Attachment 9* Budget and Cash Flow Template No limit, Excel Template Attachment 10* Optional Strategic/Business Growth Plan No limit, excluded from (Existing Education Corporations) total attachment page limit Table 1* Applicant Group Information No limit, excluded from total attachment page limit Public Outreach Information No limit, excluded from Table 2* total attachment page limit APPENDIX A: REVIEWER EVALUATION GUIDANCE AND RUBRIC Reviewer Information: The evaluation rubric is designed to guide the review of charter school applications submitted to the Board of Regents. The evaluation rubric is aligned to each section and subsection of the application, and list the criterion by which the reviewers are to evaluate each section and sub-section. Throughout the evaluation, reviewer will be asked to rate how well the applicant’s responses address the evaluation criterion. Reviewers are to rate the responses as Inadequate, Approaches, Meets, or Exceeds. These ratings are defined as follows: Rating Definitions The response lacks meaningful detail; demonstrates lack of preparation; or Inadequate otherwise raises substantial concerns about the applicant’s understanding of the issue in concept and/or ability to meet the requirement in practice. The response addresses most of the selection criteria, but lacks some Approaches meaningful detail and requires important additional information in order to be reasonably comprehensive. The response indicates solid preparation and grasp of key issues that would be considered reasonably comprehensive. It contains many of the Meets characteristics of a response that excels even though it may require additional specificity, support or elaboration in places. The response reflects a thorough understanding of key issues and indicates capacity to open and operate a quality charter school. It addresses the topic Exceeds with specific and accurate information that shows thorough preparation and presents a clear, realistic picture of how the school expects to operate. At the end of each sub-section, reviewers will note key strengths and concerns, and will identify questions that are important to getting a full understanding of the plan. Reviewers are directed to explain and elaborate on respective ratings. Reviewers will also be asked to provide summative ratings and comments regarding each section of the application and the application as a whole. Reviewer comments are essential and will be used to prepare feedback to the applicants, to prepare for the Capacity Interviews, and to inform final recommendations.
Attachment 9* Budget and Cash Flow Template No limit, Excel Template Attachment 10* Optional Strategic/Business Growth Plan (Existing Education Corporations) No limit, excluded from total attachment page limit Table 1* Applicant Group Information No limit, excluded from total attachment page limit Table 2* Public Outreach Information No limit, excluded from total attachment page limit APPENDIX A: REVIEWER EVALUATION GUIDANCE AND RUBRIC Reviewer Information: The evaluation rubric is designed to guide the review of charter school applications submitted to the Board of Regents. The evaluation rubric is aligned to each section and subsection of the application, and list the criterion by which the reviewers are to evaluate each section and sub-section. Throughout the evaluation, reviewer will be asked to rate how well the applicant’s responses address the evaluation criterion. Reviewers are to rate the responses as Inadequate, Approaches, Meets, or Exceeds. These ratings are defined as follows: Rating Definitions Inadequate The response lacks meaningful detail; demonstrates lack of preparation; or otherwise raises substantial concerns about the applicant’s understanding of the issue in concept and/or ability to meet the requirement in practice. Approaches The response addresses most of the selection criteria, but lacks some meaningful detail and requires important additional information in order to be reasonably comprehensive. Meets The response indicates solid preparation and grasp of key issues that would be considered reasonably comprehensive. It contains many of the characteristics of a response that excels even though it may require additional specificity, support or elaboration in places. Exceeds The response reflects a thorough understanding of key issues and indicates capacity to open and operate a quality charter school. It addresses the topic with specific and accurate information that shows thorough preparation and presents a clear, realistic picture of how the school expects to operate. At the end of each sub-section, reviewers will note key strengths and concerns, and will identify questions that are important to getting a full understanding of the plan. Reviewers are directed to explain and elaborate on respective ratings. Reviewers will also be asked to provide summative ratings and comments regarding each section of the application and the application as a whole. Reviewer comments are essential and will be used to prepare feedback to the applicants, to prepare for the Capacity Interviews, and to inform final recommendations.
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