“Imagine Foundations Public Charter School may move out of its increasingly crowded Upper Marlboro building in time for the 2011-2012 school year, and Morningside Elementary School — shuttered in 2009 — is one of two locations under consideration. Attempts to reopen Morningside Elementary School as a new contract school failed last year. Pat Crain, regional director of Imagine Schools, a …
Imagine prepares for the fall (North Port, FL)
“According to Imagine [North Port] Middle and Elementary School principal Justin Matthews, everything is on schedule for the 2011 fall semester opening of Imagine High School. The school found out its charter request for a high school had been approved unanimously by the Sarasota County School Board — with Board Member Carol Todd absent — in November of last year. …
Search on for community garden to be planted by habitat stewards
“Christine Watson, principal at Imagine Schools at South Lake, saw a curious thing happen at her school after a community garden was planted last year. It inspired more gardens. When members of the National Wildlife Federation’s Florida habitat-steward program planted the community garden in the middle of the campus, it had a ripple effect throughout the Clermont school. Soon, classes …
Imagine School Cheerleaders grab first place at state competition
“VERO BEACH — Teams from across Florida converged on the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach over the weekend of Jan. 15 and 16 for the two day event. Performing at their highest level of the season, the [Imagine South Vero] Manatees took first place in the middle school non-tumble division. The girls were rewarded with individual state champion jackets and a …
Residents get behind Penn Hills charter school plan
“Penn Hills resident Ed Zullo doesn’t have children young enough to attend a charter school being proposed for the community. But he likes the idea of a school that inspires competition for the local public schools. ‘I think a charter school would be a good thing for our community,’ said Zullo, one of about a dozen people who braved a …
Imagine South Vero wins Class Size Appeal
Press Release: “Vero Beach, FL January 20, 2011 – The Florida Department of Education released its 2010-2011 Class Size Reduction Summary for Charter Schools and listed Imagine Schools at South Vero (ISSV) as having an Adjusted Reduction of zero dollars. This means ISSV won its Class Size Reduction Appeal and will not incur the original $17,071 reduction that was released last …
Georgia Charter Schools Committee seeks clarity on overturning denials
“The Georgia Charter Schools Committee postponed discussion of an appeal by three petitioners until the state gets more clarity on its power to reverse the denials of its alternate authorizer. The petitioners were hoping to serve students next fall. State Board of Education members serving on the committee said Thursday that they didn’t want to waste the time of those …
SVVSD renews Imagine’s charter
“The St. Vrain Valley School District Board of Education on Wednesday renewed one charter school’s charter, then continued to grapple with how to handle applications for new charter schools. Although the vote to renew Imagine Charter School at Firestone’s charter was unanimous, school board members raised concerns about its budget. Only 32 percent of Imagine at Firestone’s revenue is spent …