Imagine Schools wins appeal over class size penalty; $17K fine lifted

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“INDIAN RIVER — Imagine Schools at South Vero has won its appeal over Class Size Amendment requirements and won’t be penalized, the Florida Board of Education decided. The state listed Imagine Schools as not in compliance with state class size requirements. School officials appealed, claiming there had been a formula error and the school thought it was in compliance, according …

Imagine Schools Seeks Parent Input

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“Loudoun residents wanting to be part of the decision-making process for a charter school planning to locate in the county are invited to participate a short survey the company hopes will provide guidance about the type of school it would build and the curriculum. Imagine Schools is a national group of charter schools searching for a parcel in Loudoun to …

Imagine charter school considers move to shuttered Morningside Elementary

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“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)

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“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

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“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 …

Residents get behind Penn Hills charter school plan

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“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

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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 …