in preparing for the charter renewal process independent of edison inc., the tractor renewal team, made up of site administration, teachers, parents, and community members found there was no clear process to be followed. as petitioners, we expected to have a process to follow, but there really was none. there was a matrix that was given to us. we were given an example of a successful trader, which we used among other resources, some of which are from california tartar schools association, legal counsel, other petitions, and various other resources. and we relied on the guidance of the san francisco unified school district torture school's director. in the absence of a clear and defined process to follow, how can any petitioner be expected to demonstrate an understanding of an absent process? i would also like to say that the recommendation for denial is vague and offensive. some of the examples shown of our lack of understanding and preparation are unclear, one of which states it appears that the comments and recommendations were inserted without a deep understanding of their value. how