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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCharter Amendment Expaning Boundaries CHARTER AMENDMENT REQUEST FORM Texas Education Agency •Charter Schools Division •Phone(512)463-9575 °Fax(512)463-9732 Westlake Academy 220-810 Name of Charter School County-District Number All amendment requests must be made in or attached to a written resolution adopted by the governing body of the charter holder and signed by the members voting in favor. In addition,all amendment requests should include the text and page number,or a photocopy,of the current charter language to be changed,and the text proposed as the new charter language. Expansion amendments,numbers 1-4,must be submitted by February 1 of the year preceding the school year during which the amendment would become effective. 1.Add Grade Levels(Expansion Amendment)-Requested effective date: ® Currently approved grade levels: • Requested new grade levels: Attach the written board resolution as described at the top of the page; Attach an education plan for each new grade level to be served; Attach evidence that impact statements have been sent to school districts and charter schools within the geographic boundary of the requesting school. ❑ 2.Add a Site(Expansion Amendment)-Requested effective date: • New Address(if available): • Is the proposed campus within the currently approved geographic boundary? 0 No 0 Yes If not,see request below to Change Geographic Boundary. • If the amendment is approved,is a campus number requested?0 No 0 Yes • If the amendment is approved,should a campus name different from the charter name be used? No Yes • If the amendment is approved,should mail be sent to the campus?()No Yes k-Ij Attach the written board resolution as described at the top of the page;Attach evidence that impact statements have been sent to school districts and charter schools within the geographic boundary of the requesting school;Attach a certificate of occupancy, or equivalent certificate, appropriate for the proposed use of the facility at the new site;If the specific location is not identified at the time of the amendment request, this information shall be submitted prior to commencing any operations at that site. ® 3.Change Geographic Boundary(Expansion Amendment)-Requested effective date: As soon as annroved • School districts and charter schools in currently approved boundary_See Attached • Proposed new school districts and charter schools: See Attached Attach the written board resolution, with the required language(see instructions), as described at the top of the page;Attach evidence that impact statements have been sent to school districts and charter schools within the geographic boundary of the requesting school; Attach another sheet of paper to describe the request, if necessary. ❑ 4.Increase Maximum Enrollment(Expansion Amendment)-Requested effective date: • Currently approved maximum enrollment: • Requested new total maximum enrollment: Attach a board resolution with the required language(see instructions);The amendment will not be considered by the commissioner without the appropriate board resolution Note that the resolution Lg wired for this type of amendment is different from that used for other h% es of amendments Attach evidence that impact statements have been sent to school districts and charter schools within the geographic boundary of the requesting school. 5.Relocate Campus or Site-Requested effective date: • County District Number: • Current Address: • Proposed Address(if available): • Is the proposed relocation within the currently approved geographic boundary? C) No 0 Yes If not,see request above to Change Geographic Boundary. • If the amendment is approved,should mail be sent to the campus?®No 0 Yes Attach the written board resolution as described at the top of the page;Note that the proposed site must be within the currently approved geographic boundary.If it is not,you must also submit an amendment request to extend the geographic boundary. 6.Other Amendment to Charter-Requested effective date: Description: Attach another sheet ofpaper to describe the request, ifnecessary. r 817-490-5757 _817-490-5762 Signature of C arter School CEO Phone Number Fax Number 9 Barbara Brizuela 1/14/08 Printed Name of Charter School CEO Date Charter Amendment Request Form Addendum #3 Change Geographic Boundary(Expansion Amendment)—Requested effective date: 1/14/08 • School district and charter schools in currently approved boundary__Birdville, Carroll,Grapevine- Colleyville,Keller Lewisville Northwest • Proposed new school district and charter schools: HEB, Decatur, Paradise Boyd Weatherford Krum, Ponder, Denton. Little Elm Argyle Frisco Carrollton Grand Prairie Duncanville Lake Dallas, Suring own Azle C=ell, Irving, Arlington Fort Worth Eagle Mountain-Saginaw. Highland Park Garland McKinney. RESOLMIONN"O. OWN S'T I X W11FREAS. Ward of lru. swes desire's to expand the yeugrajAik area I-rorn '4111-nCh it V%`IIf-,.REAS, thuis tat the passage of this AwAution is in rhe ,.. NO "HIMINORE, M FtFSOLIVED 13N." ' III'.: BOAR D OF T'R[JS­I`EFS OF WALINA. Mat the Ward of Trustees Sys 4 ado/ the pts f s . t �'£ .;t S x.xx€ e "e % r Article VIL Sewicin A GeograjAhe xs I s � s t add x a � &i etc } (Wricts z El, 3 hi 0 r Paradise =o�d. Krurn. PonsW + _. , ,..,., ... ' F " t Frisco. C f i£ , s s. fYs x e I,. Dallas, ?g� g' '7 ��� a 7 _ > c�& 6s, iu.. . 'he daac-, its f ,kz x i yr t. Signature of Board of Trustees of Westlake Academy who approved the Charter Amendment Request to add the pre-mentioned school districts to Westlake Academy's geographic boundary for transfer students. Board Members V ing in avor of solution 08-04: Pete Steger Kevin Maynard ' a �` Bob Timmerman ti Don Redding Westlake Academy Charter Amendment Request Current Charter (with approved revision dated August 15, 2007) reads: Section I Cover Pgye Geographical Boundary: The original charter application and amendment history reflects that the following district(s) comprise the charter school's geographic boundary: Birdville ISD Carroll ISD Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Keller ISD Lewisville ISD Northwest ISD Requested amendment would read: Geographical Boundary: The original charter application and amendment history reflects that the following district(s) comprise the charter school's geographic boundary: Argyle ISD Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Arlington ISD HEB ISD Azle ISD Highland Park ISD Birdville ISD Irving ISD Boyd ISD Keller ISD Carroll ISD Krum ISD Carrollton ISD Lake Dallas ISD Coppell ISD Lewisville ISD Decatur ISD Little Elm ISD Denton ISD McKinney ISD Duncanville ISD Northwest ISD Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD Paradise ISD Fort Worth ISD Ponder ISD Frisco ISD Springtown ISD Garland ISD Weatherford ISD Grand Prairie ISD WESTLAKE ACADEMY MEMO TO: Board of Trustees, Westlake Academy FROM: Barbara Brizuela, Head of School DATE: January 7, 2008 SUBJECT: Meeting on January 14, 2008 ITEM: Consider a resolution to approve an application for an expansion amendment to the Westlake Academy Charter that would add additional geographic boundaries for transfer students. RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff recommends approval. BACKGROUND: In reviewing the TEA approved boundaries for students of Westlake Academy, the school districts in which our students reside and in comparison to other charter school's approved boundaries the staff feels that it would be in our best interest to increase the number of school districts from which the Academy can accept transfer students. The approval of this Resolution will allow the Academy to apply for an expansion amendment which would allow the school to accept transfer students for enrollment from a wider expanse of locations. The approval of this amendment is in the best interest of the Academy, its present and future students and staff members. This amendment would allow a more diverse location for Academy and Town staff. In our research we discovered that many charter schools include a great number of ISDs in their transfer boundaries, e.g. North Hills has over 60; Arlington over 40; Honors over 100. Our present expansion would bring Westlake Academy's total to 31. School districts that would be requested for inclusion in the transfer student boundaries are: HEB, Decatur, Paradise, Boyd, Weatherford, Krum, Ponder, Denton, Little Elm, Argyle, Frisco, Carrollton, Grand Prairie, Duncanville, Lake Dallas, Springtown, Azle, Coppell, Irving, Arlington, Fort Worth, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw, Highland Park, Garland, McKinney. These are in addition Birdville, Carroll, Grapevine-Colleyville, Keller, Lewisville and Northwest which are already approved districts. Upon approval of this Resolution, the school will submit a Charter Expansion Amendment Application to the Texas Education Agency. The deadline for this application is February 1" 2008.