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 PROCEDURE FOR SUBMITTING CHARTER SCHOOL WAIVER REQUESTS
 Revised: December 2005
PROCESS FOR SUBMITTING WAIVER REQUESTS TO THE
COMMISSIONER
I. District
will submit a written request to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) which
includes the specified criteria outlined below.
II. MDE charter
school staff must review the materials prior to submission to the commissioner to
ensure that the application is complete and include their recommendation to the
commissioner.
REQUIRED
COMPONENTS OF BOARD WAIVER REQUESTS. All board
membership waiver requests must include the following components:
I.
Citation of the statute from which the school district
needs a waiver.
II. Explanation and
educational justification for the waiver request. The district must provide an explanation of
how the waiver would improve the effectiveness of the school.
III. The time period
requested for the waiver and a description of the board composition that
requires a waiver. (May extend up to the end of the contract period.)
IV. Explanation of the
method and timeframe for evaluating and reporting the effectiveness of the
waiver.
V. Name, address, and phone number of school district contact
person.
VI.
Copy of the official board resolution approving the
waiver request and a copy of the board meeting’s approved minutes, which
demonstrate that the content of the waiver request documents to be submitted to
MDE was thoroughly reviewed.
VII. Evidence of community and
staff input regarding the waiver request and a copy of the written notification
to the school’s sponsor.
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