DCPSB hearing-- lots of denials

[Anonymous]

Is it normal for them to deny this many applications? Not that I'm complaining.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it normal for them to deny this many applications? Not that I'm complaining.

The last few years it has been generally 8-10 applicants and 2-3 approved. It's a pretty high bar to be approved- you have to have everything in pretty good shape and have a good team. As it should be.

[Anonymous]

It happened last year too. http://www.dcpcsb.org/blog/board-rejects-all-three-charter-proposals

[Anonymous]

From their blog post.

"During the meeting, the Board encouraged all the applicants to make improvements and submit another application next year as they found the applicants were close to meeting the standard for approval.

Over five years the board has approved one third of all applicants. Last year, the Board received seven applications and conditionally approved three. These schools will open in the 2018-19 school year. In 2016, the Board approved only one application of the two it received. In 2015 and 2014, three out of eight and three of ten proposals were approved, respectively. During this time the board also approved dozens of applications for school to grown or replicate."

[Anonymous]

I was amazed at the Sustainable Futures losing their 501(c)(3) story. Huge fail.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was amazed at the Sustainable Futures losing their 501(c)(3) story. Huge fail.

When PCSB visited there were only 17 students!

Seems like a school that started a downward spiral a few years ago and is about to crash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was amazed at the Sustainable Futures losing their 501(c)(3) story. Huge fail.

When PCSB visited there were only 17 students!

Seems like a school that started a downward spiral a few years ago and is about to crash.

Never mind, they just opened this year and looks like they couldn't attract enough students. Too bad, they had a good mission to help students who had dropped out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was amazed at the Sustainable Futures losing their 501(c)(3) story. Huge fail.

When PCSB visited there were only 17 students!

Seems like a school that started a downward spiral a few years ago and is about to crash.

Its first year of operations was this year - SY17-18.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was amazed at the Sustainable Futures losing their 501(c)(3) story. Huge fail.

When PCSB visited there were only 17 students!

Seems like a school that started a downward spiral a few years ago and is about to crash.

Its first year of operations was this year - SY17-18.

So they were two years out of compliance with the IRS before even having students? Gross.

The DCPCSB should be embarrassed that they entrusted this team with public funds.

[Anonymous]

After this and the WMST failure, the charter board really needs to take a harder look at the finances. It seems like they only intervene when failure is inevitable.

[Anonymous]

When do they start reviewing charters for closure next year? Some of the QSRs are out and they are alarming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When do they start reviewing charters for closure next year? Some of the QSRs are out and they are alarming.

The QSRs are usually done the year before their charters are up for renewal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When do they start reviewing charters for closure next year? Some of the QSRs are out and they are alarming.

The QSRs are usually done the year before their charters are up for renewal.

But finances combined with PMF seem to be most important factors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When do they start reviewing charters for closure next year? Some of the QSRs are out and they are alarming.

Depends on when they're renewals are up.

Harmony, for example, is up for renewal in 2018-19. They are also Tier 3 -- so they were doubly due for a QSR during 17-18.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When do they start reviewing charters for closure next year? Some of the QSRs are out and they are alarming.

The QSRs are usually done the year before their charters are up for renewal.

But finances combined with PMF seem to be most important factors.

I think Harmony is going down. Declining enrollment, declining test scores. The only question is if their parent company continues to prop them up financially. But it is a mystery to me why 5 more years of that is a good idea. And City Arts' QSR... wow.