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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