Ariz. Admin. Code § 7-5-401

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R7-5-401 - Minimum Academic Performance Expectations

A. The Board shall assess a charter holder's achievement of the minimum academic performance expectations using student achievement measures, specified in the Academic Performance Framework, that are indicators of academic performance.

1. The Board may assess a charter holder's achievement of the minimum academic performance expectations at any time.

2. The Board shall assess a charter holder's achievement of the minimum academic performance expectations:

a. Annually when state assessment data are released for the previous year;

b. During the five-year-interval review required under A.R.S. § 15-183(I);

c. When considering the following submitted by the charter holder:

i. An application for a new charter,

ii. An application to transfer a charter school from an existing charter contract to a separate charter contract,

iii. A request to change the legal status of the charter holder; or

iv. A request to change the entity that holds the charter;

d. When considering an expansion request submitted by the charter holder to;

i. Add a new charter school to an existing charter,

ii. Add one or more grade levels to a charter,

iii. Increase the number of students the charter holder may serve,

iv. Add an Arizona Online Instruction program, or

v. Replicate an existing charter;

e. When considering a charter contract renewal request submitted by the charter holder;

f. Upon receipt of information that a charter school operated by the charter holder failed to meet the minimum academic performance expectations for three consecutive years;

g. Upon receipt of information that a charter school operated by the charter holder has been assigned a letter grade of "F" by the Department; and

h. When making a decision related to the charter holder's achievement of the minimum academic performance expectations or compliance with its charter, other contractual agreements with the Board, federal and state law, and this Chapter.

B. The Board shall annually assign a charter holder an overall academic performance rating that reflects the degree to which the charter holder achieved the minimum academic performance expectations.

C. The Board shall determine a charter holder meets the minimum academic performance expectations if all charter schools operated by the charter holder receive an annual overall academic performance rating of "meets standard," "above standard," or "exceeds standard" in the most recent year for which data are available. A charter holder that meets the minimum academic performance expectations may be:

1. Waived from some of the academic performance supervision requirements described in Article 5; and

2. Entitled to reduced submission requirements:

a. Regarding requests made to the Board; and

b. During the five-year-interval review required under A.R.S. § 15-183(I).

D. The Board shall determine a charter holder does not meet the minimum academic performance expectations if one or more of the charter schools operated by the charter holder did not receive an overall academic performance rating of "meets standard," "above standard," or "exceeds standard" in the most recent year for which data are available. A charter holder that does not meet the minimum academic performance expectations:

1. Shall be required to demonstrate sufficient progress towards achieving the minimum academic performance expectations;

2. May be subject to heightened submission requirements:

a. Regarding requests made to the Board, and

b. During the five-year-interval review required under A.R.S. § 15-183(I); and

3. May be subject to charter oversight as specified in Article 6.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R7-5-401

New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 1141, effective March 2, 2004 (Supp. 04-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 693, effective 5/6/2017.