NEW CHARTER SCHOOL PETITION APPLICATION

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New Petition Application Guide

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Petition Submission

In accordance with OUSD Board Policy, new petitions must be submitted during Public Comment at the beginning of a regularly scheduled OUSD Board of Education Meeting.

Submission to the OUSD Board (at a regularly scheduled OUSD Board meeting)

• ​Please submit one (1) hard copy and one (1) electronic version (in PDF format on a flash drive) of the entire petition submission at the Board meeting. 

Submission to OCS (the day following Board submission)

• Please submit three (3) additional hard copies and one (`1) electronic version (in PDF format via email or on a flash drive) of the entire petition submission directly to OCS. Please note, OCS cannot accept any additional documentation other than what was formally submitted at the Board meeting.   

If you have any questions, please contact Office of Charter Schools staff at charteroffice@ousd.org.

New Petition Application Forms and Documents
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• Appendix A Letter of Intent
• Appendix B OUSD's 5 Pillars of Quality School Development
• Appendix C Certification Statement
• Appendix D Charter School Roster of Key Contacts
• Appendix E Statement of Assurances
• Appendix F Surrounding Schools Demographic & Performance Data
• Appendix G Instructional Minutes and Days Calculator
• Appendix H State Priorities Under LCFF
• Appendix I District & Surrounding School Racial 7 Ethnic Demographics
• Appendix J Meaningfully Interested Students Spreadsheet (for 2019-20)
• Appendix J Meaningfully Interested Signatures Forms (Spanish & English; for 2019-20)
• Appendix K Due Diligence Questionnaire
• Appendix L OUSD New Charter School Petition Evaluation Criteria
• ​Appendix M Exclusive Employer Declaration

• Executive Summary & Overview Tables
• Network-wide Staffing
• OUSD New Charter School Petition Evaluation Criteria-Staff Report
• Petition Checklist
• School- and Organization-level Decision-Making Responsibilities
• School Staffing Model and Rollout
• ​​District Required Language
• Multi-Year Budget Projection Excel Sheet
• Three-Year Cash Flow Excel Sheet
• Collective MPOs Template

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New Petition Process FAQ

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​If you have any outstanding process questions after reviewing the New Petition Application Guide and New Petition Process FAQ above, please complete the form below so that they can be answered and added to our FAQ.

Please note our office can not provide consultations or technical assistance to petitioners, but we will answer all questions related to the new petition application process.