Application for New Charter 2011-2012 School Year

1. Application for New Charter2011-2012 School Year Arizona State Board for Charter Schools Part 4: Section C Business Plan

2. Business Plan Business Plan Workshop • This workshop will cover: • C.1 Facilities Acquisition • C.2 Advertising and Promotion • C.3 Personnel • C.4 Instructional Resources • C.5 Operational Expenditures/Overhead • Verifiable Proof of Secured Funds-Attachment F • Start Up Budget-Attachment I • Three Year Operational Budget-Attachment J

3. C.1. Facilities Acquisition Focus on the following in the narrative: • A Detailed Description of the facility • Square footage • Number of classrooms • Layout • Location that will accommodate the number of anticipated students

4. C.1. Facilities Acquisition • Documentation of all available facilities in target area or details of the acquired facility • Timeframe for securing the facility • Costs associated with securing a facility • Financial arrangements for securing the facility • Consistent with all sections in the application Note: All documents for this section are to be uploaded in C.1.

5. C.2 Advertising and Promotion Focus on the following in the narrative: • Advertising/promotion plans that include strategies and timelines • Explain the costs • Costs in narrative are consistent in budgets • Ensure the number of students and State Equalization are supported in the budget Note: This document is to be uploaded in narrative form in C.2.

6. C.3 Personnel Focus on the following in the narrative: • Viable staffing plan and number of employees • Staff aligns to NCLB Highly Qualified Teachers • Recruiting, hiring, and training of instructional staff that aligns with start up and the Performance Management Plan (PMP) • Administrative Plan • Compensation Plan • Employee Related Expenses (ERE) Note: This document is to be uploaded in narrative form in C.3.

7. C.4 Instructional Resources Focus on the following in the narrative: • Expenditures that support the program of instruction • Financial arrangements and timeline for securing goods • Costs as described in the narrative are included in the budgets Note: This document is to be uploaded in narrative form in C.4.

8. C.5 Operational Expenditures/Overhead Focus on the following in the narrative: • Expenditures that support the operation of a school or that may be considered overhead costs • Financial arrangements and timeline for securing goods • Ensure costs are included in both budgets Note: This document is to be uploaded in narrative form in C.5.

9. Verifiable Proof of Secured Funds-Attachment F • This form is to be filled out and submitted so the ASBCS can verify the applicant’s Secured Funds. • One form is required for each individual contributing to the start-up funds for the above named applicant. This form may be copied as necessary.

10. Start Up Budget-Attachment I • Assumptions must be included for each line item identified on Attachment I • Start-up expenses may not exceed start-up funds • Must be consistent with all items in the narrative

11. Start-Up Budget Attachment I

12. Three Year Operational Budget-Attachment J • Assumptions must be included for each line item identified on Attachment J • Expenditures may not exceed revenues available • A word of caution about Excel. There must be enough room in each field to properly display the figures contained within them. If enough room is not provided, ###### will show up and will not be acceptable.

13. Business Plan Arizona State Board for Charter Schools Part 4: Section C Business Plan