THE STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT / THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK / ALBANY, NY 12234

 

TO:

Full Board

FROM:

Jean C. Stevens

 

SUBJECT:

Charter School Renewals

DATE:

July 24, 2006

STRATEGIC GOAL:

Goals 1 and 2

AUTHORIZATION(S):

 

 

SUMMARY

 

Issues for Decision

 

Should the Regents approve the staff’s recommendations regarding the proposed second renewal charter for the Our World Neighborhood Charter School in New York City received from the State University of New York Board of Trustees?

 

Should the Regents approve the staff’s recommendations regarding the proposed second renewal charter for the John V. Lindsay Wildcat Charter School received from the Chancellor of the New York City Public Schools?

 

Reason(s) for Consideration

 

          Required by State statute, Education Law 2852.

 

Proposed Handling

 

These questions will come before the full Board for final action on July 26, 2006.

 

Procedural History

 

Under the New York Charter Schools Act of 1998, the Board of Regents is authorized to make recommendations regarding proposed charters submitted to it from another charter entity.  The Board is also authorized to make recommendations regarding the renewal of existing charters on applications submitted directly to it as a charter entity. Upon receipt of an application for renewal or for the establishment of a new charter school, the Board of Regents shall review such applications and proposed charters in accordance with the standards set forth in the Charter Schools Act.  Subsequent to its approval, the Board must then issue the initial charter or the renewal charter for each school, as applicable.

 

Background Information

 

We have received one proposed second renewal charter from the Trustees of the State University of New York (SUNY) and one proposed second renewal charter from the Chancellor of New York City Public Schools. These will be presented to you at your July meeting. The proposed second renewal charter from SUNY is for Our World Neighborhood Charter School.  The proposed second renewal charter from the Chancellor is for John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School.

 

           The Our World Neighborhood Charter School (OWNCS) is located in New York City.  The School is in the community of Astoria in the borough of Queens.  OWNCS was granted the initial charter on March 20, 2001.  On March 20, 2006, the Board of Regents voted to approve a short-term renewal of the charter through July 31, 2006.  The purpose of the short-term renewal is to provide the charter entity with time to evaluate the effectiveness of the School’s new management plan.  The School has met its academic and oversight responsibilities over the term of the charter.  OWNCS serves 645 students in grades K through 8 and will expand to serve 700 students.  Ninety-five percent  of students are returning from last year,  378 students are eligible for free/reduced price lunch,  53 students are students with disabilities and  50 students are limited English proficient.  Staff recommends approving the request submitted by the SUNY Board of Trustees that allows OWNCS to take a short-term planning renewal.  The purpose of the planning renewal is to allow the School to gather evidence of support of effective school management without the assistance of a management company. 

 

           The John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School (JVLWACS) is located in New York City.  The School was established in 1992 and funded by the New York City Board of Education.  The School converted to charter school status; the initial charter was granted in May 2000. In June 2005, the School was granted a one-year renewal of its charter up through and including September 1, 2006 allowing it to demonstrate the ability to operate in accordance with sound management practices, to demonstrate full compliance with Article 56 and to address 13 conditions that were approved by the Regents. The School serves a high-need population of students, including adjudicated youth and children who have dropped out of other public high schools.  The School is currently serving approximately 450 students, ages 14-21, enrolled in grades 8+ through 12.  The School’s Manhattan site serves grades 10 through 12 and the Bronx site serves grades 8+ through 9.  Because JVLWACS staff believes traditional models of education have not been successful with its students, the School emphasizes heterogeneous grouping of students, intensive case management, interdisciplinary teaching strategies and team building.  In the one-year renewal, the New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) found the School made sufficient progress towards demonstrating organizational viability.  Based upon 2004-05 State assessment data, JVLWACS has been identified as being furthest from State standards. Staff joined the NYC DOE on all of its monitoring visits and also conducted a comprehensive visit of its own. Staff recommends that the proposed second renewal to the charter and an extension to the provisional charter be approved because the School has shown potential to properly address concerns raised by NYSED and its chartering entity, NYC DOE.  Beginning in July 2006, the School will be on probation for areas of non-compliance by the chartering entity for a minimum period of one school year.  Joint monitoring will be conducted; the School will be removed from probation only upon the mutual agreement of NYC DOE and NYSED.  Staff believe an additional two-year renewal will allow the School to demonstrate the ability to operate in accordance with sound, management practices and to demonstrate full compliance with Article 56 and its charter. 

                                                                              

Copies of the above are available for your review by contacting Shelia Evans-Tranumn at 718-722-2796. 

 

Recommendation

         

          VOTED:  That the Board of Regents approve and grant the proposed second renewal charter and extend the provisional charter for one year up through and including July 31, 2007 for the following charter school:

 

·       Our World Neighborhood Charter School

 

          VOTED:  That the Board of Regents approve and grant the proposed second renewal charter and extend the provisional charter for two years up through and including August 31, 2008 for the following charter school:

 

·       John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School

 

Timetable for Implementation

 

          The Regents action will become effective for the Our World Neighborhood Charter School on August 1, 2006.

 

The Regents action will become effective for the John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School on September 1, 2006.

 

 

 

 

New York State Education Department

 

Summary of Charter School Renewal Information

 

Summary of Applicant Information

 

 

Name of Proposed Renewed Charter School:  Our World Neighborhood Charter School (OWNCS)

 

Address:  36-12 35th Avenue, Astoria, NY (grades K through 5) and 31-20 37th Street, Astoria, NY (grades 6 through 8)

 

Board of Trustees President:  Steve Zimmerman

 

Renewal Period:  August 1, 2006 – July 31, 2007

 

District of Location:  New York City Community School District 30/Region 4

 

Charter Entity:  SUNY Board of Trustees

 

Institutional Partner(s):  N/A

 

Management Partner(s):  Formerly Mosica Education, Inc; none during renewal period

 

Grades Served per Year: K-8 (K-8)                                   

 

Projected Enrollment per Year: 645 (700)

 

Renewal Application Highlights

 

Evidence of Educational Soundness/Attainment of Educational Objectives

 

·       Our World Neighborhood Charter School (“OWNCS” or “the School”) has submitted a curriculum that is aligned to New York State standards.

·       For performance on State assessments, see Attachment 1.

·       In 2004-2005, the School has achieved a Performance Index of 171 on grade 4 English Language Arts and 196 on grade 4 math assessments.

·       The School set the goal of having 60% of all students enrolled for at least two years score on or above Level 3 in ELA and mathematics.  Nearly 93% of those students are performing on or above Level 3 in math; approximately 75% are performing on or above Level 3 in ELA. 

·       OWNCS receives Title I funds and is a school in good standing under the No Child Left Behind Act.

 

 

 

 

Evidence of Fiscal Soundness/Projected Fiscal Impact

 

·       According to the SUNY Board of Trustees renewal report, there were no identified concerns with the School’s internal audit structure.

·       The Statement of Activities for the year ending June 30, 2005 reports the school has net assets of $1,565,399.

·       Fiscal auditors opinions in each year of the charter have been unqualified.  The Charter Schools Institute reports the School “has met its financial reporting requirements with few exceptions.”

·       When fully enrolled with 700 students, the charter school will receive no more than 0.0385% of the New York City Department of Education budget (See Potential Fiscal Impact Chart below).

·       Programmatic and fiscal audits comply with all requirements made of public schools.

·       The School is in stable financial condition. 

·       For OWNCS’ Change in Net Assets, see Attachment 2.

 

Potential Fiscal Impact of the Renewal of the Charter
for the

Our World Neighborhood Charter School

 

School Year

Number of Students

Projected Payment*

Projected Impact

2006-07

700

$6,943,969

.0385%

*Assumes a 3 percent annual increase in the District’s budget from the base of $17 billion in 2004-2005 and a 4.5 percent annual increase in the average expense per pupil per year from the 2004-2005 rate of $9,084.

 

Evidence of Parent and Student Satisfaction and Community Support

 

·          OWNCS issues an annual parent survey.  372 families responded to the survey.  On a rating scale from 1 to 10 (with 10 indicating strong agreement), parents rated the overall experience for their children at 8.85; the educational program at 8.69; and their satisfaction with the instructional staff at 9.02.

·          The School reports student persistence rates annually (the number of students in attendance in June as compared to the number of those students who return in September of that year).  In each year of the charter, the rate has grown from 86% (between Year 1 and Year 2) to 94% (between Year 2 and Year 3) to 96% (between Year 3 and Year 4).

·          The School has a waitlist of approximately 448 applicants.  The list has grown over the past three years from 184 (Spring 2003) to 219 (Spring 2004) to 369 (March 2005).

 

Summary of Charter Entity’s Findings and Recommendations

 

The SUNY Board of Trustees recommends approving the School for a short-term planning year renewal to assess the capacity and effectiveness of the School’s self-management plan.  The chartering entity finds strong evidence of educational soundness, fiscal soundness and parental satisfaction.  The Charter School Institute finds that granting the one-year renewal “would likely improve student learning and achievement and materially further the purposes of the Act as set forth in subdivision 2850(2) of the Education Law.  In addition, granting a one year renewal will assist in building sufficient data to be analyzed as part of the Institute’s full renewal review.” 

 

Recommendation

 

          Staff recommends that the Board of Regents approve the proposed second renewal to the charter and grant an extension to the provisional charter for one year up through and including July 31, 2007.

 

Reason for Recommendation

 

          (1) The charter school meets the requirements set out in Article 56 of the Education Law and all other applicable laws, rules, and regulations; (2) the charter school will be operated in an educationally and fiscally sound manner; and (3) granting the extension is likely to improve student learning and materially further the purposes set out in subdivision two of section twenty-eight hundred fifty of Article 56 of the Education Law.

 

Attachment 1

 

Our World Neighborhood Charter School
Performance on State Assessments

 

Assessment

Year

% Level 1

% Level 2

% Level 3

% Level 4

Performance Index

Grade 4 ELA

2003

14

45

31

10

127

Grade 4 ELA

2004

6

44

50

0

144

Grade 4 ELA

2005

4

21

46

29

171

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grade 4 Math

2003

10

18

56

16

162

Grade 4 Math

2004

0

26

57

17

174

Grade 4 Math

2005

0

4

56

40

196

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grade 4 Science

2004

10

23

51

16

157

Grade 4 Science

2005

0

21

46

33

179

 

 

 

Attachment 2

 

Our World Neighborhood Charter School

Change in Net Assets 2000-01 through 2004-05*

 

Year

Change in Net Assets

2002-03

$275,773

2003-04

$553,045

2004-05

$840,468

*Source: Audited Financial Statements provided as a part of each Annual Report

 

                                                                     

New York State Education Department

 

Summary of Charter School Renewal Information

 

Summary of Applicant Information

 

 

Name of Proposed Renewed Charter School:  John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School (JVLWACS)

 

Address:  17 Battery Place, New York, NY (grades 10 – 12) and 1239 Lafayette Ave, Bronx, NY (grades 8 + and 9)

 

Board of Trustees President:  Amelia V. Betanzos

 

Renewal Period:  September 1, 2006 – August 31, 2008

 

District of Location:  New York City Community School District 1/Region 9; New York City Community School District 8/Region 2

 

Charter Entity:  Chancellor, New York City Department of Education

 

Institutional Partner(s):  Wildcat Service Corporation, Inc.

 

Management Partner(s):  N/A

 

Grades Served per Year: 8+ - 12 (8+ - 12)                                  

 

Projected Enrollment per Year: 450 (500)

 

Renewal Application Highlights

 

Evidence of Educational Soundness/Attainment of Educational Objectives

 

Academic Performance

·       The John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School (“JVLWACS” or “The School”) has submitted a curriculum that is aligned to New York State standards.

·       For performance on State assessments, see Attachment 1.

·       In 2005, 8.3 percent of the 8+ students at JVLWACS demonstrated proficiency in ELA.  In 2005, 0 percent of the 8+ students at JVLWACS demonstrated proficiency in math.  The 8+ program is designed to serve students who have previously been retained in grade 8.

·       Based upon 2004-05 State assessment data, JVLWACS has been identified as being furthest from State standards.  Because the school serves many students who are overage and undercredited upon admission to the school, it is not unexpected that many students do not graduate within four years of initial entry in grade 9 and the school is farthest from State standards.

·       According to the NYC DOE renewal report, the passing rate for JVLWACS students participating in the ELA and math Regents exams in 2004-2005 was higher than any other comparable transfer school. 

·       Of the students in the 2001 grade 9 cohort, 60.6 percent of the students did not take the Regents English exam, 17.1 percent scored between 0 and 64, and 22.2 percent scored between 65 and 100.  On the Regents math exam, 80.8 percent of the students did not take the exam, 10.1 percent scored between 0 and 64, and 9.1 percent scored between 65 and 84. 

·       In 2005, NYSED staff conducted a study to analyze statewide data culled from a rescoring of papers from a representative sample of schools to determine inter-rater reliability and other scoring characteristics statewide. JVLWACS ranked 177 out of 185 schools for the Global History and Geography Regents examination.  (The higher the ranking, the more discrepant the schools’ scores of open-ended and essay questions were from NYSED rescoring of these questions.) On average, JVLWACS scorers graded exams three points higher than NYSED reviewers.

 

Instruction

·       According to the NYC DOE renewal report, JVLWACS continues to employ instructional strategies that engage students and provide Regents preparation; however, classroom practices and teacher competency varies across classrooms and academic expectations for students are inconsistent.

·       According to the NYC DOE renewal report, teachers at the School need significant professional development to further refine their instructional strategies, to create meaningful, consistent and rigorous lesson plans and to use ongoing assessment to inform instruction.

·       The School has not been able to articulate its structured sequence of coursework.

·       The students at the School attend classes and internships on alternate weeks.  To fulfill seat time requirements, the School requires students to conduct 12 hours of academics independently outside of the classroom.

·       The School has made progress toward establishing a formal portfolio program aligned with the internship program in order to better monitor and assess the internship sites and hold students and the site supervisors accountable for performance.  The School has not demonstrated that this new program has been fully implemented.

·       In response to NYSED staff inquiries about how the School satisfies physical education (PE) requirements, JVLWACS opened a small weight room at its Manhattan site. The School reports that PE classes take place in this room on a daily basis.

·       The School has stated it will implement a regular program of professional development to be coordinated by the school leadership and a curriculum specialist. 

 

Students, Admissions and Attendance Reporting

·       On December 1, 2005, the School reported serving 59 students with disabilities to the NYSED.  During a monitoring visit conducted by NYSED, the School only had one IEP that was current on file.  As of July 14, 2006, the NYC DOE indicates the School has made progress; “The School provided evidence that they have identified all students with disabilities, are in the process of securing and updating student IEPs and are making provisions to provide appropriate services.”

·       The School does not serve any Limited English Proficient (LEP) students.

·       The School has not been able to demonstrate that a random selection process is conducted to ensure a fair admissions process.

·       The School reported an average daily attendance rate of 80.1% percent from September 2005 through April 2006.           

·       According to the NYC DOE renewal report, the School has the second lowest dropout rate (9 percent) among other comparable transfer high schools. However, when NYSED staff reviewed the data, it indicated that the School’s dropout rate was closer to 15 percent for the 2005-2006 school year (through June 5, 2006).

·       Documentation collected at the School demonstrates that students are not discharged in a timely matter to avoid labeling the student as a dropout.

·       NYSED staff found that the School, following a student’s discharge, does not appropriately attain students’ transfer documentation. The School has neglected to collect data to document students have transferred to a Regents approved program; maintaining accurate cohort data has been an issue of concern.

 

Organizational Viability

·       In its renewal report, the NYC DOE recommends that the JVLWACS Board of Trustees (BOT) provide additional oversight over the academic program, teacher competency/credentials, and student academic progress. 

·       Additionally, the NYC DOE advises the JVLWACS BOT to identify additional resources to carry out the policies and procedures that are outlined in the School’s newly created guidebooks, including an organizational structure that allows for these issues to be monitored in an ongoing way.

·       According to Board minutes provided by the School, the JVLWACS Board of Trustees met eight times between September and July of the 2005-2006 school year.  The School’s charter states the Board will meet ten times per year.   

·       The School stated it will employ a full time Director of Accountability.  The director will be hired prior to the beginning of the 2006-2007 school year.

 

Compliance with Laws and Regulations

·       In the 2005-2006 school year, the School exceeded its incidental teaching allotment. Improperly certified teachers were providing instruction to students. 

·       In the 2005-2006 school year, the School was not in compliance with section 2854(3)(a-1) of Education Law, which requires a school to employ teachers that hold proper NYS certification.  As of July 2006, the NYC DOE indicates 72% of the instructional staff members hold certification.  In August 2006, the School will create instructional staff schedules to demonstrate that students will always be taught by properly certified teachers.

·       The School failed to demonstrate that it had attained criminal history fingerprint-supported background checks for any of the JVLWACS staff members in the 2005-2006 school year. However, according to the NYC DOE, the School has made progress. The NYC DOE states, “In July 2006, the School provided background checks for 31 out of 37 employees.” With respect to the outstanding six employees, the School indicates that it is awaiting processing by NYSED for final clearance.

·       Based upon written documentation submitted by the JVLWACS in the 2005-06 school year, the School failed to demonstrate that it operated its Targeted Title I program in accordance with applicable regulations and budget. Specifically, while the School indicated it used part of its allocation to operate a math and science tutorial program, no such program was implemented.  Instead funding was used to provide other services to students.  The School received $173,000 through the targeted assistance Title I program in 2005-2006.

 

Conditions of its One-Year Renewal for the 2005-06 School Year

(The 13 conditions are listed in Attachment 2.)

·       The School has formalized and documented operations with several new handbooks: “Operations Manual,” “Student Internship Handbook,” and “Internship Handbook for Worksite Supervisors.”

·       NYC DOE has found that the School has made sufficient progress toward meeting the outcomes and measures of its charter.

·       NYSED has found that the School has made minimal progress. The School has fully met four of the thirteen conditions for renewal that were listed in the June 2005 Regents item.

 

Evidence of Fiscal Soundness/Projected Fiscal Impact

 

·       According to the NYC DOE renewal report, there were no identified concerns with the School’s internal audit structure.

·       The 2005 Report of Independent Public Accountants indicates that the School holds $2,809,459 in assets.

·       Fiscal auditors noted that the School might potentially face some financial risk because cash balances are held in uninsured accounts.  The audit report did not specify the amounts held in such accounts.

·       When fully enrolled with 500 students, the charter school will receive no more than 0.028% of the New York City Department of Education budget (See Potential Fiscal Impact Chart below).

·       Programmatic and fiscal audits comply with all requirements made of public schools. 

·       For JVLWACS Change in Net Assets, see Attachment 3.

 

Potential Fiscal Impact of the Renewal of the Charter
for the

John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School

 

School Year

Number of Students

Projected Payment*

Projected Impact

2006-07

450

$4,463,980

.025

2007-08

475

$4,924,018

.027

2008-09

500

$5,416,419

.028

2009-10

500

$5,660,158

.029

2010-11

500

$5,914,865

.028

*Assumes a 3 percent annual increase in the District’s budget from the base of $17 billion in 2004-2005 and a 4.5 percent annual increase in the average expense per pupil per year from the 2004-2005 rate of $9,084.

 

Evidence of Parent and Student Satisfaction and Community Support

 

·          JVLWACS arranged a meeting between the NYC DOE oversight visit team and a small group of parents, students and Parent Teacher Association members.  According to the NYC DOE renewal report, the comments generated at this meeting, led them to conclude “The parents are overwhelmingly satisfied with their experiences at the school.”

·          The School reports the following preliminary results from the parent survey that is being administered by JPS Solutions (As of 6/06/06, 240 parents have participated; the deadline for participation is June 14, 2006): 

 

Summary of Charter Entity’s Findings and Recommendations

 

The New York City Department of Education recommends renewing the School for a period of two years, with the understanding that the School will be on probation due to its issues of non-compliance. The duration of the probation period is to be no less than one year.  Ultimately, at the end of one year, the John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School (JVLWACS) will have demonstrated full compliance with applicable laws and will be removed from probation.  Alternatively, the probation order may be extended through the second year of the School’s second renewal period. The probation period will only end with the mutual agreement of the NYC DOE and the NYSED that corrective action has been fully implemented and satisfactorily met.  The School’s inability to fully meet the prescribed corrective action timeline may necessitate that the charter be revoked prior to the end of the probationary period.

 

Recommendation

 

          Staff recommends that the Board of Regents approve the proposed second renewal to the charter and grant an extension to the provisional charter for two years up through and including August 21, 2008.

 

Reason for Recommendation

 

          The John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School has shown the potential to properly address concerns raised by NYSED and its chartering entity, NYC DOE.  The School also serves a high-need population of students.  Accordingly, between the progress the school has already made and its anticipated compliance with the terms and conditions of its probation which is currently in effect, the school (1) will meet the requirements set out in Article 56 of the Education Law and all other applicable laws, rules, and regulations; (2) the charter school will be operated in an educationally and fiscally sound manner; and (3) granting a two-year extension is likely to improve student learning and materially further the purposes set out in subdivision two of section twenty-eight hundred fifty of Article 56 of the Education Law. 

                                                                                          Attachment 1

 
John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School
Performance on State Assessments

 

Assessment

Year

% Level 1

% Level 2

% Level 3

% Level 4

Performance Index

Grade 8 ELA

2003

62

38

0

0

38.1

Grade 8 ELA

2004

58

8

7

0

66.7

Grade 8 ELA

2005

0

92

8

0

108

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grade 8 Math

2003

80

20

0

0

20

Grade 8 Math

2004

60

36

0

0

66.6

Grade 8 Math

2005

11

89

0

0

89

 

 

 

John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School
High School Achievement After Four Years of Instruction

 

English Graduation Requirement Achievement after Four Years of High School*

 

Cohort members

All students

Highest Score Between 0 and 54

Highest Score Between 55 and 64

Highest Score Between 65 and 84

Highest Score Between 85 and 100

Approved Alternative Credit

1998 Cohort

21

0

6

9

0

0

1999 Cohort

6

0

0

2

0

0

2000 Cohort

21

0

4

5

1

0

2001 Cohort

99

3

14

18

4

0

 

Mathematics Graduation Requirement Achievement after Four Years of High School*

 

Cohort members

All students

Highest Score Between 0 and 54

Highest Score Between 55 and 64

Highest Score Between 65 and 84

Highest Score Between 85 and 100

Approved Alternative Credit

1998 Cohort

21

2

5

0

0

0

1999 Cohort

6

0

1

0

0

0

2000 Cohort

21

0

2

3

0

0

2001 Cohort

99

2

8

9

0

0

 

 

 

 

Attachment 2

 

Conditions of Renewal for the 2005-06 School Year

 

Note: Bold italicized text indicates the conditions that the School fully attained during its one-year renewal.

 

1.               The School must include in its charter a detailed plan to create a system for managing student attendance that has the potential to calculate with relative ease the School’s daily, monthly and annual attendance for both sites independently and combined.  This plan must include a system for monitoring student attendance at internship sites daily and tracking Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in a manner that is in compliance with City and State regulations.

2.               The School must submit to NYC DOE-ONS all attendance records once per month to ensure compliance.

3.               Wildcat must gain complete and formal access to the Automated Tracking System (ATS) and ensure that a trained staff member is available at each site.

4.               The School must involve families in truancy issues by sending letters home after three absences.

5.               The School must maintain its student database to accurately reflect newly enrolled students and their incoming credits as reflected in transcripts.  Additionally, student outcome status must be updated at the same time as the students’ status is updated in ATS.

6.               Wildcat must prepare and package aggregate data for reporting results on Regents, outcome status, and credit accumulation to NYC DOE-ONS and the NYSED.

7.               Wildcat must prepare all required data results for submission to NYSED as part of STEP reporting.

8.               The School must clarify and simplify its characteristics for admissions so that the most at-risk students throughout the City are given preference in admission.

9.               Wildcat must continue to develop and document a clear articulation process regarding student movement from the Bronx to the Manhattan site.

10.           The School must include in its charter a detailed plan to manage special education information and to report that information accurately for purposes of reimbursement.

11.           One of the charter goals must be that the School will have at least 95% of its student health records up-to-date at inspection by any oversight agency.

12.           The School must provide documentation to support compliance with certification requirements, to ensure that 70% of their teachers will be certified by September 1, 2005.

13.           The School must implement formal evaluative measures, including student progress, successes and challenges, as well as concerns that may hinder progress.

 

 

 

 Attachment 3

 

 

 

John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School

Change in Net Assets 2000-01 through 2004-05*

 

Year

Change in Net Assets

2000-01

$252,156

2001-02

$509,327

2002-03

$666,229

2003-04

$247,416

2004-05

$515,353

*Source: Audited Financial Statements provided as a part of each Annual Report