………………………………….………..….80 I. Governance Board……………….………………………………………………80 1. Number of Board Members, Manner of Selection, Vacancies and Attendance………………………….……………………………………80 2. Training and Operation of the Board of Directors………………….……81 3. Composition of the Board of Directors………………………..…………83 II. Advisory Committees……………………………………………………............84 III. Administrative Structure…………………………………………………………85 IV. Legal Status………………………………………………………….…………...87 1. Non-Profit School………………………………………………….…….87 2. Non-Sectarian, Non-Religious Status……………………………..……..87 3. Commitment to Non-Discrimination………………………….…………87 4. Compliance with the Colorado Open Meetings Law and the Open Records Act………………………………………………………………………..88 V. Grievance Process………………………………………………………………..88 H: EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIPS AND POLICIES……………………….89 I. Veritas Academy Employment Principles………………...…………………..…89 II. Staff Selection, Qualification, and Background Checks………………….……...90 1. Staff Selection………………………………………….……….…….….90 2. Staff Qualification………………………………………………………..90 3. Background Checks…………………………………………………..….92 4. Proposed Roster of Staff………………………………………..………..92 III. Ongoing Employment Matters……………………………………………….…..92 1. Performance Evaluation…………………………………………..……...92 2. Performance Pay…………………………………………………………93 3. Equal Opportunity Employer…………………………………………….94 4. Employee Welfare and Safety………………………………………..….94 5. Employee Records…………………………………………………….....94 6. Terms and Conditions of Employment……………………………..……94 I: LEGAL LIABILITY AND INSURANCE COVERAGE…………………..95 Indemnification………………………………………………………………..…………95 Faith and Credit………………………………………………………………..…………95 Insurance………………………………………………………………………………....95 J: AT-RISK AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.……………...…….…..96 At-Risk Students……………………………………………………………..…………..96 Outreach to the Local Community……………………………………….………………96 Parent and Community Involvement…………………………………………………….97 Partnerships………………………………………………………………………………98 K: ENROLLMENT POLICY…………………………………………………..99 Enrollment Procedure…………………………………………..………………………..99 Enrollment Policy………………………………………………………………………..99 L: PUPIL TRANSPORTATION……………………………….……………..101 M: FACILITY………………………………………………………………….102 N: WAIVERS………………………………………………………………..…103 O: STUDENT DISCIPLINE, EXPULSION, OR SUSPENSION…………..110 Discipline at Veritas Academy………………………………………………………....110 Summary of Consequences…………………………………………………..…………111 Discipline of Students with Disabilities…………………………….…………..………112 Appeal Process……………………………………………………………………….…113 P: ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ACCREDITATION………..……114 Q: SERVING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS*……….…………….115 At-Risk Students…………………………………………..…………….…….……….115 Response to Intervention at Veritas Academy…………………………………………116 Special Education………………………………………………..…….……….………119 Disabled Students…………………………………………………..……….………….120 English Language Learners…………………………………………………………….120 Gifted Students…………………………………………………………………………121 APPENDICES: 1: Table of District 11 Achievement……………………………..………………….………..122 2: Sample Letter of Intent…………………………………………………………………….124 3: Letters of Support*………………………………………..……………………………......125 4. Resumes of Founders……………………………………………………………………….126 5: Academy Project Description and Biographies……………………………………..........127 6: Computer Programming at Veritas Academy………………………………..…………..129 7: Sample Projects for Project Week………………………………………………………...131 8: Reading List at Veritas Academy………………………………………………..………...132 9: Small-Scale Chemistry……………………………………………..………….…………...134 10: Music at Veritas Academy…………………………………………………………….….136 a. Music as a Core Subject……………………………………………………..……136 b. Annotated Bibliography on Music and Education………………………..…….138 11: Latin at Veritas Academy…………………………………………………………….…..143 a. Why Latin?...............................................................................................................143 b. The Latin Advantage………………………………………………………..…….145 12: Proposed Annual Calendar…………………………..……………………………..……147 13: Proposed Daily Schedule………………………………………………………………….150 14: Academy Project Contract Terms…………………………………………………….…151 15: Checklist Evaluations……………………………………………………………….…….152 16: Semester Evaluations…………………………………………………………..……..…..153 a. Description of Evaluation Categories……………………………………………153 b. Sample Evaluation Form………………………………………………………....155 17: Sample Oral Exam Study Guides………………………………………..………………157 18: Budget*……………………………………………….………………………….…..…….160 19: Bylaws*……………………………………………….………………………………..…..161 20: Articles of Incorporation………………………………………………………………….175 21: Draft Employee Handbook……………………………………………..……..…….……176 22: Job Descriptions………………………………………………………………….………..204 23: Sample Teacher Evaluation Form…………………………………………….…………208 24: Draft Teacher Contract………………………………………………….……………….210 25: Sample Parent Letter of Commitment…………………………………………………..212 26: Conceptual Space Diagram……………………………………………………………….213 27: Letter from Steve Bach, Commercial Realtor…………………………………………..214 28: Draft Student Handbook…………………………………………………………………215 *Indicates section submitted after CSI Interview, November 7, 2008 The direction in which education starts a man will determine his future life. -Plato, The Republic EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Veritas Academy will educate students in the sixth through twelfth grades. Veritas proposes to open in Fall 2009 within the boundaries of Colorado Springs District 11. Vision: We believe all students should be immersed in the best our tradition has to offer. We believe all students can be active and useful participants in the ongoing and enduring conversation that is a vibrant civilization. We believe all students can be formed in a habitual vision of greatness that makes lifelong learners of the doctor and the mechanic, the housewife and the professor. Veritas Academy strives to build a lasting community of learners
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