PROPOSAL SUMMARY AND TRANSMITTAL FORM Proposed School Information Charter School Name: Lewis Katz New Renaissance Basketball Academy Charter School Education Corp. Name: Lewis Katz New Renaissance Basketball Academy Charter School Education Corp. Status: New Education Corporation Proposal Type: Standard New School Proposal School District (or NYC CSD): CSD 7 Opening Date: 8/1/2020 Proposed Grades and Enrollment Proposed Affiliations (if any) Charter Charter Management Grades Enrollment N/A Year Company (“CMO”): Year 1 9 88 CMO Public Contact Info N/A Year 2 9-10 176 (Name, Phone): Year 3 9-11 264 Partner Organization: New Visions for Public Schools Year 4 9-12 352 Partner Public Contact Info Mark Dunetz, 212-645-5110 Year 5 9-12 352 (Name, Phone): Lead Applicant Contact Information First Lead Applicant Name: Dan Klores Applicant is a: Parent Teacher School Administrator District Resident Education Corp./Charter School Organization Name: Applicant Mailing Address: Primary Secondary Email: [email protected] Phone #: Phone #: Second Lead Applicant Name: Applicant is a: Parent Teacher School Administrator District Resident Education Corp./Charter School Organization Name: Applicant Mailing Address: Primary Secondary Email: Phone #: Phone #: List additional lead applicants in the “Other” section. Not Applicable Additional Applicants Listed in “Other” Media/Public Contact Information (required) Name: Dan Klores Phone #: 646-335-3249 Email: [email protected] Lead Applicant Signature Signature: Date: 6/22/18 By signing this Proposal Transmittal Form, the Lead Applicant certifies that the information contained in this proposal to establish a charter school pursuant to the New York Charter Schools Act with the State University of New York Board of Trustees is true and accurate to the best of his or her knowledge. SUNY Charter Schools Institute | 41 State St., Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 | (518) 445-4250 | [email protected] PROPOSAL TRANSMITTAL AND SUMMARY FORM 2 OF 7 Program Design MISSION STATEMENT The Lewis Katz New Renaissance Basketball Academy provides high school students with a rigorous academic program in the context of basketball, historically “New York’s Game.” The school graduates students with a college preparatory education and career readiness to succeed in the basketball and other sports-related industries. KEY DESIGN ELEMENTS 1. Basketball: The game of basketball will drive all aspects of the school, including the academic program, school culture, and extracurricular activities. 2. Small School: The Lewis Katz Basketball Academy will be a small close community of students, teachers and staff. With only 88 students per grade the students will know each other and be well known by caring adults in the building. 3. College and Career Readiness (CCR): The Lewis Katz Basketball Academy will provide students with the courses they need to graduate high school and matriculate into college or pursue a career in a sports-related field. 4. Learning By Doing: Our pedagogy will combine doing with reflection to build our student’s capacity for independent learning and creativity. 5. School Culture: Our students will experience the environment of a major university or professional sports team. 6. Mentoring and Tutoring: Our students will benefit from the expertise and experience of others through regular opportunities for mentoring and tutoring. 7. Longer School Day and Year: Our students will have a longer school day and a longer school year to get the most out of their education and prepare them for post-secondary success. 8. Sport-Focused Facility and Technology: The school will be housed in a newly developed, state-of-the-art facility. 9. Partnerships: The school will enhance its capacity to provide a college prep curriculum and career readiness through two significant partnerships with New Visions for Public Schools and the New Renaissance Basketball Association. BRIEF OVERVIEW OF ACADEMIC PROGRAM Students will take core coureses in ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies as well as a yearly PE class and Career Pathways classes. Academic coaching is built into the schedule. All students will also take an Advisory class that addresses social emotional learning and career readiness skills. Our education philosophy is based on active learning strategies that place students in the zone of proximal development. Our special education program is primarily SETSS and ICT services and our ENL program is based on immersion strategies supplemented by academic coaching. The school will have one counselor every grade. Professional development is a combination of formal training, including a three week staff training camp in August as well as regular coaching during the school year. All students develop annual personal opportunity plans (POPs) and all teachers develop professional growth plans. SUNY Charter Schools Institute | 41 State St., Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 | (518) 445-4250 | [email protected] PROPOSAL TRANSMITTAL AND SUMMARY FORM 3 OF 7 School Management MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE The school is led by the Head of School who reports to the board and is responsible for day-to-day management of academics, operations and finance. The school leadership team is comprised of the Head of School, Academic Director, Director of Student Support, Athletic Director and College & Career Coordinator. The Academic Director supervised all general education teahcers and the Director of Student Support supervises special educaiton teachers and counselors. ROLE OF CMO OR PARTNER(S) New Visions for Public Schools: New Visions is lending its expertise to the founding of this school, including its open source curriculum and assessments and guidance on program implementation. It will not have a formal role in managing the school. The New Renaissance Bssketball Association: Lewis Katz Basketball Academy will have access to the RENS resources, including its tutoring programs, scholarship funds, experts in the basketball industry, summer job opportunities, and community health organizations. It will not have a formal role in managing the school. School Facility Plans The school intends to develop a private facility in CSD 7 and is current working with a developer that has two potential sites that could be converted into the Lewis Katz Basketball Academy. The school will apply for DOE space and if no reasonable space is offered will request rental assistance to fund a private facility. SUNY Charter Schools Institute | 41 State St., Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 | (518) 445-4250 | [email protected] PROPOSAL TRANSMITTAL AND SUMMARY FORM 4 OF 7 Board Member Names and Biographical Summaries SUNY Charter Schools Institute | 41 State St., Suite 700, Albany, NY 12207 | (518) 445-4250 | [email protected] PROPOSAL TRANSMITTAL AND SUMMARY FORM 5 OF 7 Dan Klores: A native New Yorker, Dan Klores is an award-winning filmmaker and the recipient of the Independent Spirit Award for best director of the year for his film Crazy Love (2007) and the Peabody Award for his film Black Magic (2008), which examines Civil Rights-era America through the prism of basketball at historically black colleges and universities. Four of Mr. Klores' films premiered at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival. He is also the author of three off Broadway plays, the most recent shown at the Rattlestick Theatre in the Village, The Wood, about a tabloid newspaper columnist and his reporting on Abner Louima, the Haitian immigrant brutalized by rogue NYC police officers. Mr. Klores founded the New Renaissance Basketball Association for inner city youth throughout the metropolitan area. He, along with the singer/songwriter Paul Simon and the pediatrician Dr. Irwin Redlener, was one of the original spirits behind the creation of the Children's Health Fund, a series of medical mobile vans staffed by doctors and nurses who provide free health care to children from underserved backgrounds. He is also a board member of the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). Mr. Klores is the author of one book, Roundball Culture: South Carolina Basketball. Prior to his writing/directing career, he worked for 25 years in the fields of marketing, public relations and crisis management. David Stern, Commissioner Emeritus of the National Basketball Association (NBA): Mr. Stern is the former NBA Commissioner and a member of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. He has had a legendary career and is universally recognized for his progressive achievements in business, marketing, globalization, technology and labor relations. His 30 year tenure with the league made him the longest running Commissioner of any professional sport in American history. Mr. Stern is now a Chair Emeritus of the Board of Trustees at Columbia University, and currently advises numerous entities and not for profits across the globe. Mr. Stern, a 1966 graduate of Columbia Law School, is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Joe Conway, Superintendent, Camden Charter School Network: Dr. Joseph Conway is currently the co-founder of Camden’s Promise Charter School, Camden Academy Charter High School and Camden’s Pride Charter School. Dr. Conway received his doctorate from Teacher’s College, Columbia University in 2004. Additionally he has an M.A in Secondary Science Education from City College in New York, as well as a dual degree in Biology and in Theology from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. Dr. Conway was introduced to the urban environment through Teach for America when he spent five years teaching in the South Bronx from 1992-1997. Since that time, he has dedicated his life to the education of urban youth in America. Additionally, Dr. Conway teaches at Holy Family University as a graduate professor, mentors other charter school principals and administrators, and serves on non- profit boards. Earl Monroe, Retired Professional Basketball Player and Entrepreneur: Earl Monroe is a legendary basketball player and member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Mr. Monroe was one of the most innovative and creative players and thinkers in the game's history. During his career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) he played for two teams, the Baltimore Bullets and the New York Knicks.