Appendix A. Amendment Request and Support Materials

APPENDIX A AMENDMENT REQUEST AND

SUPPORT MATERIALS

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Charterholder Info

Charter Holder

Representative

Name: Leman Academy of Excellence, Inc.

CTDS: 10-87-38-000

Mailing Address: 6601 East Grant Road Suite 101 Tucson, AZ 85715

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Name: Dennis OReilly

Phone Number: 5208865354

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Form Fields

Name of school Leman Academy of Excellence - East Mesa

Grade levels to be served

K 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

First day of Operation 08/06/2018

Physical Address 3761 S Power Road Mesa, AZ 85212

Physical Phone Number (520)639-8080

Physical Fax Number (520)395-1352

Mailing Address 7720 N Silverbell Rd Tucson, AZ 85743

Mailing Phone Number (520)639-8080

Mailing Fax Number (520)395-1352

Attachments

Board Minutes Download File -- Board Minutes

Occupancy Documentation

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Download File -- Occupancy Documentation

Lease agreement or proof of purchase for facility -- Download File Copy of Fingerprint Clearance Card for school site administrator -- Download File Copy of liability insurance coverage -- Download File Narrative -- Download File Additional Information

Download File -- Ag Assurance Download File -- Purchase Documentation

Enrollment Cap

Is an Enrollment Cap Increase being added to this request? No From: 2858 To: (No response)

Grade Level Change

Is a Grade Level Increase being added to this request? No Curriculum Samples No documents were uploaded.

Signature

Charter Representative Signature Dennis OReilly 11/01/2017

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NEW SCHOOL SITE AMENDMENT REQUEST LEMAN ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE East Mesa Site

September 11, 2017

Leman Academy of Excellence offers a rigorous, Classical education based on the traditions of Western culture where all disciplines are interrelated allowing scholars the

ability to think independently and critically. We purpose to partner with supportive parents, pursue excellence, provide a safe and challenging environment, and instill

morals and values in order to produce tomorrow's leaders today.

Rationale

Families in the east Mesa market are requesting access to the Leman Academy education system in the Mesa market. The east Mesa is underserved with charter school choices with Leman Academy's blend of Dr. Kevin Leman's philosophies, Classical Education, Charlotte Mason learning and high academic standards.

There is one school on the Arizona Department of Education's school list in the area providing a Classical Education. A search of a 5-mile radius to the Power Rd and Elliot location showed that there is one Classical Education elementary/middle charter school, Great Hearts ? Baseline Mesa in the region. There are no public district schools offering Classical Education curriculum on the entire east side Mesa.

The addition of the East Mesa campus is slated to open in the fourth school year (4th) and fifth (5th) year of operations and is important to our organization and our community. Over these past five years, Leman Academy of Excellence has focused on building a top quality educational system that improves the communities we operate in. Leman Academy of Excellence has seen strong growth and strong academic results because of our focus on operational efficiency, hiring and training strong teaching staff and a strong partnership with the parents of our scholars.

We are pleased to add to our accolade the Arizona Daily Star, Readers Choice Awards for 2017 as the Best Work Place Culture, Best Community Presence, and Best Charter School. This followed a runner up in 2016 and the Best Charter School in 2015.

Leman Academy has contracted with Leman Educational Services (LES) to manage various aspects of central services. LES provides a number of support services including; curriculum design, data driven instruction, staff training, Human Resources, benefits management, accounting, marketing, IT infrastructure/software support and legal support.

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With the growth in enrollment, the organization has strategically added key district level staff personnel in Professional Development, Special Education Services, Human Resources, State Liaison and Reporting, Chief Financial Officer and a business office support team. Growth over the past five years has allowed the Leman Academy campuses to benefit from economies of scale while delivering maintaining a strong personal touch.

Under consideration is a look into how our program compares academically to other schools in the area or how the program compares in its offering and a demonstrated demand in the community we intend to serve. Through a rigorous program, focused on partnering with our families, we intend to deliver the same high-quality education experience which has already been exhibited in Marana, Oro Valley and Sierra Vista Arizona. Below is a breakdown of Leman Academies 2015-2016 AZ Merit test results overlaid to the surrounding schools to the proposed site location.

We know we compare very well to the schools around our first campus (Marana), where, in the first year, with similar populations, we exceeded comparative public school results. We put forth, in this application, the comparison and contrast of the proposed location to the known variables of our existing campuses.

The table below shows the past year AZ Merit scores of the schools (both charter and district) within a 5 mile radius of our proposed East Mesa location.

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