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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It depends also on charter closures and where the kids decide to go. There are a number of charters looking iffy, but they're scattered around and it's hard to say when or if any one of them will collapse or be closed.
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I’d be curious to hear people’s rankings on the charters most likely to close. Not the ones that should, I think we have clear evidence ones that should close won’t, but how folks would rank probability of closure for the ones they see most likely to close. [/quote]

Well, apparently SSMA is experiencing an enrollment decline and the financial trouble that goes with it, as well as years of low test scores. So that's one.

Also look at any school that's on the Financial Monitoring List for a serious budget gap, rather than a one time accounting issue or the fraud at KIPP, that also has low performance academically.
Capital Village
Wildflower
Digital Pioneers
IDEA
Bethune

Also look at any school that's had a review with conditions lately, but you'd have to pick through the recent PCSB hearings over the past two years or so. One is Girls Global.

Plus anything with low CAPE scores or Summative Scores: Rocketship, maybe Howard Middle School, whatever has the lowest stats.

When the Financial Analysis Report comes out (which it hasn't since 2023), it will be a very interesting read. As will the OSSE enrollment spreadsheets which are in late winter. Basically any school with a significant enrollment decline (that wasn't intentional, obviously), or a significant budget deficits, especially if closing it requires them to move locations, is in trouble.[/quote]

Bethune is opening a second campus. The leadership is laughable inept but they were given against the neighborhood's wishes a spot right across from Takoma. It's not going anywhere soon.[/quote]

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