1. The Contractor shall facilitate the program for “Cohort 1” and “Cohort 2” schools for a total of 7 to 8 schools. 2. The Contractor shall collect data as outlined in order to develop and implement a needs-based assessment for each participating school in Cohort 2. The data collected shall include: commission conditions per school, Idaho Department of Education data per school, the Department curriculum and instruction resources, successful cohort schools (charter or traditional) with similar programs, and existing resources such as from the Capacity Building Program, etc. 3. The Contractor shall develop and implement a needs assessment per Cohort 2 school which includes the following: a. The need that is already known clearly identified and the method by which this need was determined. Research on what has been done to meet this need. The assessment shall look at multiple data points from multiple stakeholders. b. A review of the commission renewal conditions by looking at longitudinal data year to year and prioritizing student performance. c. A review of any existing strategic or long-range plan that addresses renewal conditions. d. A review of any additional data that is not captured by Idaho Public Charter School Commission requirements but is collected and analyzed to use for direction setting. e. Documentation of what the school still needs to know and what is missing from needed resources to help the school reach success.
