| Month | Task | Person(s) Responsible | Resources Needed | Progress | Comments |
Pre-September |
Financial Management/Business Plan | ||||
| Create a comprehensive business plan which includes a 4 year budget projection and 4 year market analysis | |||||
| Develop at least two contingency budgets (one with lowest possible operating enrollment and one another enrollment scenario) | |||||
| Identify potential board members with a financial background | |||||
| Governance and Management | |||||
| Ensure contract with VOA is signed and submitted to within MDE 90 days of MDE application approval | |||||
| Determine governance structure | |||||
| Identify legal status, tax-exempt status (file for 501c3 status) | |||||
| Learning Program | |||||
| Identify instructional strategies the school will use to achieve academic goals | |||||
| School Culture | |||||
| Develop mission/vision statements for the school | |||||
| Compose a brief history of the origin of the school and community need for the school | |||||
| Description of school (grade levels served, expected enrollment demographics, etc) | |||||