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LR 960
Item 1

 
innovative, and its services may be integrated into the services
provided for all students.

 
2.__Written agreement on issues.__The board of trustees of
the charter school and the chartering authority shall
establish a written agreement on the following issues and
incorporate the agreement into the charter:

 
iv.A.__The education program, including the charter
school's mission, the students to be served, the student
ages and grade span to be inv.cluded and the focus of the
curriculum;

 
vi.

 
B.__The outcomes to be achieved and the method of
measurement that will be used, including how the charter
school will meet any state-required outcomes such as the
comprehensive system of learning results;

 
vii.C.__Procedures for the admission and dismissal of
students;

 
viii.D.__The ways by which the charter school will try to
achieve a racial and ethnic balance reflective of the
community it serves;

 
ix.E.__The max.nner in which the charter school will
comply with state and federal requirements for the
education of children with special needs, including the
delivery of appropriate special education services and any
innovative delivery systems;

 
xi.F.__The manner in which financial audits will be
conducted;

 
xii.G.__The qualifications required of the teachers in
addition to those required under section 2418; and

 
xiii.H.__The management and administration of the charter
schoxiv.ol.

 
3.__Addendum to charter.__The charter school shall include
as an addendum to the charter document a plan covering the
following items before the school begins operating:

 
xv.A.__The governance structure of the charter school;

 
xvi.B.__In the case of an existing noncharter public
school converting to a charter school, alternative
arrangements for current students who choose not to attend
the charter school and for current teachers who choose not
toxvii. teach in the charter school after conversion;

 
xviii.C.__The learning methods to be used;


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