delaware math and it academy

1318 Pages·2014·38.29 MB·English

DELAWARE
 MATH
 AND
 IT
 ACADEMY

Table
 of
 Contents

School
 Proposal
 Overview
 and
 Enrollment
 Projection……………….…………….……Cover

Executive
 Summary…………………………………………………………………………….……Section
 1

Founding
 Group
 and
 School
 Leadership.……………….………………..………….……Section
 2

Education
 Plan……………………………………..………………………….……..………….……Section
 3

Performance
 Management…………………………………………..…………………….……Section
 4

Staffing.………………………………………………………….……….……………..………….……Section
 5

Governance
 and
 Management…………..………………………….……..………..….……Section
 6

Parent
 and
 Community
 Involvement………………………………………………….……Section
 7

Start-­‐up
 and
 Operations……………………….………………………………..………….……Section
 8

Facilities………..……………………………………..………………………….……..………….……Section
 9

Budget
 and
 Finance…………....……………………………………..…………………….……Section
 10

Charter
 Management
 Company
 and

Highly
 Successful
 Charter
 School
 Operator
 Supplement….…………………....Section
 11

Attachments
 1-­‐43
School
 Proposal
 Overview

Provide
 information
 for
 the
 primary
 point
 of
 contact
 for
 your
 team.
 This
 individual
 will
 serve
 as
 the

contact
 for
 all
 communications,
 interviews,
 and
 notices
 regarding
 the
 submitted
 application.

 Note!

Names
 and
 contact
 information
 may
 be
 shared
 with
 external
 groups
 by
 the
 Delaware
 Department
 of

Education.

 The
 information
 in
 this
 section
 is
 not
 included
 in
 narrative
 page
 limit.

Name
 of
 proposed

  DELAWARE
 MATH
 AND
 IT
 ACADEMY

school

Primary
 contact
 person

  SARAH
 BLAIR

Mailing
 address

  6100
 FROST
 PLACE

  Street/Post
 Office
 Box

  LAUREL,
 MD
 20707

  City,
 State,
 and
 Zip
 Code

Phone

  Day
  301
 776
 2300

  Evening

E-­‐mail
 address
  [email protected]

  Fax
  301
 776
 2322

Name
 of
 applicant
 group
 or
 entity

  DELAWARE
 EDUCATION
 FOUNDATION

applying

Provide
 the
 names
 and
 roles
 in
 the
 applicant
 team
 and
 current
 employer
 of
 all
 persons
 on
 the

Applicant
 team.

Name
  Role
  Current
 Employment

Sarah
 Blair
  Communication
  Chesapeake
 Lighthouse

  Foundation

Murat
 Unlu
  Curriculum
  DuPont

Annessa
 Wilson
  Public
 Relations
  Chesapeake
 Lighthouse

  Foundation

Shauna
 Watson
  Board
 Member
  Children
 and
 Families
 First

Hakan
 Orak
  Curriculum
 &
 Instruction

  Chesapeake
 Lighthouse

  Foundation

Ali
 Gurbuz
  Staffing
 &
 Finance
  PG
 County
 Public
 Schools

Page
 1

Delaware
 Department
 of
 Education
 Charter
 School
 Application
 2014
Provide
 the
 name
 and
 planned
 opening
 year
 for
 the
 proposed
 school.

Proposed
 School
 Name
  Opening
 Year
  Geographic
 Community
 †

DELAWARE
 MATH
 &
 IT
  2015-­‐2016
  Christina
 &
 Colonial
 School

ACADEMY

  districts
 Zone
 and
 Area

†
 Identification
 of
 geographic
 community
 may
 be
 as
 specific
 as
 a
 neighborhood
 or
 as
 general
 as
 the

city/town
 identified
 for
 the
 school
 location.

What
 is
 the
 model
 or
 focus
 of
 the
 proposed
 school
 (e.g.,
 Arts,
 College
 Preparatory,
 Dual-­‐Language,
 etc.)?

STEM
 FOCUSED

Page
 2

Delaware
 Department
 of
 Education
 Charter
 School
 Application
 2014
Does
 the
 school
 expect
 to
 contract
 or
 partner
 with
 a
 Charter
 Management
 Company
 or
 other

organization
 for
 school
 management/operation?

  Yes

X

  No

If
 yes,
 provide
 the
 name
 of
 the
 Charter
 Management
 Company
 or
 other
 partner
 organization
 if
 known.

CHESAPEAKE
 LIGHTHOUSE
 FOUNDATION

Note!

 If
 the
 applicant
 plans
 to
 contract
 with
 a
 Charter
 Management
 Company,
 the
 applicant
 must

complete
 the
 Charter
 Management
 Company
 and
 Highly
 Successful
 Charter
 School
 Operator

Supplement
 (See
 Section
 2.5)
 in
 addition
 to
 the
 application
 narrative.

Proposed
 Principal/School
 Leader
 Information
 (if
 known)

Name
 of
 proposed
 Principal/School
 Leader
 Candidate:

  ALI
 GURBUZ

Current
 Employment

  PRINCE
 GEORGES
 COUNTY
 PUBLIC
 SCHOOLS

Daytime
 phone:

  Cell
 phone
  410
 979
 7656

E-­‐mail
 address

  [email protected]

Page
 3

Delaware
 Department
 of
 Education
 Charter
 School
 Application
 2014
School
 Enrollment
 Projection

Number
 of
 Students

Grades

  Year
 1
  Year
 2
  Year
 3
  Year
 4
  Year
 5

  2015-­‐16
  2016-­‐17
  2017-­‐18
  2018-­‐19
  2019-­‐20

K

1

2

3

4

5

6
  150
  100
  100
  100
  100

7
  150
  150
  100
  100
  100

8

  150
  150
  100
  100

9

  150
  150
  100

10

  150
  150

11

  150

12

Total
 Students
  300
  400
  500
  600
  700

Classes
 per
 grade
  6
  4
 &
 6
  4
 &
 6
  4
 &
 6
  4
 &
 6

Average
 number

of
 students

  25
  25
  25
  25
  25

per
 class

Page
 4

Delaware
 Department
 of
 Education
 Charter
 School
 Application
 2014
DMIT
 ACADEMY
 –
 SECTION
 1:
 EXECUTIVE
 SUMMARY

1.1
 Executive
 Summary

1. Mission
 and
 Vision
 Statements

Mission
 Statement

In
 partnership
 with
 students,
 parents,
 and
 community,
 Delaware
 Math
 and
 IT
 Academy
 will

attain
 educational
 excellence
 towards
 college
 and
 quality
 workforce
 by
 providing
 a
 world-­‐class,

rigorous
 and
 technology-­‐integrated
 education
 for
 middle
 and
 high
 school
 students
 with
 an

emphasis
 on
 science,
 information
 technologies,
 engineering,
 and
 mathematics.

Vision
 Statement

Delaware
 Math
 and
 IT
 Academy
 will
 equip
 students
 for
 the
 competitive
 job
 market
 and
 the

challenges
 of
 the
 next
 generation’s
 workplace
 to
 serve
 as
 assets
 in
 diverse
 fields
 through

unique
 academic
 instruction
 and
 career
 preparation.
 It
 is
 Delaware
 Math
 and
 IT
 Academy’s

aspiration
 to
 produce
 students
 who
 will
 be
 accepted
 and
 will
 thrive
 in
 highly
 respected
 colleges

and
 universities
 not
 only
 in
 Delaware,
 but
 throughout
 the
 nation
 as
 well.
 Students
 will
 graduate

with
 a
 global
 perspective
 to
 cope
 with
 the
 21st
 century
 technological
 skills
 and
 will
 stand
 out

amongst
 their
 peers
 in
 an
 increasingly
 technology-­‐centered
 world.

2. Educational
 Need
 and
 Target
 Population

a. Identify
 the
 target
 population,
 grade
 levels,
 and
 school
 districts(s)
 that
 the...

Delaware
 Math
 and
 IT
 (DMIT)
 Academy
 will
 serve
 6th
 through
 12th
 grade
 students
 with
 an

interest
 in
 STEM
 education
 in
 Christina,
 Colonial,
 and
 surrounding
 school
 districts,
 and
 will

prepare
 them
 towards
 college
 and
 STEM
 careers.

DMIT
 Academy
 will
 increase
 its
 students’
 DCAS
 and
 SAT
 scores,
 increase
 graduation
 rate,

decrease
 dropout
 rate,
 and
 prepare
 its
 students
 for
 STEM
 job
 opportunities
 by
 college
 and

workforce
 readiness.

Christina
 and
 Colonial
 School
 districts
 were
 mainly
 chosen
 due
 to
 current;

• low
 Math
 and
 Science
 DCAS
 scores
 in
 upper
 grade
 levels,

• low
 SAT
 scores
 and
 graduation
 rate,

• high
 drop-­‐out
 rate,

• lack
 of
 STEM
 focused
 middle
 and
 high
 school
 programs.

b. Explain
 how
 the
 proposed
 charter
 school,
 including
 the
 grade
 levels
 chosen,
 …

There
 are
 similarities
 between
 the
 student
 demographics
 of
 the
 Christina
 and
 Colonial

districts
 where
 the
 proposed
 charter
 school
 will
 be
 located
 and
 Prince
 George’s
 County
 where

one
 of
 the
 CLF
 schools,
 CMIT
 Academy,
 is
 located
 (See
 Appendix
 8).
 More
 than
 half
 of
 the

students
 in
 both
 populations
 are
 low-­‐income.
 African-­‐American
 students
 are
 the
 largest
 groups

in
 both
 locations.
 Also,
 Hispanic
 populations
 are
 around
 20%.
 Finally,
 English
 learner
 and
 Special

education
 student
 populations
 are
 also
 similar.

DMIT
 Academy
 will
 offer
 STEM-­‐focused
 program
 by
 replicating
 the
 Chesapeake
 Lighthouse

Foundation’s
 (CLF)
 highly
 successful
 school
 model.
 Rigorous
 curriculum,
 data-­‐driven
 instruction,

high
 expectations,
 technology
 incorporated
 math
 and
 science
 environment,
 free
 before
 /
 after-­‐
school
 and
 weekend
 tutoring,
 numerous
 student
 clubs,
 parent
 and
 student
 partnerships
 are

some
 of
 the
 key
 features
 to
 meet
 the
 identified
 needs
 of
 the
 community
 and
 the
 targeted

student
 population.

Section
 1
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 1

Delaware
 Department
 of
 Education
 Charter
 School
 Application
 2014
DMIT
 ACADEMY
 –
 SECTION
 1:
 EXECUTIVE
 SUMMARY

DMIT
 Academy
 will
 provide
 intense,
 individualized
 instruction
 in
 math
 and
 information

technologies.
 High
 school
 students
 will
 earn
 college
 credits
 through
 DMIT
 Academy’s
 proposed

middle
 college
 program.
 DMIT
 Academy,
 a
 college
 prep
 charter
 school
 with
 a
 successful
 STEM

curriculum,
 will
 be
 an
 outstanding
 choice
 for
 parents
 in
 underprivileged
 neighborhood
 and
 help

students
 reach
 their
 full
 potential.
 Therefore,
 the
 program
 will
 help
 to
 improve
 district’s
 scores,

graduation
 rates,
 and
 college
 admissions.

c. Identify
 any
 admissions
 preferences
 and
 how
 they
 will
 be
 implemented
 pursuant
 …

Preferences
 in
 student
 admissions
 will
 be
 given
 to:

1.
 Siblings
 of
 students
 currently
 enrolled
 at
 the
 school.

2.
 Children
 of
 persons
 employed
 on
 a
 permanent
 basis
 for
 at
 least
 30.0
 hours
 per
 week

during
 the
 school
 year
 by
 the
 charter
 school.

3.
 Children
 of
 a
 school's
 founders,
 so
 long
 as
 they
 constitute
 no
 more
 than
 5%
 of
 the

school's
 total
 student
 population.

Above
 admission
 preferences
 information
 will
 be
 collected
 and
 verified
 through
 application

process.

3. Community
 Engagement

a. Describe
 how
 the
 Applicant
 has
 assessed
 demand
 and/or
 solicited
 support
 for

 …

Founding
 group
 members
 established
 a
 partnership
 with
 Chesapeake
 Lighthouse

Foundation
 (CLF)
 to
 assess
 demand
 and/or
 solicit
 support
 for
 the
 proposed
 school.
 First,
 CLF

prepared
 a
 website
 (www.dmitacademy.org)
 where
 school
 model,
 mission,
 and
 vision
 were

clearly
 made
 public.
 CLF
 also
 prepared
 a
 flyer
 and
 entered
 a
 contract
 with
 Minuteman
 Press
 to

mail-­‐out
 these
 flyers
 to
 about
 fifty
 thousand
 addresses.
 Parents
 of
 Newcastle
 County
 were

asked
 to
 support
 the
 establishment
 of
 the
 DMIT
 Academy
 via
 a
 support
 form
 at
 the
 school

website.
 Please
 see
 the
 Attachment
 27A
 for
 the
 list
 of
 parents
 supporting
 DMIT
 Academy.

Moreover,
 CLF
 conducted
 a
 face-­‐to-­‐face
 survey
 to
 research
 the
 interest
 of
 the
 community
 in

the
 proposed
 charter
 school
 at
 various
 shopping
 centers
 in
 the
 area.
 350
 participants
 who
 live

in
 Colonial
 and
 Christina
 School
 Districts
 were
 reached
 out.
 Almost
 all
 of
 the
 community

members
 agreed
 on
 a
 charter
 school
 with
 a
 focus
 on
 Math
 and
 IT
 education
 as
 well
 as
 stating
 a

technology
 enriched
 college
 preparation
 was
 a
 need
 in
 these
 school
 districts.
 Please
 see
 the

Attachment
 27B-­‐Support
 Log
 where
 250
 of
 the
 community
 members
 took
 their
 time
 to
 sign.

Founding
 group
 members
 met
 with
 numerous
 elected
 officials,
 state
 officials,
 members
 of

local
 community
 organizations,
 and
 charter
 schools,
 in
 order
 to
 assess
 the
 need
 for
 a
 Math
 and

IT
 charter
 school
 in
 Christina
 and
 Colonial
 School
 Districts.
 The
 feedback
 shared
 with
 the

members
 was
 very
 positive,
 supportive,
 and
 encouraging.

4. Education
 Plan

a. Briefly
 describe
 the
 most
 important
 characteristics
 of
 the
 educational

 …

Characteristics
 of
 the
 DMIT
 Academy
 educational
 program
 are:

• STEM
 focused
 program
 aligned
 with
 Common
 Core
 Standards

• Project
 based
 learning

• Technology
 incorporated
 &
 blended
 learning

Section
 1
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 2

Delaware
 Department
 of
 Education
 Charter
 School
 Application
 2014
DMIT
 ACADEMY
 –
 SECTION
 1:
 EXECUTIVE
 SUMMARY

• Alternate
 assessments
 –
 Exhibition
 of
 STEM
 skills

• Alignment
 of
 Students’
 STEM
 track

• Data
 driven
 and
 differentiated
 instruction

In
 the
 DMIT
 Academy
 unique
 instructional
 method,
 the
 subject
 of
 science,
 mathematics,

technology,
 and
 engineering
 curriculum
 are
 not
 separated.
 By
 using
 the
 STEM
 program,
 the

school
 provides
 the
 opportunity
 of
 using
 tools
 of
 investigation
 and
 analysis
 as
 an
 advantage
 of

the
 active
 learning
 process.
 The
 classroom
 with
 STEM
 will
 support
 experience-­‐based
 learning

rather
 than
 learning
 separated
 facts
 with
 independent
 learning
 at
 DMIT
 Academy.

DMIT
 Academy
 believes
 that
 students`
 academic
 achievement
 improves
 when
 community

involvement
 increases
 in
 the
 educational
 practices.

 The
 school
 will
 develop
 effective
 and

committed
 partnerships
 with
 local
 organizations
 across
 the
 community
 such
 as
 universities,

community
 colleges,
 hospitals,
 government
 agencies,
 and
 businesses.
 CLF
 school
 model
 is
 a

strong
 evidence
 of
 these
 partnerships
 such
 as
 offering
 middle
 college
 program
 and
 organizing

college
 visits
 to
 promote
 college
 awareness
 for
 all
 students,
 starting
 at
 the
 middle
 school
 level.

These
 community
 engagement
 practices
 always
 allow
 students
 the
 opportunity
 to
 learn

from
 professionals
 in
 the
 business
 world
 where
 they
 will
 be
 engaging
 in
 real
 math,
 science
 and

engineering
 through
 tours
 and
 site
 visits,
 guest
 speakers,
 tutoring,
 mentoring,
 job
 shadowing,

and
 internships.
 Much
 as
 in
 the
 CLF
 school
 model,
 DMIT
 Academy
 partnerships
 will
 spark

students’
 curiosity
 and
 allow
 them
 apply
 their
 learning
 to
 solve
 real
 world
 problems.

b. Briefly
 describe
 the
 learning
 environment.

DMIT
 Academy
 believes
 that
 safety
 is
 a
 priority
 of
 the
 school
 environment.
 The
 school

believes
 early
 and
 immediate
 intervention
 is
 important
 to
 head
 of
 future
 problems.
 Thus,
 the

school
 will
 use
 research
 based
 positive
 behavior
 intervention
 system
 to
 create
 safe
 and
 orderly

learning
 environment
 for
 all
 students.

Instructional
 design
 will
 be
 based
 on
 rigorous
 learning
 activities
 through
 technology

integration
 and
 differentiated
 instruction.
 In
 order
 to
 provide
 a
 learning
 experience
 that

prepares
 students
 for
 the
 demands
 of
 the
 job
 market,
 DMIT
 Academy
 will
 use
 technology

integrated
 educational
 tools
 such
 as
 Smart
 Boards,
 tablet
 PCs,
 laptop
 computers,
 Chrome

books,
 e-­‐readers,
 and
 wireless
 internet
 that
 engage
 students
 in
 the
 learning
 activities.

c. Briefly
 describe
 the
 plan
 to
 improve
 student
 learning
 for
 all
 students,
 …

DMIT
 Academy
 will
 select
 and
 modify
 resources
 according
 to
 students`
 needs
 per
 pre/post

assessment
 and
 learning
 goals
 with
 research
 based
 educational
 practices;
 the
 school

administration
 will
 ensure
 that
 teachers
 response
 to
 the
 students’
 readiness,
 interests,
 and

learning
 styles.
 DMIT
 Academy
 will
 have
 a
 dynamic
 and
 innovative
 curriculum,
 an
 effective

response
 to
 data
 driven
 instruction
 to
 meet
 the
 learners`
 needs.

“At-­‐risk”
 students
 struggle
 with
 learning
 due
 to
 gaps
 in
 their
 literacy
 and
 math
 skills.
 Gifted

students
 may
 lose
 interest
 if
 the
 material
 is
 too
 easy.
 In
 order
 to
 meet
 the
 needs
 of
 each

student,
 the
 DMIT
 Academy
 will
 use
 blended
 learning
 –
 the
 coordinated
 use
 of
 online
 and

computer-­‐based
 learning
 to
 supplement
 classroom
 instruction,
 enhancing
 student
 engagement

and
 increasing
 the
 time
 that
 students
 spend
 interacting
 with
 content
 materials.
 Special

educators
 and
 ELL
 teachers
 will
 continuously
 support
 the
 students
 with
 special
 needs
 by

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collaborating
 with
 the
 general
 education
 teachers.

In
 order
 to
 overcome
 with
 challenges
 of
 educating
 students
 with
 different
 needs,
 DMIT

Academy
 will
 implement
 the
 following
 strategies:

• Intervention
 and
 enrichment
 classes
 embedded
 in
 student
 schedule

• Data
 driven
 and
 differentiated
 instruction
 via
 diagnostic
 assessment

• School
 culture
 that
 drives
 achievement
 through
 blended
 learning

• Intentional
 teaching
 of
 study
 and
 organizational
 skills

• Before/after
 school
 and
 Saturday
 tutoring

• Homework
 infrastructure

d. Briefly
 describe
 how
 the
 school
 will
 use
 assessment
 to
 improve
 student
 learning.

DMIT
 Academy
 will
 use
 MAP
 testing
 (Measures
 of
 Academic
 Progress)
 by
 Northwest

Evaluation
 Association
 and
 quarterly
 benchmarks
 in
 State-­‐tested
 subject
 areas
 to
 assess

student’s
 abilities,
 growth,
 and
 classroom
 instruction.
 With
 analysis
 of
 detailed
 student
 data,

DMIT
 Academy
 staff
 will
 determine
 weaknesses
 and
 strengths
 of
 each
 student,
 decide
 what

curriculum
 will
 challenge
 students
 and
 which
 standards
 need
 to
 be
 retaught,
 and
 continuously

use
 the
 data
 to
 modify
 pacing
 guides
 and
 design
 lesson
 plans.
 School
 wide
 diagnostic
 tests,

benchmarks,
 end
 of
 the
 year
 tests
 will
 be
 used
 to
 evaluate
 effectiveness
 of
 the
 school
 programs

and
 create
 steps
 of
 the
 data
 based
 decision
 making
 process
 to
 improve
 student
 learning.

5. Leadership
 and
 Governance

a. Provide
 an
 overview
 of
 the
 school’s
 governance
 and
 management

 …

DMIT
 Academy
 Governing
 Board
 has
 initially
 five
 members.
 After
 the
 approval
 of
 the

charter,
 two
 more
 board
 members
 (a
 teacher
 and
 a
 parent
 from
 school)
 will
 join
 to
 the

governing
 board
 team.
 DMIT
 Academy
 Governing
 Board
 will
 be
 held
 directly
 accountable
 to
 and

for
 the
 proposed
 school
 and
 will
 be
 the
 sole
 governing
 body
 entered
 into
 the
 charter

contractual
 agreement
 with
 Delaware
 State
 Department
 of
 Education.

The
 founding
 board
 members
 entered
 a
 partnership
 with
 Chesapeake
 Lighthouse

Foundation
 (CLF),
 a
 charter
 school
 management
 organization,
 in
 and
 after
 application
 process

to
 replicate
 CLF
 school
 model.
 CLF
 is
 providing
 support
 during
 this
 process
 and
 will
 provide

academic
 and
 operational
 services
 during
 and
 after
 the
 school
 opening.
 A
 Principal
 will
 be
 hired

with
 authority
 and
 responsibility
 for
 day-­‐to-­‐day
 operations
 of
 the
 school,
 including
 but
 not

limited
 to:
 hiring
 and
 firing
 school
 staff,
 implementing
 the
 school’s
 curriculum,
 and
 creating
 the

school’s
 annual
 budget
 (subject
 to
 board
 approval).
 Board
 members
 will
 not
 interfere
 with
 daily

operation
 of
 the
 school.

b. Highlight
 the
 strengths
 of
 the
 leadership
 team
 and
 the
 proposed
 governing
 board.

CLF
 is
 a
 highly
 successful
 charter
 operator
 in
 Maryland
 and
 has
 a
 unique
 and
 replicable
 STEM

focus
 charter
 school
 model.
 Prince
 Georges
 County
 in
 Maryland
 decided
 to
 replicate
 CLF
 STEM

focus
 model
 in
 2013
 with
 federal
 RTTT
 grant.

The
 proposed
 Governing
 Board
 has
 three
 local
 teachers,
 one
 with
 PhD
 in
 Education
 and
 the

other
 two
 with
 Delaware
 State
 certification.
 One
 of
 community
 members
 has
 PhD
 degree
 in

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 SUMMARY

Chemistry
 and
 the
 other
 is
 a
 PhD
 Candidate
 in
 Economics.
 All
 of
 the
 board
 members
 are
 very

involved
 in
 education
 and
 have
 been
 serving
 to
 the
 community
 for
 many
 years.

c. Explain
 how
 the
 governance
 and
 management
 structures
 will
 provide
 for

 …

CLF
 will
 advise
 and
 provide
 services
 when
 necessary
 in
 the
 following
 areas;
 human

resources,
 professional
 development,
 strategic
 planning,
 curriculum
 development,
 instructional

strategies
 and
 testing,
 extra-­‐curricular
 activity
 design,
 technology
 support,
 facility
 management,

and
 purchasing
 services.
 With
 the
 experience
 CLF
 is
 bringing
 to
 the
 table,
 the
 governance
 and

management
 structures
 will
 provide
 for
 stable,
 effective
 governance
 and
 leadership
 throughout

the
 five-­‐year
 charter
 term
 and
 thus
 fulfill
 the
 school’s
 mission
 and
 vision.

6. Business
 Plan

a. Provide
 a
 brief
 overview
 of
 the
 business
 plan
 that
 includes
 facilities,
 …

CLF
 will
 be
 in
 charge
 of
 finding
 facilities,
 managing
 financials,
 communicating
 with

prospective
 partners,
 and
 accessing
 to
 financial
 resources
 on
 behalf
 of
 DMIT
 Academy.
 Upon

the
 approval
 of
 charter,
 CLF
 will
 present
 a
 business
 plan
 to
 DMIT
 Academy.
 DMIT
 Academy

Governing
 Board
 will
 be
 the
 only
 and
 the
 final
 authority
 to
 approve
 the
 plan.

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 Department
 of
 Education
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 School
 Application
 2014