{"id":9679,"date":"2010-03-11T13:51:11","date_gmt":"2010-03-11T18:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=9679"},"modified":"2010-03-13T20:36:54","modified_gmt":"2010-03-14T01:36:54","slug":"arlington-charter-school-will-close-after-losing-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2010\/03\/11\/arlington-charter-school-will-close-after-losing-accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Arlington charter school will close after losing accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arlington charter school will close after losing accreditation<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 10, 2010<\/p>\n

By TRACI SHURLEY<\/p>\n

tshurley@star-telegram.com<\/p>\n

The Jean Massieu Academy in Arlington will close this summer after having
\nits accreditation as a school district revoked, the Texas Education Agency
\nannounced Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The charter-school campus, which serves primarily deaf children and their
\nfamilies, was one of only four charter schools or districts in the state to
\nhave their accreditation status revoked because of substandard academic or
\nfinancial ratings. The TEA has been accrediting school districts for three
\nyears and charter schools for two.<\/p>\n

This year, 1,198 out of 1,232 districts or charters schools were accredited.
\nFourteen schools had their accreditations left pending because of ongoing
\ninvestigations.<\/p>\n

Two districts and three charter schools received accredited-probation
\nstatus, including the Metro Academy of Math and Science in Arlington, which
\nreceived the rating because of poor academic and financial accountability.<\/p>\n

Though it is set for closure, Jean Massieu officials can ask for a hearing
\nat the TEA where they’d ask for a reconsideration, said agency spokeswoman
\nDeEtta Culbertson.<\/p>\n

The campus has had a monitor and then a conservator in place over the past
\ntwo-and-a-half years. If State Education Commissioner Robert Scott changed
\nhis mind about revoking their accreditation, he could decide to appoint a
\nboard of managers to take over for the school’s board of directors,
\nCulbertson said.<\/p>\n

If the revocation stands, the TEA will come in to Jean Massieu after the
\nschool year ends and secure student records for families. Then, they’ll
\nsettle up accounts, paying anything that is owed back to the state or to
\nparents, Culbertson said. Students would return to their home district or
\nanother charter school in the fall.<\/p>\n

Culbertson said the decision to revoke accreditation isn’t one that Scott
\ntreats lightly. Several measures are taken, such as the conservatorship, to
\navoid it. Conservators act as the commissioner’s representative and can
\noverrule school officials on some decisions.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Culbertson said, some districts and charter schools can not
\nregain their footing even with the state’s help. In those situations, “it’s
\nbetter just to give these kids a better chance, to get them out of a
\nsituation that’s almost hopeless,” she said.<\/p>\n

TRACI SHURLEY, 817-390-7641<\/p>\n

Source:
\n http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/2010\/03\/10\/2029726\/charter-school-in-arlington-to.html <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Arlington charter school will close after losing accreditation March 10, 2010 By TRACI SHURLEY tshurley@star-telegram.com The Jean Massieu Academy in Arlington will close this summer after having its accreditation as a school district revoked, the Texas Education Agency announced Wednesday.…<\/p>\n

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