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MARYLAND CHARTER SCHOOL NETWORK PUBLICATIONS Maryland Charter School Founders' Manual, 2nd Edition The manual covers the basics of strategic planning, writing the application, fundraising, governance, and choosing an education plan. New with the second edition is a chapter on student assessment. Other topics include finding a facility, getting parents and the community involved, financial planning, and lessons learned from other founders. If you need a copy of the manual on CD, send a check in the amount of $18.00 payable to MCSN to cover shipping and handling. Please provide your name, address, and telephone number in your correspondence. Write ATTN: Manual on the envelope. Allow 3 weeks to complete your order. Public Schools of Choice: The Charter Schools of Maryland (DVD) This DVD was developed as an introduction to Maryland charter schools. Each charter school is different – curriculum, governance structure, etc. Common to all charter schools is a goal of “expanding excellence in education” – increasing academic achievement. Creating high quality public schools of choice. All accountable for outcomes. All take statewide assessments. No one is assigned as a student or staff member to a charter school. Charter schools are public in every sense of the word: tuition free and open to all. Maryland Model Charter School Application Guidelines The Maryland Model Charter School Application Guidelines provide useful information and guidance to charter authorizers and charter developers.
Although this model is exemplary as opposed to being mandatory, we encourage its use for the following reasons:
If you need a copy of the manual on CD, send a check in the amount of $18.00 payable to MCSN to cover shipping and handling. Please provide your name, address, and telephone number in your correspondence. Write ATTN: Model Application on the envelope. Allow 3 weeks to complete your order. MARYLAND STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (MSDE) PUBLICATIONS 2006 Charter School Program Evaluation This evaluation was mandated through the Maryland Public Charter Schools Act of 2003 codified in the Code of Maryland, Education Article, §9-101, et seq. The primary objective of the evaluation as outlined in the Act is to submit on or before October 1, 2006, to the General Assembly, in accordance with §2-1246 of the State Government Article, a report including an evaluation of the public charter school program. The purpose of the evaluation was to assess the advisability of the “continuation, modification, expansion, or termination” of the Maryland Charter School Program. Special Education in Charter Schools: A Resource Primer for the State of Maryland This primer was developed to provide guidance to Maryland’s local school systems (charter school authorizers) and charter school developers (operators) as they confront the unique challenges in developing and implementing effective practices to ensure the access and success of students with disabilities in charter schools.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS Circular No. A-122, Revised May 10, 2004 This Circular establishes principles for determining costs of grants, contracts and other agreements with non-profit organizations.
This Circular sets forth standards for obtaining consistency and uniformity among Federal agencies for the audit of States, local governments, and non-profit organizations expending Federal awards.
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