More work on the proposal
I’m continuing to work on our proposal. This morning I completed the Expected results of the curriculum and the verified methods of measuring and reporting objective results section.
read moreCredentials and Licenses for our Administrator
I’ve received information from the TSPC (Teacher Standards and Practices Commission) about credentials and licenses for our Administrator. Question: If our charter school is going to employ a non licensed administrator and this person is already licensed with the TSPC as a teacher does this license fulfill the requirement set forth by ORS 338.135? Or do they need to fill out a separate Form C-1 and check the Charter School Registration: Administrator ? Answer: A teaching license or registration will not be acceptable. The...
read moreSauvie Island Academy Proposal and Contract
I’ve received a copy of the Proposal and Contract from Sauvie Island Academy. Proposal Contract
read moreMeetings
Rick has offered up his work office and conference room for our meetings. We are going to hold our May 3rd meeting there (Cummins NW, Coburg OR)
read moreQuestions Answered
Kate Pattison has answered the questions we had from our last meeting: What happens if the sponsoring district ceases to exist or merges with another district? If a sponsoring district merges with another district, the board responsible for the newly formed district would be responsible for the charter school contract. I am waiting to hear about a district that completely dissolves. My best guess would be the charter school would also close. I will let you know if I find out otherwise. Does the charter school get the state property tax...
read moreCurriculum and TSPC registered
Jessica has completed the curriculum section of our Proposal – http://www.fallcreekcharter.com/our-proposal/. Thanks Jess. In a previous post I mentioned that I emailed a question to the TSPC. Here’s my questions: What is the difference between being licensed with the TSPC and registered with the TSPC? I’m starting a charter school and ORS 338.135 says that 50% of our FTE teaching and administrative staff shall be licensed. It also says that the other 50% need to be registered. and here is their response: A registration is...
read moreNew domain name
I’ve registered our new domain name – mtviewacademy.org. I’m in the process of moving the content from www.fallcreekcharter.com to the www.mtviewacademy.org.
read moreSubstitutes and PERS
Substitutes I’ve updated the budget with our substitute costs for the first year. ORS 342.610 defines the minimum salary for substitute teachers. You cannot pay subs less per day than 85% of the salary of a beginning teacher who holds a bachelor’s degree. The salary of the substitute teacher shall be computed as required in this subsection based on the statewide average salary for beginning teachers who hold bachelor’s degrees. The 2013-2014 numbers are located on the OSBA Substitute teacher pay web page. I estimated our...
read moreAction Items from 4/19 Meeting
I’ve emailed Kate Pattison our latest charter school questions. Now I’m going to do some research to determine if our administrator needs to be certified. Charter School Handbook – Current Charter School law requires a minimum of 50% of the FTE (Full Time Equivalency) of the teaching and staff in a “brick and mortar” charter school to be licensed by the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (ORS 338.135). If a teacher or administrator is not licensed they must register with the Teacher Standards and Practices...
read moreWeb site updates
I made a few minor changes to the web site. The style sheet has been updated, so that nested bullets are styled identically to MS Word. apples kale lettuce raspberry strawberry celery bananas kiwi altoids peppermint metal plastic spearmint mentos certs I also added a print button to the bottom of each page. This allows you to print the page without the top header and the right side...
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