New Jersey § 18a:36a-5

§ 18a:36a-5.

The application for a charter school shall include the following information: a. The identification of the charter applicant; b. The name of the proposed charter school; c. The proposed governance structure of the charter school including a list of the

proposed members of the board of trustees of the charter school or a description of

the qualifications and method for the appointment or election of members of the board

of trustees; d. The educational goals of the charter school, the curriculum to be offered, and

the methods of assessing whether students are meeting educational goals. Charter school students shall be required to meet the same testing and academic

performance standards as established by law and regulation for public school students. Charter school students shall also meet any additional assessment indicators which

are included within the charter approved by the commissioner; e. The admission policy and criteria for evaluating the admission of students which

shall comply with the requirements of section 8 of this act; 1 f. The age or grade range of students to be enrolled; g. The school calendar and school day schedule; h. A description of the charter school staff responsibilities and the proposed qualifications

of teaching staff; i. A description of the procedures to be implemented to ensure significant parental

involvement in the operation of the school; j. A description of, and address for, the physical facility in which the charter school

will be located; k. Information on the manner in which community groups will be involved in the charter

school planning process; l . The financial plan for the charter school and the provisions which will be made

for auditing the school pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S. 18A:23-1 ; m. A description of and justification for any waivers of regulations which the charter

school will request; and n. Such other information as the commissioner may require. 1

N.J.S.A. § 18A:36A-8.