Delay Sought for Math, IT Academy Proposal
The applicants for a local charter school have requested a three-month freeze on the school system’s review.
This past week, applicants for the Loudoun Math and IT Academy the following message to Loudoun County School Board Chairman Eric Hornberger (Ashburn) seeking to delay, or freeze, the school system’s review of the charter school proposal. According to a press release, the request will allow the applicant additional time to adjust the proposal based on feedback. The full letter follows: Dear Chairman Hornberger: I am writing on behalf of the Loudoun Math and IT Academy (LMITA) Governing Board to formally request that the School Board delay the action process for a three-month period on the proposed LMITA public charter school application. We believe that the two-month review of our application by the Select Committee was very productive in …
Ellie Lockwood
2:19 pm on Sunday, January 20, 2013
I attended two of the public sessions surrounding this Charter School application and as a retired human resource professional (Director for employee and labor relations, NBC-Chicago) I was surprised at the lack of professionalism of the applicants. Their presentation was entirely too casual and lacking in content. My main concern was the sketchy job history of one of the applicants which … more ›