Iowa § 256F.5 - 256F.5 Application — definition.

§ 256F.5. 256F.5 Application — definition.

An application to the state board for the approval of a charter school or innovation zone school shall include but shall not be limited to a description of the following: 1. The method for admission to the charter school or innovation zone school. 2. The mission, purpose, innovation, and specialized focus of the charter school or innovation zone school. 3. Performance goals and objectives in addition to those required under section 256.7, subsection 21, by which the school’s student achievement shall be judged, the measures to be used to assess progress, and the current baseline status with respect to the goals. 4. The method for appointing or forming an advisory council for the charter school or innovation zone school. The membership of an advisory council appointed or formed in accordance with this chapter shall not include more than one member of a participating school board. 5. Procedures for teacher evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators. 6. The charter school or innovation zone school governance and bylaws. 7. The financial plan for the operation of the charter school or innovation zone school including, at a minimum, a listing of the support services the school district or innovation zone consortium will provide, and the charter school or innovation zone school’s revenues, budgets, and expenditures. 8. The educational program and curriculum, instructional methodology, and services to be offered to students. 9. The number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed. 10. The organization of the charter school or innovation zone school in terms of ages of students or grades to be taught along with an estimate of the total enrollment of the charter school or innovation zone school. 11. The provision of school facilities. 12. A statement indicating how the charter school or innovation zone school will meet the requirements of section 256F.1, as applicable; section 256F.4, subsection 2, paragraph “a”; and section 256F.4, subsection 3. 13. Assurance of the assumption of liability by the charter school or the innovation zone consortium for the innovation zone school. 14. The types and amounts of insurance coverage to be obtained by the charter school or innovation zone consortium for the innovation zone school. 15. A plan of operation to be implemented if the charter school or innovation zone consortium revokes or fails to renew its contract. 16. The means, costs, and plan for providing transportation for students enrolled in the charter school or innovation zone school. 17. The specific statutes, administrative rules, and school board policies with which the charter school or innovation zone school does not intend to comply. 2002 Acts, ch 1124, §5, 16; 2003 Acts, ch 79, §7, 8; 2010 Acts, ch 1001, §15, 16; 2011 Acts, ch 34, §65 Referred to in §256F.2, 256F.3, 256F.4, 256F.6 Thu Dec 11 19:20:32 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 256F.5 (23, 0)