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GENERAL INFORMATION MEETING

GENERAL INFORMATION MEETING. FAIRFAX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION. Fairfax County Public Schools June 12, 2012. Virginia Charter Schools. Virginia authorizes local school districts to establish public charter schools to serve students within their districts

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GENERAL INFORMATION MEETING

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  1. GENERAL INFORMATION MEETING FAIRFAX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION Fairfax County Public Schools June 12, 2012

  2. Virginia Charter Schools • Virginia authorizes local school districts to establish public charter schools to serve students within their districts • VA charter schools are funded by local districts according to the district’s overall average cost per student • Approved charter schools may receive additional funding from public and private grants • Charter school employees may, or may not be employees of the local district, as decided by the local school board

  3. Charter School Authorization • The state Board of Education first determines whether the proposal meets the state’s technical criteria • The local school board has the final authority to approve or disapprove a proposed charter school, although – • The applicant may request reconsideration and provide new or revised information addressing issues raised in the local district’s evaluation of the proposal

  4. Current Status – Fairfax Leadership Academy (FLA) Proposal • FLA submitted its charter school proposal for state review onOctober 28, 2011 • The state Board of Education determined on April 25, 2012 that the FLA proposal complied with the state’s technical criteria • FLA submitted it’s formal charter school application to Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) on May 30, 2012 • The proposal submitted to FCPS was significantly revised from the one found in compliance by the state (contents highlighted later in presentation)

  5. FCPS REVIEW PROCESS • FCPS Policy & Regulation 1400 guides the FCPS charter school review & decision process – see: • http://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/8DBJG54D0FC7/$file/R1400.pdf • Staff role is to neither advocate for, nor discourage establishment of charter schools • Provides School Board technical advice on the workability of the proposed school (details later in presentation) • Purpose of this meeting is to ensure public is informed and able to contribute to decision process • More on public participation later in presentation

  6. STAFF REVIEW COMMITTEE • Maribeth Luftglass (Technology) • Dan Meier (HS Principal) • Peter Noonan (Instruction) • Phyllis Pajardo (Human Res) • Daniel Parris (Cluster 3) • Susan Quinn (Finance) • Sonya Swansbrough (MS Principal) • Dean Tistadt (Facilities & Transp) • Richard Moniuszko (Dpty Supt, Chair) • Terri Breeden (Learning & Accountability) • Linda Burke (Cluster 7) • Leslie Butz (Cluster 6) • Kim Dockery (Special Services) • Grady Carlson (Counsel) • Barbara Hunter (Communications) • James Kacur (Cluster 2)

  7. FCPS REVIEW PROCESS • This summer, FCPS staff will conduct a technical review of the FLA proposal covering such considerations as: • academic soundness • financial feasibility • operational & management effectiveness • impact on its own students & families • impact on other FCPS students, schools, and the district • parent support for establishing the school

  8. (Tentative) FCPS REVIEW TIMETABLE • September 20, 2012 – FCPS staff presents their technical findings & recommendations to the School Board • October 9, 2012 – FCPS School Board holds a hearing & receives public testimony on the FLA application • October 15, 2012 – School Board conducts its own work session on Superintendent’s FLA recommendation • October 25, 2012 – School Board votes on FLA application • Anytime during process – Public comment received on FCPSFacebookpage

  9. TRACKING PROGRESS OF THE REVIEW • Charter review documents and actions will be posted under “News” on the home page of the FCPS web site: • http://www.fcps.edu/news/charter.shtml • A “Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) section will also be established on the FCPS Charter Schools web page responding to inquiries made during this meeting and elsewhere

  10. The Fairfax Leadership Academy FCPS Charter School Application See: ( Link to FLA PowerPoint Here )

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