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1 cardinal CHARTER academy West Campus1 NORTH CAROLINA CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATIONC ardinal CHARTER academy West CampusPublic CHARTER schools opening the fall of 2018 Due 5:00 pm EST, September 19, 2016 NORTH CAROLINA Department of public InstructionNCDPI/Office of CHARTER Schools301 N. Wilmington StreetRaleigh NC 27601-2825919-807-3491 Mailing Address:6303 Mail Service CenterRaleigh, NC 27699-6303 cardinal CHARTER academy West Campus2If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact the Office of CHARTER Schools via email at June 2016 CHARTER SCHOOL 2016 Application Process To open a CHARTER SCHOOL in the 2018-2019 SCHOOL yearAPPLICATION DUE DATE/TIMES eptember 19, 2016A complete online application package, in the Office of CHARTER Schools by 5:00 pm EST.

2 *Non-Refundable $1000 Application fee due to the Office of CHARTER Schools*Application Fee Payment Details can be found on the Office of CHARTER Schools WebsiteAPPLICATION SPECIFICATIONSA pplicants can submit applications prior to the deadline September 19, 2016 at 5:00 pm EST. All applications must be submitted using the online portal and applicants are to use the following specifications: required Appendices should be clearly titled, include page numbers ( Appendix A and page numbers as- A1, A2, ), and submitted in the appropriate places within the application. answer given within the application which is not original to the applicant, the applicant must provide a citation to the source of the all elements of your application for completeness before document attached to the application or within the online system must be in PDF submissions will not be accepted.

3 No CHARTER academy West Campus3If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact the Office of CHARTER Schools via email at OF :..8 PurposesoftheProposedCharterSchool:..10 GoalsfortheProposedCharterSchool:.. :.. :..35 GovernanceandOrganizationalStructureofPr ivateNon-ProfitOrganization:..35 ProposedManagementOrganization(Education alManagementOrganizationorCharterManagem entOrganization)..41 PrivateSchoolConversions:..46 CharterSchoolReplication:..46 ProjectedStaff:..47 EnrollmentandMarketing:.. :..64 SchoolLunchPlan:.. :..66 Facility:.. :..75 BudgetNarrative:..75 FinancialCompliance:.. :80 ApplicantSignature:80 cardinal CHARTER academy West Campus4If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact the Office of CHARTER Schools via email at CONTACT INFORMATION Name of proposed CHARTER SCHOOL : cardinal CHARTER academy West CampusHas the organization applied for 501(c)(3) non-profit status: Yes X No Name of non-profit organization under which CHARTER will be organized or operated: Triangle CHARTER Education AssociationProvide the name of the person who will serve as the primary contact for this Application.

4 The primary contact will serve as the contact for follow-up, interviews, and notices regarding this Application. Name of contact person: Allen Taylor, to nonprofit: Board of county and local education agency (LEA) in which CHARTER SCHOOL will reside:County:CHATHAMLEA:190-ChathamCoun tySchoolsWas this application prepared with the assistance of a third party person or group?No:Yes:XIf so,providethenameof (CSUSA)Listthefeeprovidedto ,CharterSchoolsUSA(CSUSA),assistedus in thedevelopmentof thischarterapplicationfortheproposedscho ol,CardinalCharterAcademyWestCampus(CCAW C).CSUSA willassistus throughouttheentireapplicationprocessand if we areawardeda CHARTER ,theywillassistus throughoutschoolstartup and haveprovidedin thisapplicationmaybe similaroridenticalto informationthatyouwillfindin theapplicationof usethesamesuccessfulEMOmodelandhasbasedo urapplicationupontheuseof thatmodelin thecommunitywe withthepreparationof ourapplicationinorderto preservefidelityto theCSUSA schoolmodelthatwe necessaryto alignwithourmission, areusing"AOC"as shorthandto denotetheattributionof contentto CHARTER academy West Campus5If you have questions regarding the application process.

5 Please contact the Office of CHARTER Schools via email at this application a Conversion from a traditional public SCHOOL or private SCHOOL ? No: XYes: Is this application being submitted as a replication of a current CHARTER SCHOOL model?No: Yes: X If replication, please provide the name of the CHARTER SCHOOL and the state that CHARTER SCHOOL has been authorized to operate in. cardinal CHARTER NCDo you want your application to be considered for Fast Track?Yes: XNo: Are you a non-profit corporation board partnering to replicate an existing model operated by an EMO/CMO?Yes: XNo: Eligibility CriteriaA non-profit corporation board that does not currently operate a CHARTER SCHOOL in NC is eligible to applyto replicate through fast-track replication an existing model operated by an EMO/CMO.

6 The non-profit corporation board is eligible to apply only if the schools operated by the EMO/CMO have a consistent track record of academic, financial, and operational success. The non-profit corporation is eligible replicate an existing model operated by the EMO/CMO only if the non-profit corporation board meets each of the following conditions:The non-profit corporation board must demonstrate that each of the schools being managed by the EMO/CMO in NORTH CAROLINA (1) have an academic proficiency comparable to the LEAs in which the current schools are located; or (2) meet or exceed growth for the three years immediately preceding the application at issue.

7 If the EMO/CMO does not manage any schools in NC or the schools it manages in NCdo not yet have the data listed above, the non-profit corporation board must demonstrated to the SBE that the schools operated in other states by the EMO/CMO meet similarly rigorous standards for academic performance. The EMO/CMO must continue to meet these standards throughout the application : XNo: *Attach as Appendix A the educational outcomes for the replicated SCHOOL for the last three academic non-profit corporation board must demonstrate that each of the schools in NORTH CAROLINA managedby the EMO/CMO have unqualified audits without fiscal compliance issues for three years immediately preceding the application.

8 If the EMO/CMO does not currently manage any schools in NC or the schools it manages in NC do not yet have the data listed above, the non-profit corporation board must demonstrate to the SBE that the schools operated in other states by the EMO/CMO meet similarly rigorous standards for financial performance. The non-profit corporation board must maintain this cardinal CHARTER academy West Campus6If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact the Office of CHARTER Schools via email at through the application : XNo: A majority of the non-profit corporation board members and 50% or greater of the board officers must be NORTH CAROLINA : XNo: What is the name of the nonprofit organization that governs this CHARTER SCHOOL ?

9 Triangle CharterEducation AssociationIs this application for Virtual CHARTER SCHOOL : Yes: No: XGrade Levels Served and Total Student Enrollment:Projected SCHOOL Opening: Year 2019 Month AugustWill this SCHOOL operate on a year round schedule?No: XYes: Proposed Grade Levels Served and Total Student Enrollment (5 Years) Academic SCHOOL YearGrade LevelsTotal Projected Student EnrollmentYear1K,01,02,03,04,05,06,09113 0 Year2K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,09,101430 Year3K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,111 730 Year4K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11, 121955 Year5K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08,09,10,11, 122030 The State Board of Education provides funds to CHARTER schools, approves the original members of the boards of directors of the CHARTER schools, has the authority to grant, supervise, and revoke charters, and demands full accountability from CHARTER schools for SCHOOL governance, operations, finances and student performance.

10 I certifythatI havetheauthoritytosubmitthisapplication, thattheinitialboardmembersandI wereregularlyinvolvedinthedevelopmentoft hisapplication, realizethatanymisrepresentationwillresul tin ,theboardis awarethatif thisapplicationis approvedbytheStateBoardof Education,theapprovalis contingentuponsuccessfulcompletionof CHARTER academy West Campus7If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact the Office of CHARTER Schools via email at CHARTER academy West Campus8If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact the Office of CHARTER Schools via email at and PURPOSES (No more than three total pages in this section)Mission: State the Mission of the proposed CHARTER SCHOOL in thirty-five words or less.