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“Financially, we would not be able to get a big charter bus and do all of that, so it really was thinking about ... four of those vans,” an applicant said, explaining the budget includes purchase and operating costs in case donated or auctioned vehicles are not available.

The applicants said routine home‑to‑school transportation will be provided only when required by an Individualized Education Program (IEP), and they budgeted for door‑to‑door transport for an anticipated three students with IEPs. For most families, the school said it has strategically chosen a campus location meant to be walkable or accessible by public transit to minimize daily transportation costs.

Applicants described the vans’ primary use as learning expeditions embedded in the afternoon explore block and said some partners already have grant funding to support programming (applicants cited Artist Outreach and a recent City of Dallas grant). They told TEA that if enrollment falls short of projections, they would first attempt to reduce partner hours, seek grant funding for partners, or reduce nonessential expenses before cutting core instructional staff.

TEA financial staff requested reconciliation of the transportation budget with the described usage and asked applicants to provide follow‑up documentation on vehicle purchase plans, insurance estimates and planned routes if the school is approved.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Charter Applicant Interviews 05/14/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Applicants told TEA they budgeted about $196,000 in the zero‑year budget for four vans, maintenance, insurance and frequent learning expeditions; they said routine student transportation will be provided only for students with IEPs and that the vans are intended mainly for afternoon community‑based learning.","taxTitle","Education Agency (TEA), Departments and Agencies, Executive, Texas","taxId",17114,"location","Texas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5992766,"Applicants describe special education, ESL and staffing plans for Museum School; coordinator role initially part‑time",390,3928000,4318000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5887280-9f04ec4e0181e7adaa77401e12ffa43f&start=3928&end=4318","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5887280-9f04ec4e0181e7adaa77401e12ffa43f/thumbnail_3928000.jpg","/articles/5992766/Texas/Applicants-describe-special-education-ESL-and-staffing-plans-for-Museum-School-coordinator-role-initially-parttime","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5992766-1e91433bb02a658d772f26db9f07654f/orig.mp4?Expires=1772027318&Signature=QqWDmHQyoUd6cIZLJ1JM4w6sn6N4PnPBAW2VXQhVWimHwZVu4BzlNH1OjD8NbXdtHeF~BokSrW2C9cR8H8iCGRCwHFphQvZvao5xK8Xz-TKVOPG71BRQv7uVzSeIcUMByS-AKF7zLzG3uVkOEa8g3hNFXpK~D7xP3PPrpTv6qS4Dkhc5dDC2yrfqONwVHpn6QEI6WoNeQrRpWg7r5QAJj4T1RcwWxbpHw22JtNnOpRXdoVz-qOpqwasMQJdva1OP~WP6MIqoMSn0erX3Q87xCKJ9BMCcSYKgnlZuwBQKm3oQGFIs0Fx9J3hhQ38zGig5ciBF010uW7Z0wTqCjaVLtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Applicants told Texas Education Agency reviewers on May 14 they expect the Museum School of East Dallas will attract neurodivergent and emergent bilingual students, and they outlined how they plan to staff and support those learners in the first year.

“Teachers with this experience — successful experience with neurodivergent students — are a priority in recruitment,” said a member of the applicant team. The presenters said they expect to hire special education teachers who will serve as case managers and to support them with a special education coordinator who will start part‑time and convert to full time as the school grows.

Applicants explained the budget shows a higher line item for special education teachers (about $62,000) than for the coordinator (about $55,000) because the coordinator role was budgeted part‑time for year one. “When our numbers grow, we would turn that position into full time,” an applicant said.

On bilingual services, applicants said the school will implement an ESL inclusion model initially and that all teachers will be ESL‑certified or trained in sheltered instruction. If applicant enrollment triggers the TEA “rule of 20” and a bilingual program is required, the team said they would consider transitional bilingual programming before moving to dual‑language, citing staffing constraints for dual‑language implementation in early start‑up years.

For behavior and special education supports, applicants said they plan an expanded professional development schedule (three weeks of initial PD in the first year) and an MTSS framework with progress‑monitoring and individualized accommodations. Carrie Holliday Sneed and other proposed board members described long experience in special education and dyslexia intervention as part of the team’s planned supports.

TEA special populations reviewers asked for documentation of identification, LPAC procedures and the use of TEA‑approved language assessments; the applicants said they will archive required letters and records in the student information system and the individualized learning plans.","The Museum School team told TEA they expect a relatively high share of neurodivergent and emergent bilingual students, will start with an ESL‑inclusion approach rather than dual language, and intend special education teachers to act as case managers with a part‑time special education coordinator in year one.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5992768,"Museum School applicants detail enrollment targets, contingency reserves and grant pipeline to TEA",1156,824000,1980000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5887280-9f04ec4e0181e7adaa77401e12ffa43f&start=824&end=1980","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5887280-9f04ec4e0181e7adaa77401e12ffa43f/thumbnail_824000.jpg","/articles/5992768/Texas/Museum-School-applicants-detail-enrollment-targets-contingency-reserves-and-grant-pipeline-to-TEA","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5992768-9860bd3aa92ac09193f01a5d8a91d1ea/orig.mp4?Expires=1772027318&Signature=LNz9BGhN2Z736HK1tHmTF~lXzrxG5ryMy0l7kQmr98p563bSSF2llp86ZDoUamnpN8pGioQyTSxlQ1E8p3JtYvXtk0snra02yu0gZ76ss3nWWlYD-moWRUiiaU3loJIym7JMPsIejRghEyUzZCpff5~ijMsz6i6RGWBMPtkZ22iSFkydAF6sKxrE9VZxlcxHhaAy1oJ9qXhLf8tsiLNpdMCYxoti0-bUJXj-ZIY2pVkWDD3csZcXap~kqTK6s4aSoxcrKwUsmUIZvgWbCV49hMaqGwdQCOXNziTGmt0yu0zwH-YMZpa24aqWalwFO2f6IgY-QkhyB~dkdiSwlcvCjA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Applicants for the Museum School of East Dallas told TEA on May 14 they plan to serve 202 students in kindergarten through fourth grade in year one and to expand to a single K–8 campus with a maximum enrollment of 450 by year five.

“Enrollment variability poses a significant risk to new charter schools,” said a member of the applicant team; Lauren Coleman and the proposed finance lead described a conservative budget with a contingency reserve that the team said increases from 2% in year 0 to 5% in year 1, which they said equates to roughly $107,000 in year one as an initial cushion.

TEA financial reviewers pressed the applicants on a hypothetical “what if” scenario in which the school opened with about 100 students. The applicants said the budget would require phased cost controls and prioritized measures aimed at preserving instruction and staff: use of contingency reserves, renegotiation of facility agreements to as‑used terms, postponing nonessential travel and contracted services, and pursuing emergency grants and philanthropic support.

Applicants reported an $80,000 board pledge and listed multiple grant and loan applications in process, all contingent on charter approval: Charter School Growth Fund ($250,000 across three years), Hoglund Foundation ($30,000), Camelback Ventures ($40,000), New Schools Venture Fund ($215,000), Z Combinator ($10,000), and Building Hope (loan, pending). They said many grant prospects require charter approval to release funds.

On recruitment, applicants said they have already exceeded interest levels in pilot camps and estimated about 50% of year‑one seats currently have intent‑to‑enroll indicators. The board described a multi‑quarter enrollment plan (intent drives to enrolled, platform set‑up, in‑person canvassing and lotteries if oversubscribed) and said monthly data reporting to the board would determine corrective actions.

Applicants said they would not default to cutting instructional staff quickly; instead, they would increase class sizes within legal limits and reduce nonessential expenditures first. The TEA reviewers recorded these contingency strategies and asked for further documentation in post‑interview follow up.","Applicants told TEA they plan to open with ~202 students (K–4) and grow to 450 by year five; the budget includes a contingency reserve (about $107,000 in year 1) and multiple grant/loan applications, and applicants described phased cost controls if enrollment falls below projections.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5992770,"Museum School of East Dallas pitches community-built ‘museum’ model and extended-day program to TEA",1312,252000,1564000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5887280-9f04ec4e0181e7adaa77401e12ffa43f&start=252&end=1564","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5887280-9f04ec4e0181e7adaa77401e12ffa43f/thumbnail_252000.jpg","/articles/5992770/Texas/Museum-School-of-East-Dallas-pitches-community-built-museum-model-and-extended-day-program-to-TEA","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5992770-69c7181630c02b4548b8d595d4f280ba/orig.mp4?Expires=1772027318&Signature=OT5mAFJzP8BKwUMrzboGzbQ9qdclwWGGo-23qX1wGIQYI6GkBd~6hEsu8z6QLI45FguKcQoXESUjhMjLi69RGw04emFr8pZcBORShF24h-T1SgsjB7AntOhK4HWVGlVyZhWqfoXSRslEHcuqZKNbfwJ514inMxHVtsgTCSXdmSKq~HbpqHlRNg8bxmGDx47bKUIxbrHTpglf-VgJqY1ZB44hV3sDAInYAweIPeh31V75EnHVFybolCitcv68lzPH1FTT9F0Jif2yjrgN126PXQAUuNYEa5OfpMp5KLr2AglK4TdMnpTzxOhh9uePgNkl9sahH7qxtWzTGGDdOw4x0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Museum School of East Dallas founders described to Texas Education Agency staff and State Board of Education members on May 14 how a two‑year community co‑design process and summer pilots shaped a proposed K–8 charter that centers immersive, museum‑style learning.

“Today we have a team that’s laser focused on sustainability and accountability,” said Lauren Coleman, founder and proposed superintendent, who told the panel the school was designed “with and for the community” after engaging more than 300 families and roughly 250 school‑age children during the co‑design process.

The school would run core instruction in the morning and an extended afternoon “explore” block that organizers said provides daily, community‑aligned enrichment and intervention. Dr. Donna Duke, a proposed board co‑chair and founder of STEMScapes Collab and Playspaces, said the model emphasizes “age‑ and stage‑appropriate unstructured play and exploration” and uses exhibitions — showcases of student work at the end of instructional units — as a central measure of learning.

The applicants said pilots and camps tested the design. “At our last camp ... we had kids grow from 33% mastery to 80% mastery” on three highly tested fifth‑grade science TEKS items used for a short pre/post check, Coleman said, citing the camp assessment results to illustrate the model’s potential to support standards mastery.

Applicants described a network of local partners they plan to use regularly, including the Perot Museum, Dallas Arboretum, Artist Outreach, LaBoure Boxing Gym and local arts and music partners. The presenters said those partners will be integrated into daily afternoon blocks and aligned to instructional units so students can apply classroom learning in community settings.

Board and applicant witnesses emphasized inclusion and access: organizers said they expect a relatively high proportion of neurodivergent and emergent bilingual students attracted to the model and that daily, scaffolded community experiences will increase exposure and relevance for underserved learners.

TEA and SBOE members asked how the model’s exhibitions and extended day would translate into measurable academic gains; Coleman pointed to the pilot pre/post checks and to national research cited by the National Association of Museum Schools on exposure and achievement, and she said the school will continue to use TEKS‑aligned high‑quality instructional materials and regular assessments to measure student growth.

Next procedural steps: the TEA told the applicants the commissioner’s recommendation will be communicated by May 28, after which the State Board of Education will consider recommendations at a future meeting.","Founders of the proposed Museum School of East Dallas told TEA reviewers the school was built through a two‑year community co‑design process, will use museum‑style exhibitions and daily community partnerships to deepen TEKS instruction, and piloted camps that produced measurable gains on short pre/post checks.","actionData","errors"]

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