Seattle Schools Community Forum: Washington State Charter School Updates

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Washington State Charter School Updates:
Washington State Charter School Updates

Today the Washington State Charter School Association announced that thestate Supreme Court had granted their request for more time to file for a reconsideration of the ruling on the charter law from the Court.  The due date had been around this time and is now October 24th. 

I'm thinking the Court is a bit chastised for the timing of their ruling and may be throwing a bone out there.  I don't think it means much else.

Second, the State Auditor released an audit of First Place Charter School.  Below is the press release.  Pretty damning and expands even more on issues the Charter Commission had raised for months.
  

Public charter schools are required to follow state laws holding them accountable for the use of public resources. The state Charter School Commission asked our Office to conduct an audit of First Place Scholars Charter School, the first school to receive public funding under Washington’s Charter School Initiative, passed by voters in 2012. 

Our accountability audit found school management did not correctly report Seattle Schools Community Forum: Washington State Charter School Updates:

FYI, Friday, October 9th is a No School Day

An alert reader brought this to my attention as it had not been on the district calendar this way.  The reader said Eckstein teachers told her that it would be no school that day.  I note that the district calendar page now says "No School - Teacher Work Day."Mark your calendar accordingly.