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must comply with all federal, State,and local health and safety requirements applicable to school districts. A charter school must maintain at least the amount of and types of insurance up to the applicable tort liability limits under Minn. Stat. Chapter 466. A charter school must comply with Minn. Stat. §§ 125A.02, 125A.03 — 125A.24, 125A.65 and 125A.75 and rules relating to the education of pupils with disabilities as though the charter school were a school district. A charter school must provide instruction each year for at least the number of hours required by Minn. Stat. § 120A.41. It may provide instruction throughout the year according to Minn. Stat. §§ 124D.12-124D.128. Eligible Students(Minn.Stat.§124E.11) A charter school may limit admission to pupils within an age group or grade level,pupils who are eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program, or residents of a specific geographic area in which the school is located when the majority of students served by the school are members of underserved populations. A charter school must enroll an eligible student who submits a timely application, unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a program,class,grade level,or building. If there are too many applications,the students must be accepted by lottery. The charter school must develop and publish, including on its Web site, a lottery policy and utilize that policy when accepting students by lottery. A charter school shall give preference for enrollment to a sibling of an enrolled pupil and to a foster child of that pupil's parents and may give preference for enrolling children of the school's teachers before accepting other pupils by lottery. A person shall not be admitted to a charter school as a kindergarten pupil unless the student is at least 5 years old on September 1 of the calendar year in which the student seeks admission, or as a first grade pupil unless 6 years old on September 1 of the calendar year in which the student seeks admission (but the school may establish and publish a policy for admission of selected students at an earlier age). A charter school may not limit admission to pupils on the basis of intellectual ability,measures of achievement or aptitude, or athletic ability. A charter school shall not distribute any services or goods of value to students,parents, or guardians as an inducement,term,or condition of enrolling a student in a charter school. Employment(Minn.Stat.§§124E.07,subd. 6;124E.12) Charter schools must employ or contract with necessary teachers, who hold valid licenses to perform the particular service for which they are employed by the charter school. The charter school's State aid may be reduced if the school employs a teacher who is not appropriately licensed or approved by the State board of teaching. The school may employ necessary employees who are not required to hold teaching licenses to perform duties other than teaching and may contract for other services. The charter school may discharge teachers and nonlicensed employees. When offering employment to a prospective employee,a charter school must give that employee a written description of the terms and conditions of employment and the charter school's personnel policies. A person, without holding a valid administrator's license, may perform administrative, supervisory, or instructional leadership duties. The board of directors shall establish qualifications for persons who hold administrative, supervisory, or instructional leadership roles. The qualifications shall include at least the following areas: instruction and assessment; human resource and personnel management; financial management; legal and compliance management; effective communication; and board, authorizer, and community relationships. The board of directors shall use those qualifications as the basis for job descriptions,hiring,and performance evaluations of those who hold administrative,supervisory,or instructional leadership roles. The board of directors and an individual who does not hold a valid administrative license and who serves in an administrative, supervisory, or instructional leadership position shall develop a professional development plan. Documentation of the implementation of the development plan of these persons shall be included in the charter school's annual report. The board of directors must decide and be responsible for policy matters related to the operation of the charter school,including budgeting,curriculum programming,personnel, and operating procedures. The board must adopt a policy on nepotism in employment, and adopt personnel evaluation policies and practices that at a minimum do the following:carry out the school's mission and goals;evaluate the execution of charter contract goals and commitments; evaluate student achievement,postsecondary and workforce readiness,and student engagement and connection goals; establish a teacher evaluation process; and provide professional development related to the individual's job responsibilities. C-3