Presentation used by Kornerstone Planning Team for school board meeting on 3/8/2010. The planning team is seeking permission to turn in a $525,000 grant to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
4. School Day/Calendar
Year round school - 9 weeks on, 2 weeks
off (See Appendix A)
June summer school is optional
Students attend school from
8am-3:10pm (See Appendix B)
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5. Budget
$525,000 over 3 years from DPI
Grant covers expenses other than
building & salaries
Per pupil dollars from KASD will sustain
Kornerstone Charter School
See Appendix C
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6. Staffing Goal 15:1
What student teacher ratio is required to
cover salaries, building costs, and other
expenses after 2013-2014?
Year 1 - 2011-12 with 45 students, ($400,000)
Year 2 - 2012-13 with 60 students ($520,000)
Year 3 - 2013-14 with 75 students ($645,000,
estimated with 65 KASD & 10 open enrollment
students)
Totals are estimated based on a per See Appendix C
pupil figure of $9000 & $6000 for
open enrollment students for budget estimates 6
7. Building
Stand alone site is critical
Autonomy - identity
School Culture - Staff & student
relationships
Flexibility in program and structure
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8. Work Stations Design Library Media Room/
windows & planning board
Area Center Lab
Staff
Restroom
Restroom
Storage
Restroom
counter
Community Conference LGI Room
Kitchen Room ROOM
Outdoor Learning Area 8
9. Authority over
KCS as an KASD In charge of
instrumentality SCHOOL everything
of KASD BOARD
Creates policies
for school
KCS GOVERNANCE BOARD
Runs
KORNERSTONE STAFF School
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10. Governance
Governance Board established after Master
Charter is approved (October, 2010)
Governance Board approves policies &
expenditures for Kornerstone
Governance Board holds KCS accountable
School Board holds Governance Board
accountable
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11. Timeline
April 15th, 2010 PLANNING GRANT due to DPI
July 2010, DPI awards $525,000 planning grant
August 1, 2010 - Planning Grant begins (1st of 3 consecutive $175,000
installments from DPI).
October 2010 - Master Charter submitted to School Board for approval,
thereby, establishing Kornerstone Charter School as an instrument of
KASD. Governance board is formed as a non-profit corporation.
November 2010 - Intra-district promotion of Kornerstone
January 2011 - Begin enrolling students
July 11th, 2011 - Boot Camp with new students
August 1st, 2011 - 1st day of school with students. Implementation Grant
begins (2nd of 3 consecutive $175,000 installments from DPI). 11
Hinweis der Redaktion
PLPs - Center of plan is the individual supported by skill development in core academics
Example of PBL = Tom’s election project
Example of Service Learning =
Innovations include - PLPs, access to emerging school day, year round school, fostering creativity
These are only estimates. I estimated these numbers with increasing open enrollment students in mind. Year 1 had a few, year 2 has a handful, and year 3 has 10 open enrollment students.
The $525,000 grant from the State ends after the 2012-13 school year.