Application

Application for a reconfigured calendar must be made on SFN 58170 which is available on the department of public instruction's web site. The application must include the school name, signatures of the administrator and board chairman, and the information that is responsive to the considerations to be made by the superintendent, including how the proposed reconfigured school calendar relates to the criteria listed in section 67-15-02-05. At a minimum, each applicant shall include the following in the application: 1. The goals and objectives of the reconfiguration program; 2. Documentation of community input into the proposed program, including written correspondence on the subject, summaries of oral contacts, and a summary of any discussions at public meetings or hearings; 3. A cost-benefit study, including potential for savings in transportation and energy costs; 4. The number of hours of instructional time for the most recent school year completed prior to the application; 5. A proposed school calendar that will assure middle and high school students will receive one thousand fifty hours of instructional time and elementary students will receive nine hundred sixty-two and one-half hours of instructional time; 6. A class schedule for each grade level; 7. A contingency plan for makeup days and allowances for storms and other school closings; 8. A professional development plan; and 9. An evaluation plan, including specific plans to evaluate: a. Student performance; b. Student use of facilities; c. Community use of facilities; d. The success rate of any innovations; e. The change in educational opportunities for students; f. The change in academic opportunities for students; and g. Any costs savings attributable to the reconfiguration, including savings in staffing, energy, transportation, and maintenance costs.