HAR §8-515-10
HAR §8-515-10. Performance evaluation system
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 8-515-10
(a)
The board
shall develop a performance evaluation system to assess the
effectiveness of all authorizers and the commission using the
procedures described in sections 8-515-11 and 8-515-12.
The
performance evaluation system shall, at a minimum:
(1)
Assess the effectiveness of an authorizer or the
commission in carrying out its duties in a manner
consistent with the purpose of charter schools, as
determined by the board, and the spirit and intent of
chapter 302D, Hawaii Revised Statutes;
(2)
Apply nationally recognized principles and
standards for quality charter authorizing, as
applicable to local conditions, in assessing
performance; and
(3) Assess the compliance of each authorizer and the
commission with existing charter contracts, its
authorizing contract, board policies, rules, and laws,
as applicable.
(b)
The performance evaluation system shall clearly set
forth performance indicators, measures, and metrics that will
guide the board’s evaluations and reviews of each authorizer and
the commission.
At a minimum, the performance indicators,
measures, and metrics included in the performance evaluation
system shall evaluate the following areas:
(1)
Organizational capacity and infrastructure;
(2)
Financial capacity to fulfill the
responsibilities of a quality authorizer;
(3)
Authorizer responsibilities relating to charter
applications, including:
(A)
Soliciting and evaluating charter
applications;
(B)
Approving quality charter applications that
meet identified educational needs and promote a
diversity of educational choices; and
(C)
Declining to approve weak or inadequate
charter applications;
(4)
Performance contracting, including negotiating
and executing sound charter contracts with each
approved charter applicant and with existing charter
schools;
(5)
Ongoing charter school oversight, evaluation,
renewal processes, including:
(A)
Monitoring, in accordance with charter
contract terms, the performance and legal
compliance of charter schools; and
(B)
Determining whether each charter contract
merits renewal, nonrenewal, or revocation; and
(6)
Fulfillment of the duties of an authorizer,
including:
(A)
Acting as a point of contact between the
department of education and the authorizer’s
charter schools;
(B)
Being responsible for and ensuring the
compliance of the authorizer’s charter schools
with all applicable state and federal laws,
including reporting requirements;
(C)
Being responsible for the receipt of
applicable federal funds from the department of
education and the distribution of funds to the
authorizer’s charter schools; and
(D)
Being responsible for the receipt of
per-pupil funding from the department of budget
and finance and distribution of the funding to
the authorizer’s charter schools.
(c)
The performance provisions within each authorizing
contract shall be based on the performance evaluation system.
[Eff FEB 18, 2017] (Auth:
HRS §302A-1112) (Imp:
HRS §§302D-6,
302D-11)