I can't believe what this charter school did!

[DebJ]

I can believe they are appealing the decision, because that gives them another year to rip off the public.

From the York Dispatch, written by a school board member:

http://www.yorkdispatch.com/viewpoints/ci_21354269/student-achievement-at-heart-non-renewal



"The charter has never met the goals. The charter has the worst and lowest PSSA scores in York County.

Non-compliance with the charter agreement was revealed on many levels by New Hope personnel during the public hearing, including not complying with state Department of Education Chapter 4 requirements for enrollment, timely reporting of truancy for legal processing by the district, transference to alternative education schools without due process, transference to alternative education schools that were not pre-authorized by the Education Department, and transferring students to an alternative school that did not include the required curriculum, accredited teachers, number of school days, and number of school hours per day required by an alternative school to conform to Chapter 4 general education requirements.

Fiscal and ethical practices that do not comply with Charter School Law were revealed on many levels by New Hope personal during the public hearing, including several for-profit operating and support business staff members making day-to-day student, personnel, school educational and administration decisions, use of charter school funds as a free open line of credit with no interest responsibility to make cash flow for the for-profit businesses, use of charter school office facilities rent free for several for-profit operating and support businesses, several for-profit operating and support business staff members directly influencing the charter board meeting actions.

It was also revealed several charter board members did not file the required commonwealth annual financial disclosure statements, board members did not read and understand contracts between the school and the operating companies, board members did not follow expert legal advice concerning changing contract finances when renegotiating agreements with the operating for-profit company, and a board member voted to award a multi-million dollar loan between the operating company and a bank of which he is a senior officer."


http://www.yorkdispatch.com/viewpoints/ci_21354269/student-achievement-at-heart-non-renewal

[DebJ]

1. What the writer didn't say about the alternative ed students:

The alternative schools to which they were transferred were for-profit entities owned by New Hope's owner.

[knitter4democracy]

2. That's disgusting!

I had the honor of working in an alternative high school for a year and a half--one of the best teaching jobs I've ever had. Those kids deserved far better than that crap.

Shut it down, and put people in jail!