The cooperative partnership application will include the following:

(1) A description of the cooperative project, including the programs, services, and administrative activities to be jointly operated;

(2) The improvements in curriculum offerings and educational opportunities expected to result from the establishment of the cooperative project;

(3) A list of statutory requirements or administrative rules which act as financial disincentives to the establishment and/or would impede the operation of the cooperative project;

(4) The financial impact to the school districts and the state that would result from the waiving of the statutory requirement or administrative rules;

(5) An assessment of community support for the proposed cooperative project, including an assessment of each affected community; and

(6) A plan for evaluating the educational and cost-effectiveness of the proposed cooperative project. The evaluation plan shall include a means of evaluating curriculum offerings and staffing patterns.