Common use of Academic Goals Clause in Contracts

Academic Goals. The State Board shall hold the Charter School accountable for the full performance of each of the academic goals listed below. The requirements of each goal are independent of and do not supersede the requirements of any other goal. i. Goal 1: During each year of its first five-year charter term, the Charter School shall “beat the odds” as determined by a formula measuring expected student growth. 1. The Beating the Odds analysis is a cross-sectional, random effects regression model that currently uses school-based factors from the CCRPI school-level dataset, GaDOE student record file, and the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement Report Card. Note that the factors may change during the charter term. The factors in the current model include such things as: a. Poverty Level b. Race/Ethnicity c. Students with Disabilities d. English Language Learners e. School Size (FTE) f. School Grade Configuration Renewal decisions for new charter schools first opening in 2014 or later will be based in part on whether the school “beat the odds” in each of the first four years of its first charter term (Years 1-4). ii. Goal 2: The Charter School will demonstrate proficiency and/or improvement on the CCRPI. 1. Measure 1: For new start-up charter schools first opening in 2014 or later, using Year 1 of the charter term to establish a CCRPI baseline, the Charter School’s CCRPI score shall be equal to or better than both the State and local district in Year 2, and better than both the State and local district in Years 3-5 of the charter contract.