December 2006

• Initial meeting of the full Charter School Steering Committee
• Set date for first model school visit
• Review, edit, and adopt timeline

January - April 2007

• Develop mission for the charter school
• Set regular meeting dates for the Steering Committee
• Finalize dates for model school visits
• Develop educational plan to include an integrated curriculum
• Develop business plan for charter school
• Develop charter school agreement
• Develop five year budget for charter petition
• Develop plan for fundraising/solicitation
• seek out all forms of funding
• Establish Georgia non-profit corporation and apply for 501 c3 status
• Integrate Rome-Floyd County 20/20 report as the needs assessment for the charter school- review CEC needs assessment
• Develop promotional plan and long range marketing outreach for defined target audiences to include recognition/celebration of fundraising activities and contributions
• Develop career clusters/pathways in conjunction with CVTC for the charter school and the four high schools
• Develop 5 year facilities plan
• Develop application process and admission criteria

May 2007

• Submit charter petition to the Floyd County Board of Education for approval
• On-going development of charter school five year plan

June 2007

• Submit charter petition to the Georgia Department of Education for approval
• On-going development of charter school five year plan

July 2007

• No scheduled activity

August - December 2007

• Monitor Georgia DOE and State BOE progress
• On-going development of charter school five year plan
• Transition from Steering Committee to Board of Directors subject to approval of charter by the State BOE
• Begin teacher and student recruitment for August 2008 opening
• Assemble core area & technical area teachers to design an integrated core/tech ed. Curriculum

January - June 2008

• Public celebration of charter school approval to include formal recognition of members of the Steering Committee and others who have made significant contributions of time, effort, and/or funding to date
• Dissolve Steering Committee
• CEO / Board of Directors update next phase of the timeline
• Finalize all policies
• Select staff
• Complete student enrollment

June - July 2008

• Professional development / team building for charter school faculty

August 2008

• Charter School Opens