The school uses an accurate accounting system and engages in appropriate budgetary planning, budget oversight, and budget revision. The school has and is maintaining appropriate internal controls, documented by a written set of fiscal policies and procedures. The school follows generally accepted accounting principles as evidenced by independent financial audits with an unqualified opinion and a limited number of findings that are quickly corrected. Sources of Evidence In order to assess charter school performance against the Criteria, the Department will consider a wide body of evidence, which includes, but is not limited to, the following: Faithfulness to Charter: Academic Program Success: Accountability plan State assessment scores (MCAS, PARCC, Next Recruitment and retention plans Generation MCAS) Enrollment numbers and student Student growth percentile (SGP) data demographic profile Progress and performance index (PPI) data Opening Procedures activities Performance within the statewide accountability Dissemination efforts system Coordinated Program Review (CPR) reports School percentiles & Mid-Cycle Review reports Sub-group analysis (including those that may be Complaints received and resolution status statistically insignificant for state reporting Documentation of current Certificate of purposes) for English learners and special Occupancy, Health, Safety, and Fire education students inspections. School identified and collected data from other Materials made publically available by the assessments school such as website, application, and Review of curriculum documents promotional documents. Internal program evaluation reports School Safety Discipline Report (SSDR) District Curriculum Accommodation Plan (DCAP) Special Education and English learners program self-evaluation. Parent/family surveys Organizational Viability: Sources of evidence that will inform all three Annual financial audits categories: Charter School End of Year Financial Original charter application Reports Charter amendments Budgets Annual reports Capital plans Site visits Board minutes Renewal inspection reports Staff surveys Data derived from the Student Information Policy documents Management System (SIMS) and the Educator Board of trustees self evaluation or self Personnel Information Management System study (EPIMS) Evaluation of head of school and/or school Summaries of review leadership Handbooks- family, student, board
The school uses an accurate accounting system and engages in appropriate budgetary planning, budget oversight, and budget revision. The school has and is maintaining appropriate internal controls, documented by a written set of fiscal policies and procedures. The school follows generally accepted accounting principles as evidenced by independent financial audits with an unqualified opinion and a limited number of findings that are quickly corrected. Sources of Evidence In order to assess charter school performance against the Criteria, the Department will consider a wide body of evidence, which includes, but is not limited to, the following: Faithfulness to Charter: Accountability plan Recruitment and retention plans Enrollment numbers and student demographic profile Opening Procedures activities Dissemination efforts Coordinated Program Review (CPR) reports & Mid-Cycle Review reports Complaints received and resolution status Documentation of current Certificate of Occupancy, Health, Safety, and Fire inspections. Materials made publically available by the school such as website, application, and promotional documents. Academic Program Success: State assessment scores (MCAS, PARCC, Next Generation MCAS) Student growth percentile (SGP) data Progress and performance index (PPI) data Performance within the statewide accountability system School percentiles Sub-group analysis (including those that may be statistically insignificant for state reporting purposes) for English learners and special education students School identified and collected data from other assessments Review of curriculum documents Internal program evaluation reports School Safety Discipline Report (SSDR) District Curriculum Accommodation Plan (DCAP) Special Education and English learners program self-evaluation. Parent/family surveys Organizational Viability: Annual financial audits Charter School End of Year Financial Reports Budgets Capital plans Board minutes Staff surveys Policy documents Board of trustees self evaluation or self study Evaluation of head of school and/or school leadership Handbooks- family, student, board Sources of evidence that will inform all three categories: Original charter application Charter amendments Annual reports Site visits Renewal inspection reports Data derived from the Student Information Management System (SIMS) and the Educator Personnel Information Management System (EPIMS) Summaries of review
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