District officials previously suggested that the schools were being considered for closure. Superintendent Henderson Lewis Jr.’s recommendations came the week after school letter grades were released by the state.
Cypress Academy parents will learn the school’s fate at a Monday parent meeting next week.
State ratings will factor heavily in the superintendent’s school closure recommendations released next week.
Interim principal appointed following suspension of school leader Ashonta Wyatt. Wyatt says she fired the interim appointee last week.
Education experts say year over year growth is a better measure of a school's performance than student test scores alone. School ratings are set to be released on Thursday.
At Monday night meeting, school district superintendent and other officials said board mismanagement led to decision.
Charter school renewals hinge on school letter grades from the state. Orleans school district officials have strongly hinted that four schools may be up for closure.
The principal thinks the board may be intending to use a defamation claim from Juan LaFonta as a false pretext for firing.
The move comes after the school district halted enrollment at William J. Fischer Academy and McDonogh 32 Charter School. The schools aren’t expected to make the C letter grade required for charter renewal.
