LAUSD BOARD APPROVED 12/13/16 (BR 238-16/17) TERM: 2017-2022 CHARTER RENEWAL PETITION for a Five‐Year Term (July 1, 2017 ‐ June 30, 2022) Submitted to the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education Submitted October 17, 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS ASSURANCES, AFFIRMATIONS, AND DECLARATIONS ................................................................ v ELEMENT 1 – THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM .............................................................................. 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 1 A. GENERAL INFORMATION TABLE........................................................................................... 1 COMMUNITY NEED FOR CHARTER SCHOOL ....................................................................... 2 B. SCHOOL PERFORMANCE DURING THE CURRENT CHARTER TERM .................................................. 3 C. SUCCESS OF THE INNOVATIVE FEATURES OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ................................ 17 D. SUCCESS OF THE SCHOOL’S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN MEETING THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF ITS STUDENT POPULATION ................................................................................................... 18 E. AREAS OF CHALLENGE THE SCHOOL HAS EXPERIENCED AND HOW THEY HAVE BEEN/WILL BE IMPROVED ................................................................................................................... 18 STUDENT POPULATION TO BE SERVED ............................................................................. 20 A. TARGET POPULATION ..................................................................................................... 20 B. ENROLLMENT PLAN ........................................................................................................ 21 GOALS AND PHILOSOPHY................................................................................................. 21 A. MISSION AND VISION ..................................................................................................... 21 B. AN “EDUCATED PERSON” IN THE 21ST CENTURY .................................................................. 22 C. HOW LEARNING BEST OCCURS ......................................................................................... 23 D. THE REQUIREMENTS OF CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE § 47605(B)(5)(A)(II) ........................... 27 F. GOALS FOR ENABLING PUPILS TO BECOME AND REMAIN SELF‐MOTIVATED, COMPETENT, AND LIFELONG LEARNERS ....................................................................................................... 35 INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN .................................................................................................. 36 A. CURRICULAR AND INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM: KEY EDUCATIONAL THEORIES AND RESEARCH ............................................................................................... 36 B. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION ....................................................................................... 40 C. INTERVENTION AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS ...................................................................... 49 D. CURRICULAR AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ..................................................................... 51 E. COMPREHENSIVE COURSE LIST – N/A ................................................................................ 51 F. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS AND STRATEGIES ....................................................................... 51 G. HOW THE SCHOOL’S INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGIES AND CURRICULUM WILL ENSURE STUDENT MASTERY OF THE CALIFORNIA CCSS AND OTHER STATE CONTENT STANDARDS .......................... 52 H. HOW THE INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM WILL SUPPORT STUDENT DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY‐ RELATED SKILLS AND STUDENT USE OF TECHNOLOGY ............................................................ 53 CENTER FOR ADVANCED LEARNING RENEWAL CHARTER PETITION i I. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (INCLUDING THE NUMBER/TYPE OF UNITS REQUIRED.) AND A‐G REQUIREMENTS ‐ NA ..................................................................................................... 53 J. CREDIT RECOVERY OPPORTUNITIES ‐ NA .................................................................................. 53 K. ENSURING TRANSFER STUDENTS CAN MEET GRADUATION AND COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS ‐ NA ............................................................................................................................. 53 L. WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES (WASC) ACCREDITATION ‐ NA .................. 53 M. HOW CHARTER SCHOOL WILL INFORM PARENTS, INCLUDING PARENTS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH, ABOUT COURSE TRANSFERABILITY AND COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS ‐ NA ..................... 53 N. TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN ......................................................................................... 54 ACADEMIC CALENDAR AND SCHEDULES .......................................................................... 54 A. ACADEMIC CALENDAR .................................................................................................... 54 B. SAMPLE DAILY SCHEDULES ............................................................................................... 56 C. INSTRUCTIONAL DAYS AND MINUTES ................................................................................. 66 D. EARLY COLLEGE AND MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLS ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS OF ED. CODE SECTION 46146.5, AS AMENDED BY SB 379.‐ NA ................................................................ 66 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................ 66 A. TEACHER RECRUITMENT ................................................................................................. 66 B. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ......................................................................................... 67 MEETING THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS ........................................................................... 69 A. ENGLISH LEARNERS ........................................................................................................ 70 B. GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS AND STUDENTS ACHIEVING ABOVE GRADE LEVEL .................... 78 C. STUDENTS ACHIEVING BELOW GRADE LEVEL ........................................................................ 78 D. SOCIO‐ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED/LOW‐INCOME STUDENTS ......................................... 79 E. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ........................................................................................... 80 F. STUDENTS IN OTHER SUBGROUPS ..................................................................................... 82 A TYPICAL DAY ................................................................................................................. 82 A. DESCRIPTION OF A TYPICAL DAY ....................................................................................... 82 ELEMENT 2 – MEASURABLE PUPIL OUTCOMES AND ELEMENT 3 – METHOD BY WHICH PUPIL PROGRESS TOWARD OUTCOMES WILL BE MEASURED ... 85 MEASURABLE GOALS OF THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM .................................................. 85 MEASURABLE PUPIL OUTCOMES: SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT PERFORMANCE TARGETS .. 85 METHOD FOR MEASURING PUPIL PROGRESS TOWARD OUTCOMES: FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................ 85 DATA ANALYSIS AND REPORTING .................................................................................... 87 CENTER FOR ADVANCED LEARNING RENEWAL CHARTER PETITION ii GRADING, PROGRESS REPORTING AND PROMOTION/RETENTION .................................. 87 ELEMENT 4 – GOVERNANCE ............................................................................................................. 89 GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE ............................................................................................... 92 A. ORGANIZATIONAL CHART ................................................................................................ 92 GOVERNING BOARD COMPOSITION AND MEMBER SELECTION ....................................... 94 GOVERNANCE PROCEDURES AND OPERATIONS ............................................................... 95 STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT ......................................................................................... 96 ELEMENT 5 – EMPLOYEE QUALIFICATIONS ............................................................................... 98 EMPLOYEE POSITIONS AND QUALIFICATIONS .................................................................. 98 ELEMENT 6 – HEALTH AND SAFETY PROCEDURES .............................................................. 107 CUSTODIAN OF RECORDS ............................................................................................... 108 STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS ................................................................................. 108 ELEMENT 7 – MEANS TO ACHIEVE RACIAL AND ETHNIC BALANCE ................................ 110 ELEMENT 8 – ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................. 112 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS ......................................................................................... 112 LOTTERY PREFERENCES AND PROCEDURES .................................................................... 113 ELEMENT 9 – ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDITS ............................................................................. 115 ANNUAL AUDIT PROCEDURES .......................................................................................