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(1)(a) An application to establish a charter school may be submitted by:
(i) an individual;
(ii) a group of individuals; or
(iii) a nonprofit legal entity organized under Utah law.
(b) An authorized charter school may apply under this chapter for a charter from another charter school authorizer.
(2) A charter school application shall include:
(a) the purpose and mission of the school;
(b) except for a charter school authorized by a local school board, a statement that, after entering into a charter agreement, the charter school will be organized and managed under Title 16, Chapter 6a, Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act;
(c) a description of the governance structure of the school, including:
(i) a list of the charter school governing board members that describes the qualifications of each member; and
(ii) an assurance that the applicant shall, within 30 days of authorization, complete a background check for each member consistent with Section 53G-5-408;
(d) a description of the target population of the school that includes:
(i) the projected maximum number of students the school proposes to enroll;
(ii) the projected school enrollment for each of the first three years of school operation; and
(iii) the ages or grade levels the school proposes to serve;
(e) academic goals;
(f) qualifications and policies for school employees, including policies that:
(i) comply with the criminal background check requirements described in Section 53G-5-408;
(ii) require employee evaluations;
(iii) address employment of relatives within the charter school; and
(iv) address human resource management and ensure that:
(A) at least one of the school's employees or another person is assigned human resource management duties, as defined in Section 17B-1-805; and
(B) the assigned employee or person described in Subsection (2)(f)(iv)(A) receives human resource management training, as defined in Section 17B-1-805;
(g) a description of how the charter school will provide, as required by state and federal law, special education and related services;
(h) for a public school converting to charter status, arrangements for:
(i) students who choose not to continue attending the charter school; and
(ii) teachers who choose not to continue teaching at the charter school;
(i) a statement that describes the charter school's plan for establishing the charter school's facilities, including:
(i) whether the charter school intends to lease or purchase the charter school's facilities; and
(ii) financing arrangements;
(j) a market analysis of the community the school plans to serve;
(k) a business plan;
(l) other major issues involving the establishment and operation of the charter school; and
(m) the signatures of the charter school governing board members.
(3) A charter school authorizer may require a charter school application to include:
(a) the charter school's proposed:
(i) curriculum;
(ii) instructional program; or
(iii) delivery methods;
(b) a method for assessing whether students are reaching academic goals, including, at a minimum, administering the statewide assessments described in Section 53E-4-301;
(c) a proposed calendar;
(d) sample policies;
(e) a description of opportunities for parental involvement;
(f) a description of the school's administrative, supervisory, or other proposed services that may be obtained through service providers; or
(g) other information that demonstrates an applicant's ability to establish and operate a charter school.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 53G. Public Education System--Local Administration § 53G-5-302. Charter school application--Applicants--Contents - last updated May 05, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-53g-public-education-system-local-administration/ut-code-sect-53g-5-302.html
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