Section 8-515-10 - Performance evaluation system(a) The board shall develop a performance evaluation system to assess the effectiveness of all authorizers and the commission using the procedures described in sections 8-515-11 and 8-515-12. The performance evaluation system shall, at a minimum: (1) Assess the effectiveness of an authorizer or the commission in carrying out its duties in a manner consistent with the purpose of charter schools, as determined by the board, and the spirit and intent of chapter 302D, Hawaii Revised Statutes;(2) Apply nationally recognized principles and standards for quality charter authorizing, as applicable to local conditions, in assessing performance; and(3) Assess the compliance of each authorizer and the commission with existing charter contracts, its authorizing contract, board policies, rules, and laws, as applicable.(b) The performance evaluation system shall clearly set forth performance indicators, measures, and metrics that will guide the board's evaluations and reviews of each authorizer and the commission. At a minimum, the performance indicators, measures, and metrics included in the performance evaluation system shall evaluate the following areas: (1) Organizational capacity and infrastructure;(2) Financial capacity to fulfill the responsibilities of a quality authorizer;(3) Authorizer responsibilities relating to charter applications, including: (A) Soliciting and evaluating charter applications;(B) Approving quality charter applications that meet identified educational needs and promote a diversity of educational choices; and(C) Declining to approve weak or inadequate charter applications;(4) Performance contracting, including negotiating and executing sound charter contracts with each approved charter applicant and with existing charter schools;(5) Ongoing charter school oversight, evaluation, renewal processes, including: (A) Monitoring, in accordance with charter contract terms, the performance and legal compliance of charter schools; and(B) Determining whether each charter contract merits renewal, nonrenewal, or revocation; and(6) Fulfillment of the duties of an authorizer, including: (A) Acting as a point of contact between the department of education and the authorizer's charter schools;(B) Being responsible for and ensuring the compliance of the authorizer's charter schools with all applicable state and federal laws, including reporting requirements;(C) Being responsible for the receipt of applicable federal funds from the department of education and the distribution of funds to the authorizer's charter schools; and(D) Being responsible for the receipt of per-pupil funding from the department of budget and finance and distribution of the funding to the authorizer's charter schools.(c) The performance provisions within each authorizing contract shall be based on the performance evaluation system. [Eff 2/18/2017] (Auth: HRS § 302A-1112) (Imp: HRS §§ 302D-6, 302D-11)