(1) A pilot school renewal application shall be submitted to the state board no later than six months before the expiration of the original contract and shall contain:
A report on the progress of the pilot school in achieving the goals, objectives, studentperformance standards, content standards, and other terms of the initial approved pilot school application;
A financial statement in a format determined by the state board that discloses thecosts of administration, instruction, and other spending categories for the pilot school for each of the years of the contract. Such a statement shall be understandable to the general public and should allow comparison of such costs to other schools or other comparable organizations.
A report on the population of the pilot school that discloses the following:
The ethnic, racial, and gender composition of the school and the ages of the studentswho have attended the school since its inception;
Disciplinary records of the students, including the dates, reasons, and backgroundfor each disciplinary incident;
Records of student contacts with the juvenile or criminal justice systems;
Data on the dropout or graduation rates of the students;
Information on the attendance of the students; and
Information on the success of the school in educating expelled students.
(2) A pilot school may be closed or a renewal application may be denied by the state board if the state board determines that the pilot school:
Committed a material violation of any of the conditions, standards, or procedures setforth in the application;
Failed to meet or make reasonable progress toward achievement of the content standards or pupil performance standards identified in the pilot application;
Failed to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management; or
Violated any provision of law from which the pilot school was not specifically exempted.
(3) A decision by the state board to close a pilot school or not to renew a pilot school application is subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the "State Administrative Procedure Act".
Source: L. 96: Entire article added, p. 1816, § 5, effective July 1.
Cross references: For the "State Administrative Procedure Act", see article 4 of title 24.