(a) a charter school report card, which shall include measures of the comparative academic and fiscal performance of the school, as prescribed by the commissioner in regulations adopted for such purpose. Such measures shall include, but not be limited to, graduation rates, dropout rates, performance of students on standardized tests, college entry rates, total spending per pupil and administrative spending per pupil. Such measures shall be presented in a format that is easily comparable to similar public schools. In addition, the charter school shall ensure that such information is easily accessible to the community including making it publicly available by transmitting it to local newspapers of general circulation and making it available for distribution at board of trustee meetings.

(b) discussion of the progress made towards achievement of the goals set forth in the charter.

(c) a certified financial statement setting forth, by appropriate categories, the revenues and expenditures for the preceding school year, including a copy of the most recent independent fiscal audit of the school and any audit conducted by the comptroller of the state of New York.

(d) efforts taken by the charter school in the existing school year, and a plan for efforts to be taken in the succeeding school year, to meet or exceed enrollment and retention targets set by the board of regents or the board of trustees of the state university of New York, as applicable, of students with disabilities, English language learners, and students who are eligible applicants for the free and reduced price lunch program established pursuant to paragraph (e) of subdivision four of section twenty-eight hundred fifty-one of this article. 3. The board of regents shall report annually to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker of the assembly the following information:

(a) The number, distribution, and a brief description of new charter schools established during the preceding year;

(a-1) A list including the number of charter schools closed during the preceding year, and a brief description of the reasons therefor including, but not limited to, non-renewal of the charter or revocation of the charter;

(b) The department's assessment of the current and projected programmatic and fiscal impact of charter schools on the delivery of services by school districts;

(c) The academic progress of students attending charter schools, as measured against comparable public and nonpublic schools with similar student population characteristics wherever practicable;

(d) A list of all actions taken by a charter entity on charter application and the rationale for the renewal or revocation of any charters; and

(e) Any other information regarding charter schools that the board of regents deems necessary. The format for this annual report shall be developed in consultation with representatives of school districts and charter school officials. 4. The board of regents shall review the educational effectiveness of the charter school approach authorized by this article and the effect of charter schools on the public and nonpublic school systems. Not later than December thirty-first, two thousand three, the board of regents shall report to the governor, the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly and the board of regents with recommendations to modify, expand, or terminate that approach. Such report shall include, for each charter school, a copy of the school's mission statement, attendance statistics and dropout rates, student performance on standardized assessment tests, projections of financial stability, and, wherever practicable, comparisons to other public schools. 5. The board of regents shall on an annual basis review and make available to school districts best educational practices employed by charter schools.