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, charters educating 262,103 students in 679 charter campuses

7 Agenda Reminders Performance Framework Summer Summit

84 th Legislative Updates

New Legislation Expedited Amendments Informal Reviews Curriculum / Assessment requirements Vehicle Tax TOMA website posting Special Ed requirements and video IMA

Posting on the Website Names of the governing body must be posted on the charter website. Super/CEO Salary must be posted on the charter website. Annual Financials must be posted on the charter website.

Reminders FSP Calendar August 25 Criminal History Background Checks Depository Accounts AFRs Governance Reports TETNs

Performance Framework Texas Education Code (TEC) § (a)

Using the Performance Framework Self-assess overall health and viability of their school throughout the charter term. Used to inform decisions that will help to identify schools that are candidates for replication or expansion, intervention, renewal or nonrenewal, or closure. Inform the public of the strength of the portfolio.

Academic Framework Financial Framework Operational Framework Charter School Performance Framework The Charter School Performance Framework is intended to provide parents, the public, charter operators, as well as the authorizer with a snapshot of each charter’s performance aligned to academic, financial, operational, and governance standards.

Academic Framework Indicators: ◦Student Achievement ◦Graduation Rates Rating Labels: ◦Exceeds Expectations ◦Meets Expectations ◦Does Not Meet Expectations ◦Not Applicable Data Sources: ◦State Accountability Rating System ◦Publicly available information

Financial Framework Indicators: ◦Critical Indicators ◦Fiscal Responsibility and Data Quality ◦Personnel Rating Labels: ◦Meets Expectations ◦Does Not Meet Expectations Data Sources: ◦independent financial audits ◦Charter School Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST )

Operational Framework Indicators: ◦Education Program ◦Governance and Reporting Rating Labels: ◦Meets Expectations ◦Does Not Meet Expectations ◦Far Below Expectations Data Sources: ◦self-reported data ◦third-party monitoring ◦authorizer monitoring (e.g. school visits)

Timeline March 2016 The 2015 CSPF published on public web Fall CSPF (report- only) sent to each charter Spring/Summer/Fall 2015 Finalize CSPF, draft CSPF Manual December 2013 – December 2014 CSPF stakeholder development meetings

Summer Summit 2016 June 13 & 14, 2016 Austin, Texas Westin Domaine

Questions? Charter School Administration Applications John Garland ( ) Rick Salvo ( ) Amendments & Summer Summit Coordination Nina Gonzalez (A-L) ( ) Drue Ann Wise (M-Z) ( ) Renewals, Revocation, and Governance Brandon Spenrath ( ) Charter School Performance Framework Nancy Rinehart ( ) Rule-making & Policy Laura Gaines ( ) AskTed, Certificates of Occupancy, Campus Number Request Forms Valerie Anderson ( ) Federal CSP Arnoldo Alaniz ( ) Melissa Giesberg ( ) Data Research Julie Leung ( )

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