Indiana

Two Out of Three Ain?t Bad

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard today announced that the city approved two of the three charter schools up for a 7-year renewal.

Flanner House and Christel House both either met or exceeded city standards.  The third school, Fall Creek Academy did  make improvements, however the Mayor’s office said Fall Creek’s improvement had not been consistent enough over the past several years to warrant a full 7-year renewal. Instead the school will be given two more years to get up to speed  in areas of management and oversight.

Fall Creek met city standards in its first and second years of performance, but dropped off in years three and four shortly after moving from Union Station to its current location at near Ivy Tech.  The school’s performance later picked up again in years five and six, which is why it’s being given a two-year extension.

The Mayor’s Office also said today that letters of intent have been submitted to create five new charter schools, but the city could not go into details as full plans have not been submitted yet.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on March 16, 2009 (boomark / email).