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Meeting Date:
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3/29/2012 - 6:30 PM
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Category:
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Report of the Committee on Innovation/School Reform
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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4. Action on a Charter School Proposal from the Brewers Hill S.T.E.M. Academy
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Strategic Plan Compatibility Statement:
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Goal 2 School communities work together for improvement in academic achievement
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Attachments
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1. Brewers Hill S.T.E.M. Academy Charter Proposal
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File Attachment:
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Background:
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On February 28, 2012 the Brewers Hill S.T.E.M. Academy submitted a proposal to become a MPS non-instrumentality charter school beginning with the 2013-2014 school year. The school is proposing to serve approximately 435 students in the first year, 515 students in the second year, 552 students in the third year, 652 students in the fourth year, and 620 students during the fifth year.
As of the date of publication the Charter School Review Panel had not convened to discuss and make recommendations regarding the concept of the charter school proposal submitted by Brewers Hill S.T.E.M. Academy. The Panel is currently scheduled to meet on Monday, March 5, 2012. At that meeting the school leader(s) for Brewers Hill S.T.E.M. Academy will make a presentation to the Charter School Review Panel, outlining the conceptual framework for the charter school.
Following the March 5, 2012 meeting of the Charter School Review Panel, the Charter School Review Panel's recommendations will be developed and presented at the March 8, 2012 meeting of the Committee on Innovation/School Reform.
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Fiscal Impact Statement:
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No fiscal impact.
This item does not authorize expenditures.
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Implementation and Assessment Plan
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Recommendation:
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Your Committee is forwarding this item to the Board without recommendation.
The Office of Board Governance originally recommended that the Board determine how it wishes to proceed with this item and that, if the Board chooses to approve the concept of Brewers Hill S.T.E.M. Academy, the Board authorize the Superintendent’s designee, in consultation with the Board’s designee and the Office of the City Attorney, to begin contract negotiations with representatives from Brewers Hill S.T.E.M. Academy in anticipation of the establishment of an MPS instrumentality charter school for the 2013-2014 school year, as outlined in the attached proposal.
(Note: Subsequent to the meeting of the Committee on Innovation/School Reform, the Office of Board Governance has received a written request from the Brewers Hill S.T.E.M. Academy to withdraw its proposal from further consideration.)
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Lynne A Sobczak - Director, OBG
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