“We are disappointed by this decision and believe that it is unjust,” Southwest Leadership Academy CEO Leigh Purnell and board chair William D. Moore Sr. said in a statement.and remain open for the coming school year, the charter leaders said.
About 65,000, or one-third, of Philadelphia public school students attend charter schools, which are publicly funded but independently managed. The school district is charged with authorizing new charters, and evaluating whether charter agreements should be renewed or terminated. Garcia noted that the charter’s math and English language arts proficiency scores were lower than a group of schools with similar demographics, as well as the rest of the charter sector and the school district at large.
He added that during the school’s nonrenewal hearings, six public comments were submitted, and none were from students, parents, or teachers.in failing to recommend the approval of a high school for the Black-led Global Leadership Academy Charter, made similar statements Thursday.