Friday, March 19, 2010

City argues Brooklyn charter school should be shut this year | GothamSchools

City argues Brooklyn charter school should be shut this year | GothamSchools

City argues Brooklyn charter school should be shut this year


City officials made the case today that a Brooklyn charter school should be the first to close before its charter expires.
East New York Preparatory Charter School was the subject of oral arguments today, as the school’s brand new board members tried to convince Department of Education officials to keep it open and officials from the charter school office argued for its closure.
Accused by both the city and state of egregious mismanagement, the school’s principal Sheila Joseph is alleged to have pushed students with low test scores out of the school, given herself a significant raise, and created an environment so unstable that Teach for America is threatening to pull all six of its members out

Remainders: No “hitbacks” in this class, please