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Read the Petition Irvine International Academy TK – 6th For a term of July 1, 2021- June 30, 2026 Reason 解析 Truth 真理 Edify 啟迪 “Creating a Legacy” Respectfully submitted to Orange County Department of Education October 7, 2020 Charter Petition Page 2 of 186 TABLE OF CONTENTS Charter School Intent and Charter Requirements..........................................................................4 Affirmations and Declaration..........................................................................................................5 Executive Summary........................................................................................................................8 Founding Group..............................................................................................................................9 Element A (1:) Description of the Educational Program...............................................................17 Element B (2): Measurable Student Outcomes.............................................................................90 Element C (3): Methods of Assessing Pupil Outcomes................................................................112 Element D (4): Governance….…………..........................................................................................122 Element E (5): Qualifications of School Employees.....................................................................129 Element F (6): Health and Safety……………………...........................................................................137 Element G (7): Means of Achieve Racial and Ethnic Balance......................................................143 Element H (8): Admission Requirements…………….......................................................................145 Element I (9): Annual Independent Financial Audit.....................................................................150 Element J (10): Suspension or Expulsion Procedures……………………………….................................151 Element K (11): Compensation and Benefits Programs..............................................................174 Element L (12): Public School Attendance Alternatives..............................................................175 Element M (13): Employee Return Rights...................................................................................175 Element N (14): Dispute Resolution Procedures…......................................................................176 Element O (15): School Closure Procedures….............................................................................178 Required Supplemental Information…………………………………………………………………….……….……….180 Miscellaneous Charter Related Issues………………………………………………………………….…….….……….185 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…….186 Appendices Curriculum Maps Draft School Calendar Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Draft Conflict of Interest Code Budget Documents Page 3 of 186 Irvine International Academy By Western Mandarin Immersion Charter School 501(c)(3) July 8, 2020 Dear Superintendent Walker and IUSD Board of Education: Due to the way children acquire language at a young age, Mandarin fluency can be imparted as a matter of routine, as part of learning. As a Mandarin speaking principal for the past four years, my experience at College Park Elementary School (K-5, 50:50 immersion) in San Mateo, is not theory, but success. College Park was named a 2018 California Distinguished School. Other consultants include the following: • Athena Advanced for charter budget and management (Delano Jones and Leigh Taylor) • Effectual Educational Consulting Services with Mark Hopkins for special education • Young, Minney, and Corr LLP (YM&C) (Janelle Ruley) • Dr. Lu, Principal of Beijing No. 2 Primary School (the most influential principal of China) • Duan Xiao Li, China’s 2017 Elementary Principal of the Year, have included letters of support Irvine International Academy’s Founders include: 150 families, a Mandarin public school principal; a lawyer; a businessman; a PhD candidate whose dissertation at UC Irvine is on Mandarin curriculum and schools; a secondary principal and education professor from Azusa Pacific University; the Program Manager for CSU Fullerton’s Extension and International Programs (including Mandarin BCLAD/BILA credentialing); and a Chinese education consultant. I hereby submit a petition to the Irvine Unified School District for the approval of Irvine International Academy. Nine Mandarin and 1 English teachers have signed as “meaningfully interested.” The charter school will be at El Camino Real Elementary or Western Learning Center, for $1 a square ft, which was offered by IUSD during Prop 39 discussions (see section 5) with YM&C. We request the petition be granted for a 5-year term to begin on July 1, 2021. Sincerely, Steven Chuang, Founding Principal & Lead Petitioner Page 4 of 186 CHARTER SCHOOL INTENT AND CHARTER REQUIREMENTS The Charter Schools Act of 1992 states: It is the intent of the California Legislature…to provide opportunities for teachers, parents, pupils, and community members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently from the existing school district structure, as a method to accomplish all of the following: a) Improve pupil learning. b) Increase learning opportunities for all pupils, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for pupils who are identified as academically low achieving. c) Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods. d) Create new professional opportunities for teachers, including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the school site. e) Provide parents and pupils with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system. f) Hold the schools established under this part accountable for meeting measurable pupil outcomes and provide the schools with a method to change from rule-based to performance-based accountability systems. g) Provide vigorous competition within the public school system to stimulate continual improvements in all public schools. Cal. Ed. Code § 47601(a)-(g) Irvine International Academy believes that the Charter School will make important contributions, in line with the legislative intent of the Charter Schools Act, by providing an excellent educational environment for students and broadening student learning to include an additional language (Education Code Section 47601(a)), using immersion language strategies not widespread in this area (Education Code Section 47601(c)) and creating professional opportunities for teachers who wish to implement Mandarin immersion (Education Code Sections 47601(c) and (d)). The Charter School also provides an additional option for high quality education (Education Code Sections 47601(e) and (g)). The Charter Schools Act of 1992 provides that a petition must contain reasonably comprehensive descriptions of the elements described in Education Code Section 47605(c)(5). These subsections of law and the required descriptions are included herein. Page 5 of 186 AFFIRMATIONS AND DECLARATION As the authorized lead petitioner, I, Steven Chuang, hereby certify that the information submitted in this petition for a California public charter school to be named Irvine International Academy (“IIA” or the “Charter School”), to be operated by Western Mandarin Immersion Charter School (“WMICS”), and to be located within the geographic boundaries of Irvine Unified School District (“IUSD” or the “District”), is true to the best of my knowledge and belief; I also certify that this petition does not constitute the conversion of a private school to the status of a public charter school; and further, I understand that if awarded a charter, the Charter School will follow any and all federal, state, and local laws and regulations that apply to the Charter School, including but not limited to: • Irvine International Academy shall meet all statewide standards and conduct the student assessments required, pursuant to Education Code Section 60605, and any other statewide standards authorized in statute, or student assessments applicable to students in non-charter public schools. [Ref. Education Code Section 47605(d)(1)] • Western Mandarin Immersion Charter School declares it shall be deemed the exclusive public school employer of the employees of IIA for purposes of the Educational Employment Relations Act. [Ref. Education Code Section 47605(c)(6)] • Irvine International Academy shall be non-sectarian in its programs, admissions policies, employment practices, and all other operations. [Ref. Ed Code Section 47605(e)(1)] • Irvine International Academy shall not charge tuition. [Ref. Ed Code Section 47605(e)(1)] • Irvine International Academy shall admit all students who wish to attend Irvine International Academy, unless the Charter School receives a greater number of applications than there are spaces for students, in which case it will hold a public random drawing to determine admission. Except as required by Education Code Section 47605(e)(2), admission to IIA shall not be determined according to the place of residence of the student or his or her parents within the State. Preference in the public random drawing shall be given as required by Education Code Section 47605(e)(2). In the case of a public random drawing, the District shall make reasonable efforts to accommodate the growth of the Charter School in accordance with Education Code Section 47605(e)(2)(C). Ref. Education Code Section 47605 (d)(2) (A)(A-C). • Irvine
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