Amendment 1 - Placed with bill
AMEND
House Bill No. 165 as amended by deleting line 83 in its entirety and
substituting in lieu thereof the following: “The fund shall be subject to
appropriation and shall not exceed $5 million annually. The Department of
Education shall publish on its website the threshold eligibility requirements,
the criteria for evaluation of applications, the names of successful
applicants, the applications of successful applicants, and the amount awarded
to each successful applicant.”
Amendment 2 - Placed with bill
AMEND
House Bill No. 165 as amended by deleting lines 306 through 309 in their
entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
“annual
report for the school year ending the previous June, which shall: (1)
discuss the school's progress in meeting overall student performance goals and
standards; (2) discuss the innovation occurring at the charter school,
including but not limited to the areas of curriculum development, instruction,
student culture and discipline, community and parental involvement, teacher and
staff development, school operations and management, and extracurricular and
after-school programming; and (3) contain a financial statement
setting forth by appropriate categories the school's revenues and expenditures
and assets and liabilities. Each charter school seeking renewal of its
charter shall produce an annual report subject to these same requirements, on
or before September 30. The approving authority may, in its discretion
and for good cause.”
FURTHER
AMEND House Bill No. 165 as amended by inserting between lines 425 and 426 the
following and renumber the remaining Sections accordingly:
“Section
10. Amend Title 14 of the Delaware Code § 514 by making insertions as shown by
underlining:
Annually,
the Department shall prepare a report for the Governor and the General Assembly
on the success or failure of charter schools and propose changes in state law
necessary to improve or change the charter school program. Such report shall
contain a section comparing the per student expenditures of charter schools,
considering all sources of such expenditures, with those of other public
schools. Such report shall also contain:
(1) the Secretary of Education's analysis of, recommendations relating to, and
proposed changes relating to Delaware education laws, in light of the content
of annual reports submitted pursuant to Section 513 of Title 14; and (2) the
Secretary's assessment of specific opportunities and barriers relating to the
implementation of charters schools' innovations in the broader Delaware public
education school system.”
Amendment 3 - Placed with Bill
Amend
House Bill No. 165 as amended by deleting line 77 in its entirety and
substituting in lieu thereof the following:
“applicants
desiring to apply for funding, which shall include but not be limited to: (1)
an overall student body population in which low-income students comprise at
least 10% of the student body, and (2) a proven track record of success, as”
Amendment 4 - Placed with Bill
AMEND
House Bill No. 165 as amended by deleting lines 296 and 297 in their entirety
and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
“(15)
The school shall have a satisfactory plan to ensure the effectiveness of its
board of trustees, including governance trainings conducted for any new board
members and at a minimum of once every three years. Such governance
trainings shall meet minimum content standards established by the Department of
Education and published on the Department's website, and shall be attended by a
representative of the Department; and”
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