CSUSA with drew from Alachua County. Now, their proposal to build ‘somewhere’ in Marion County was denied by the school board. No doubt CSUSA will appeal to the State Board of Education.
The Marion County Superintendent recommended the board deny the proposal. According to an article in the Gainesville Sun, she said: CSUSA do not “have the best interests of our students at heart.” “In fact, I believe the exact opposite…I believe they want to take advantage of our students to enhance their bottom line…”
It is clear that for-profit charter school management is under public scrutiny. Now, perhaps if the voices become loud enough, the legislator will take a closer look at which charters serve a useful purpose and do it well. Charters can survive by screening which students to admit to control their school grades. This policy does not improve education, it fragments communities.
Remember and tell everyone what the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools says about Florida:
“despite consistent growth by charter schools in Florida, the schools have lagged on quality, diversity and innovation.” 2016
Do you think CSUSA will appeal to the State Bd.? They’ve already appealed and the State overturned Palm Bch County.denial of 2 charter CSUSA schools. Please keep up updated.
The district has ten days for a response. I am not sure if CSUSA will appeal. They usually do. We were very pleased that they decided not to go through with their formal proposal here. We plan to extend the PACT reach to other counties. Stay tuned.