The Early Career Academy - Indiana

The Early Career Academy

Charter School Application

March 15, 2013

The Early Career Academy is a charter high that operates out of an ITT Technical Institute campus and provides high school students with both a secondary and post-secondary education.

CHARTER SCHOOL APPLICATION:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PROPOSAL NARRATIVE Executive Summary Section I: Evidence of Capacity

Founding Group Governance Network Vision, Growth Plan & Capacity Network Management Section II: School Design Education Plan Parents & Community Performance Management Section III: Implementation Plan Human Capital Start-Up & Operations Facility Plan Budget & Finance Section IV: Innovation Section V: Portfolio Review & Performance Record

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EXHIBITS

Charter School Board Member Information Form

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Statement of Assurances

51

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PROPOSAL OVERVIEW AND ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS

Legal name of group applying for charter(s): Names, roles, and current employment for all persons on applicant team:

Designated applicant representative: Address: Office and cell phone numbers: Email address:

Early Career Academy, Inc.

Gary Carlson, Board Member, President gCarlson David Daniels, Board Member, President Pearson Education, Integrated Solutions David Mann, Board Member, Managing Partner and co-Founder of Spring Mill Venture Partners

Howard Bloch, Board Member, Strategic Advisor David E. Catalano, ESI Service Corp., Charter Development Ernie Barbour-Mudis, ESI Service Corp., Charter Development

David E. Catalano

13000 N. Meridian Street

Carmel, IN 46032

317 706-9478; cell 317 428-8105

dcatalano@

Provide the requested information for each school included in this proposal. (You may add lines to the table if needed.)

Proposed School Name

The Early Career Academy

Opening Year 2013

School Model Geographic Community

Career focused, postsecondary degree granting

9511 Angola Court, Indianapolis, IN 46268

School District(s) in Proposed Location

MSD Pike Township District

Grade Levels at Full Enrollment

11, 12

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Proposed Grade Levels and Student Enrollment

Proposed School Name: Academic Year Year 1 (specify starting year) Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 At Capacity

The Early Career Academy

Grade Levels

Student Enrollment (Planned/Maximum)

11,12

80/150

11,12 11,12 11,12 11,12 11,12

149/250 191/250 230/250 249/250 249/250

Do any of the proposed schools expect to contract or partner with an Education Service Provider (ESP) or other organization for school management/operation?* Yes No

If yes, identify the ESP or other partner organization: ESI Service Corp. which is owned by ITT Educational Services Inc (ESI).

Will an application for the same charter school(s) be submitted to another authorizer in the near future? Yes No

If yes, identify the authorizer(s):

Planned submission date(s):

Please list the number of previous submissions (including withdrawn submissions) for request to authorize this(ese) charter school(s) over the past five years, as required under IC ? 20-24-3-4. Include the following information:

Not applicable

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PROPOSAL NARRATIVE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Executive Summary should provide a concise overview of the targeted community and your community engagement to date; the school design being proposed for replication; the replication or network growth plan; and the applicant's performance record and organizational capacity to execute the plan successfully. In five (5) pages or less, provide an Executive Summary that includes the following elements:

Mission and Vision for Growth in Indiana. State the mission and vision of the proposed schools and network as a whole. Provide an overview of the organization's strategic vision and five-year growth plan for developing schools in Indiana, including: years of opening; number and types of schools (grade levels); and projected number of students. Identify and briefly describe the targeted community.

Mission: The Early Career Academy (ECA) is committed to offering challenging quality education to students of diverse backgrounds, interests and abilities. The Academy offers educational programs that integrate life-long learning with knowledge and skills to help students (1) pursue their personal interests and objectives; (2) develop intellectual, analytical and critical thinking abilities; and (3) provide service to their communities while earning both secondary and post-secondary credit. ECA employs pedagogies delivered through traditional, accelerated, and distance methodologies in a learner-centered environment of mutual respect.

Vision: The Early Career Academy is a career-focused high school program for grades 11 and 12 in which students can earn a Core 40 high school diploma while also earn an Associate's Degree from ITT Technical Institute (ITT Tech) in Network Systems Administration, Software Development or other degree programs that may be offered. ITT Tech is one of the nation's largest providers of associate's degrees in career oriented fields. Students wishing to follow the Core 40 with Technical Honors track will have opportunity to do so. The Early Career Academy students will have access to the substantial facilities and services available to ITT Tech's postsecondary students at the campus where the charter school is located. These facilities and services rival those of high schools in wealthy communities and are typically superior to a community college.

The programs of study are designed to educate students with specific practical skills that are in use today in a wide variety of employer organizations. The programs of study blend traditional academic content with applied learning concepts, with a significant portion devoted to practical study in a lab environment. Student Professional Experiences and project-based learning are used to prepare students to apply skills in a variety of career-focused positions related to their field of study. Additional career programs and/or grade levels can be added based on enrollment and interest.

The Early Career Academy offers: Small, personalized school environment promoting the inclusion and belonging of all students Culture of student success where everyone is focused on helping students achieve set outcomes Rigorous college level coursework in applied fields of study where students learn how to solve real-world problems Program Advisory Committees, comprised of local employers and industry experts, which

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