AFCLL Academy Charter Schools EDUCATION THROUGH ATHLETICS Afclancasterlions.org Application to Pennsylvania Department of Education On behalf AFC Lancaster Lions 81 Longfellow Dr. Lancaster PA 17602 www.afclancasterlions.org pg. 1 Table of Contents INFO SHEET ................................................................................................................................................... 6 I. SCHOOL DESIGN ...................................................................................................................................... 10 1.MISSION STATEMENT .......................................................................................................................... 10 A. CORE PHILOSOPHY AND PURPOSE ................................................................................................. 10 B. KEY DESIGN ELEMENTS ................................................................................................................... 11 2. MEASURABLE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES .............................................................................................. 18 A. MEASURABLE ACADEMIC GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ....................................................................... 18 B. MEASURABLE NON-ACADEMIC GOALS ........................................................................................... 20 3. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ................................................................................................................... 21 A. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ............................................................................................................... 21 B. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ........................................................................................................ 26 C. TEACHING METHODS ...................................................................................................................... 29 D. SCHOOL CALENDAR ........................................................................................................................ 31 4. SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY .................................................................................................................. 33 PART 1: SCHOOL ...................................................................................................................................... 33 A. ASSESEMENT AND EVALUATION .................................................................................................... 33 B. ADMINISTRATOR AND TEACHER EVALUATION............................................................................... 35 C. ACCOUNTABILITY TO PARENTS ....................................................................................................... 38 D. BUDGET AND FINANCIAL REVIEW .................................................................................................. 39 E. MAINTAINING SCHOOL RECORDS ................................................................................................... 42 G. EVALUATING STUDENT PERFORMANCE ......................................................................................... 44 H. MEASURING LEARNING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES .......................................................................... 46 I. USE OF STUDENT EVALUATION ........................................................................................................ 47 5. SCHOOL COMMUNITY ......................................................................................................................... 49 A. COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP .......................................................................................................... 49 B. PARENT INVOLVEMENT .................................................................................................................. 51 C. COMPLAINT PROCEDURES .............................................................................................................. 52 6. EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (ATHLETICS, PUBLICATIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS) ...................... 53 pg. 2 A. EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ..................................................................................................... 53 B. LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT EXTRA-CURRICULAR AGREEMENTS ....................................................... 54 II. NEEDS ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................................... 54 1. STATEMENT OF NEED ......................................................................................................................... 54 A. NEED FOR THIS SCHOOL ................................................................................................................. 54 B. CHARTER MODEL ............................................................................................................................ 58 2. SCHOOL DEMOGRAPHICS ................................................................................................................... 59 A. ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS ........................................................................................................... 59 B. SCHOOL COMMUNITY..................................................................................................................... 59 C. LOCATION SELECTION ..................................................................................................................... 63 D. STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS ............................................................................................................. 64 3. DISTRICT RELATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 65 A. DISTRICT NOTIFICATION ................................................................................................................. 65 B. DISTRICT COLLABORATION ............................................................................................................. 65 III. DESCRIPTION OF FOUNDING/MANAGEMENT TEAM .......................................................................... 67 1. FOUNDING COALITION ........................................................................................................................ 67 A. MAKEUP OF FOUNDATION COALITION .......................................................................................... 67 B. PARTNERSHIPS ................................................................................................................................ 69 C. RECRUITMENT PLANS ..................................................................................................................... 71 D. COMMUNITY GROUPS .................................................................................................................... 71 2. GOVERNANCE ..................................................................................................................................... 71 A. MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION ..................................................................................................... 71 C. COALITION AND BOARD .................................................................................................................. 73 D. BOARD ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ........................................................................................... 73 E. ADMINISTRATION/TEACHER RELATIONSHIP .................................................................................. 73 F. PARENT STUDENT DECISION-MAKING ............................................................................................ 73 G. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS ................................................................................................................. 74 H. BOARD OF DIRECTORS .................................................................................................................... 74 IV. FINANCE AND FACILITY ......................................................................................................................... 75 1. FINANCING .......................................................................................................................................... 75 A. STARTUP BUDGET ........................................................................................................................... 75 B. FUNDRAISING .................................................................................................................................. 75 pg. 3 C. FINANCIAL PROCEDURES ................................................................................................................ 76 2. FACILITY ............................................................................................................................................... 79 A. FACILITY DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................... 79 B. FACILITY SUITABILITY ...................................................................................................................... 80 C. FACILITY MAINTENANCE ................................................................................................................. 80 D. FACILITY ACQUISITION .................................................................................................................... 80 E. FACILITY FINANCING ....................................................................................................................... 80 3. LIABILITY AND INSURANCE