Prior to submitting your Application, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the expectations that charter schools are subject to in Hawaiʻi by reviewing this Application document, Chapter 302D, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, and the Commission website (charter commission.hawaii.gov). Please direct all questions regarding your charter school application to Applications@spcsc.hawaii.gov.
Excerpt from Final-2023-Application-Update
C. Specifications (pg 30/100)
Applicants shall submit all required Attachments through ShareFile or via U.S. Mail. Please keep in mind that your application is a professional submission. The quality of your submission should reflect the quality of the school that you propose to open. Grammar, spelling, and formatting all make an impression on evaluators. Applications that are not clear and concise or are not easily discernible risk denial.
Application Information Sheet
1. The Applicant Information Sheet must be submitted in PDF format or hard-copy using the applicable template.
Application Questions
1. Applicants will submit a response to each Application Question and may provide additional evidence supporting the response. Each response to a question will be submitted as an Attachment.
2. All elements of the Application must be submitted in PDF format or hard-copy unless otherwise specified. An Application that contains any handwritten parts other than signatures will be deemed incomplete; this includes labels for Attachments as described in Figure 2 Labeling Format.
3. Formatting Requirements of Attachments:
a. List the Application Question and sub Question(s) (if applicable) at the top of page 1 of the Attachment followed by the response to the question(s).
i. If an Application Question requires or the Applicant would like to provide additional evidence, the order should be (unless otherwise specified in the Application Question): 1) response 2) form/evidence.
b. Header requirement: Label the Application Question in the header (e.g., “Attachment 1 - EIS”). See Figure 2 Labeling Format for example.
c. Footer requirement: Each page of the Attachment must have a page number and the full name of the proposed school in the footer of the document. See Figure 2 Labeling Format for example (Figure is not to scale).
d. Acceptable font size: no smaller than 11 point
e. Acceptable font colors: black or blue
f. Acceptable font types: Calibri, Times New Roman, or Arial
g. There are no page limits, however, Applicants are encouraged to be clear, concise, and judicious in responding to each Application Question. See Application Evaluation Criteria/Rubric for details.
It is the responsibility of the applicants to answer all questions and meet the formatting requirements. Applications that do not meet these formatting requirements will be deemed incomplete.
If a particular Application Question does not apply to your proposed school or plan, provide an Attachment that states, “Not Applicable” and the reason this requirement or criterion is not applicable to the proposed school or plan. See Figure 3 for example.
5. Applicants shall answer the question that appears at the beginning of each template section.
6. Review all elements of your application for completeness using the final review checklist (be sure to initial each box) before submitting. Incomplete, or incorrectly formatted submissions will be deemed incomplete. Once your Application is received and deemed complete, Applicants will not be permitted to submit new information, as detailed in Section X.G.a. New Information.
7. It is the responsibility of the Applicant to ensure it submits all of the required Attachments. All Attachments must be clearly labeled according to the format prescribed in Figure 2 Labeling Format. See Exhibit 3: Final Review Checklist for list of Attachments.
D. Public Documents Notification
All information submitted to the Commission is a public record subject to HRS Chapter 92F, also known as the Uniform Information Practices Act (“UIPA”). Information that is submitted to the Commission may be redacted from a public record in accordance with exemptions provided under UIPA, provided that the applicant specifically identifies the information it believes should be redacted and provides an explanation justifying each redaction.
The Applicant Information Sheet will be posted to the Commission’s website for public review. The information contained in the Applicant Information Sheet will be the only publicly released information during the course of the application process.
E. Applicant Code of Conduct Commissioners and the Evaluation Team are obligated to make decisions and recommendations in the best interests of the students and the public, free from personal or political influences. Similarly, applicants have the responsibility of respecting and upholding the integrity of the charter school application process. Specifically, applicants SHALL NOT:
1. Direct any communications, including application documents, to any Commissioner or Evaluation Team member, or Commission staff. All communications from applicants should be directed to the Services & Compliance Specialist.
2. Initiate, or attempt to initiate, any activity with any Commissioner or member of the Evaluation Team that may be prohibited by HRS Chapter 84, Standards of Conduct.
If the Commission determines that an applicant has violated any of these requirements, the applicant’s application will be deemed ineligible for further consideration, and the application will be disqualified or rejected.
If the Commission determines that any individual associated with any applicant has violated any of these requirements, including operating through third-parties with the intent of circumventing these requirements, the associated applicant’s application will be deemed ineligible for further consideration, and the application will be disqualified or rejected.
Final Review Checklist (pg 67/100)
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