1. 0 DRAFT DOCUMENT – School District of Philadelphia - Embargoed Prioritizing charter school renewal and growth decisions Improve student achievement & safety Fiscal prudence Guarantee that every neighborhood has high-quality K-12 schools That produce genuine student achievement gains Move students from low-performing to high-performing, safe schools Ensure equitable access to high-quality choices Provide a diverse range of innovative programs to meet every student's needs Signed charters Negotiated enrollment caps Preference given to neighborhood catchment areas Work collaboratively to recruit students from specific schools – eg, facilities slated for closure Use school district's facilities

2. 1 Prioritizing charter school renewal and growth decisions Fiscal prudence Improve student achievement & safety Renew and expand Negotiate better terms Consider closure LowHigh Low High Consider renewal

3. 2 Prioritizing charter school renewal and growth decisions Strategic priorities High-quality choices in every neighborhood Move students from low-performing to high- performing, safe schools Equitable access and safety Innovative programs Signed charter Enrollment agreements Catchment area enrollments Collaborative recruitment from specific schools Willingness to use district facilities How to measure Student growth – Rating of testing integrity Comparison of charter school's performance to neighborhood schools Ratings of admissions barriers, % special ed, % ELL compared with district, safety Qualitative rating of program "uniqueness" Signed charter in force Enrollment agreements % enrolled from designated catchment area N/A – negotiated term Fiscal prudence Improve student achievement and safety

4. 3 Process moving forward The School Reform Commission invites all charter schools that have received a renewal or modification recommendation from the Office of Charter Schools to propose charter terms that advance the SRC's priorities in the following ways: The Office of Charter Schools will work collaboratively with each charter school to identify potential issues and help ensure their proposal meets the SRC's priorities. Beginning next Friday, April 27, 2012, and through June 30, 2012, the SRC will meet every Friday from 9-11 a.m. to consider charter school proposals. With the exception of weeks of regularly scheduled SRC meetings (May 16, May 31, June 21). For consideration on Friday, proposals must be submitted to the Office of Charter Schools by 5 p.m. the preceding Wednesday. As necessary, the SRC will schedule additional meetings by request to consider proposals on a rolling basis. All additional meetings will be advertised in accordance with sunshine laws and open to the public. Priority: Fiscal prudence –Signed charter –Enrollment agreements –Catchment area enrollments –Collaborative recruitment from specific schools –Willingness to use district facilities Priority: Improving student achievement & safety –High-quality choices in every neighborhood –Move students from low-performing to high- performing, safe schools –Equitable access and safety –Innovative programs