Meeting with Lowell’s attorney

This morning we are meeting with Lowell’s attorney. Here is the list of discussion topics:

• Term of initial contract – the District would prefer three years
• Enrollment figures – the District is concerned that the initial enrollment numbers are high, and would prefer to set a lower number as the maximum enrollment for the first year, with a 10% increase factored in for each subsequent year
• Special education and 504 services – the provisions addressing these issues aren’t adequately covered throughout the application – the District has some ideas as to how to supplement and clarify
• Parent volunteerism requirement – we need to discuss exactly how “mandatory” this can be, and still remain compliant with public education law
• Funding – the District is proposing 80% ADM (which is the minimum set by the charter law for grades K-8) and also wants to discuss funding formulas for special education students