Name of Charter School Seeking Renewal: Ben Gamla Charter School North Campus Location Number: #5001 Page 1 of 443 Name of Charter School Seeking Renewal: Ben Gamla Charter School North Campus Location Number: #5001 Broward County Public Schools Charter School Renewal: Indicators and Standards In accordance with section 1002.33(7)(a)(19)(b)(1), Florida Statutes, a charter school may be renewed provided that a program review demonstrates that the school has successfully fulfilled the terms of its contract [1002.33(7)(a)(19)]. Pursuant to section 1002.33(8)(a), Florida Statutes, “the sponsor shall make student academic achievement for all students the most important factor when determining whether to renew or terminate the charter.” In conducting a renewal program review, the sponsor will focus its analysis on the school’s performance in three categories: • Educational performance • Financial performance • Organizational performance The following defines specific indicators (the types and level of information and data that will be collected) and standards (the benchmark by which such indicators will be measured) that will be analyzed and evaluated within these three categories. It is a school’s performance within these indicators in addition to potential on-site specific programmatic reviews that inform a charter renewal decision. Furthermore, should a charter school meet the standards for renewal, The School Board of Broward County, Florida, will also review future Educational, Financial and Organizational plans submitted as part of this documentation for the term of its subsequent contract. Any modifications/adjustments/amendments proposed to the current contract that would take effect over the subsequent contract term may be negotiated during the contract phase. Important Reminders • All renewal documents must be submitted electronically, as one continuous PDF file per school, to [email protected] by 5:00 PM Monday, December 15, 2014. • Only electronic documents submitted as one continuous PDF, will be accepted. Please scan the appendices as part of the PDF file. • Renewing schools must clearly name and include their location number on all documents submitted, including the completed renewal document and all appendices referenced in the narrative. • Scan the complete packet and appendices as one continuous PDF file and include the school’s name and location number when saving (Ex. HappyCharter6868; SunnyCharter7878, etc.) • Renewal packets must contain a table of contents, clearly outlining all required components, and identifying the pages where the sections are discussed. • Number all pages and ensure that pagination is in sequential order. • Table of Contents must accurately identify each section, including appendices, with correct page numbers. Revise the provided Table of Contents to accurately reflect the page numbers of the final draft. NOTE: Complete packets will be reviewed as submitted; additional documents will not be accepted after 5:00 PM Monday, December 15, 2014. Revised 10/10/2014 Page 2 of 443 Name of Charter School Seeking Renewal: Ben Gamla Charter School North Campus Location Number: #5001 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Revise Table of Contents to accurately reflect page numbers of final draft, including appendices.) Section Page Educational Performance 7 Federal Accountability 7 State Accountability 9 Mission-Specific Accountability 15 Educational Program Implementation Financial Performance 22 Financial Management 22 Financial Viability 25 Organizational Performance 27 Student Enrollment and Conduct 27 Facilities 29 Governance, Staff and Parents 31 Appendices Educational Performance Appendix A: FCAT 37 Appendix B: Federal AYP indicators/ESEA 39 Appendix C: State AMO Standards 42 Appendix D: EOC, if applicable 46 Appendix E: FLDOE School Grade, prior 5 years 48 Appendix F: FLDOE Report Card, most recent year 59 Appendix G: SIR designation, not applicable 64 Appendix H: Progress Monitoring 65 Appendix I: Graduation rate, not applicable 75 Appendix J: Standardized Test Results 76 Revised 10/10/2014 Page 3 of 443 Name of Charter School Seeking Renewal: Ben Gamla Charter School North Campus Location Number: #5001 Appendix K: On-Site Programmatic Reviews (OSPR) or desktop reviews, not applicable 84 Appendix L: OSPR’s Corrective Action Plans, not applicable 85 Appendix M: School Improvement Plans, attached 86 Appendix N: Implementation of specific contractual corrective action and status, not applicable 100 Appendix O: State-issued High Performance designation letter, attached 101 Appendix P: Approved Comprehensive Reading Plan, if charter school opted out of the District’s K-12 Plan (school adopted district plan) 103 Financial Performance Appendix Q: Annual budgets on file 104 Appendix R: Financial reports on file 105 Appendix S: Annual financial audits on file 106 Appendix T: Cost reports, on file 107 Appendix U: Fixed assets report reconciled with general ledger 108 Appendix V: Financial corrective action plans, not applicable 121 Appendix W: Evidence of resolution of any financial deficiencies, not applicable 122 Appendix X: Compliance of financial reports with District deadlines will be considered 123 Appendix Y: Projected 5-year budget is requested (2015-2020) 124 Organizational Performance Revised 10/10/2014 Page 4 of 443 Name of Charter School Seeking Renewal: Ben Gamla Charter School North Campus Location Number: #5001 Appendix Z: Student enrollment reports 130 Appendix AA: Copy of registration forms in parent’s primary language (top 3, plus English) 132 Appendix BB: Discipline reporting in each category for the last five years 155 Appendix CC: Valid Certificates of Occupancy on file 163 Appendix DD: Health, safety and fire reports by District and/or Municipality on file 164 Appendix EE: Fire and health inspections (District and/or local) on file 165 Appendix FF: Fire drill reports (10) and tornado drills (2) 166 Appendix GG: Comprehensive Emergency/ Evacuation plans 184 Appendix HH: Governing board meeting agendas and minutes on file 189 Appendix II: Certificates of governing board training or updated training for current governing board members 190 Appendix JJ: Screen shots of website as per s. 1002.33, F.S. 196 Appendix KK: Staffing reports (DWH) 212 Appendix LL: Certification Self-Audits 215 Appendix MM: Employee Handbook 224 Appendix NN: Blank copy of teacher and administrator evaluation tools 342 Appendix OO: Parental surveys, if available 395 Appendix PP: Webpage inviting parental involvement 405 Appendix QQ: Student/Parent Contract 408 Revised 10/10/2014 Page 5 of 443 Name of Charter School Seeking Renewal: Ben Gamla Charter School North Campus Location Number: #5001 Appendix RR: Parent Handbook 411 Appendix SS: School newsletter samples requesting parental involvement 422 Revised 10/10/2014 Page 6 of 443 Name of Charter School Seeking Renewal: Ben Gamla Charter School North Campus Location Number: #5001 EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE Focus Area Indicator Standard/Criteria Sources of Evidence Federal AYP/AMO School Improvement The school has not been identified for School Improvement • FCAT (Appendix A) Accountability status • Federal AYP indicators/ESEA AYP/AMO attainment The school has achieved its AYP/AMO target (Appendix B) *Using AYP /AMO data from the past Sub-group(s) attainment of The school has achieved its AYP/AMO targets in identified • State AMO Standards (Appendix five years, as AYP/AMO student sub-group(s) C) applicable. • EOC, if applicable (Appendix D) In your narrative, please explain how these standards have been met, or reasons and explanations if they have not. Include your plan to increase and/or maintain your AMO status for the upcoming term of your charter. List any Appendices. Appendix A: FCAT Appendix B: Federal AYP indicators/ESEA Appendix C: State AMO Standards Appendix D: EOC, if applicable We are delighted and fortunate to report that Ben Gamla Charter School North Campus #5001 has not been identified for School Improvement as it has received a “B” grade its first year, and an “A” grade thereafter. The current Principal was hired when the school opened in 2009, and continues to lead the school. A consistency in administration and instructional staff has contributed to positive student achievement. Ben Gamla Charter School North Campus #5001 has outperformed itself each year in Reading, Science, and in Math since its start-up year in 2009. The Science scores have outperformed the District and ranked in the State the past two years (2013 and 2014). In 2012, annual measureable objectives were instituted for schools. The school population remained steady with the normal ebb and flow. Ben Gamla Charter School North Campus #5001 has met the District AMO’s since 2012. (Appendix C – State AMO Standards – Educational Performance) Ben Gamla Charter School North Campus #5001 will continue to provide a rigorous curriculum based on the Common Core Standards by setting high expectations for both students and teachers. The school will continue to revamp the programs in order to assist struggling students, as well as enriching those that are high achievers. Assessments will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of current curriculum and student progression. School administrators will continue to work closely with the classroom teachers to monitor student performance through the weekly PLC’s. As the movement continues toward the implementation of the Common Core Standards and the preparation for the FSA, school administration will offer professional development opportunities