Has the other charter school recieved it's grant or not?

Hello,



There is a story brewing in Beloit, WI. The Beloit Board of Education authorized two charter schools last year. Apparently, the School District of Beloit (SDB) only wanted one. Both are located in the Eclipse Center, which is in the old Beloit Mall Building (to the left of the Cardinal Stritch Univ.) way back in the corner. The WI Department of Education has frozen the grants $ 600,000.00 worth in two (2) years of the Roy Chapman Andrews Academy(RCCA). Why? The SDB has spent the Federal Charter School Grant and moved personnel without the approval of the Charter School's Governance Board (In WI, charter schools must have autonomy). The SDB has charged the RCAA for computers they were not allowed to use. The Superintendent of the SDB has cancelled and changed approved P.O."s. The students and staff, today 12-19-07 still don't have desks. The bulk of the Beloit Schools Board of Education does not seem to care. Have your Rock County Reporter go in and take a look.The school that was set-up by the district and employed a CESA2 employee has 100 computers, 7 teachers, one principal, 1 administrator, a counsiler, 1.5 secreteries, and 10,000 sq. ft. of space. Oh, there are 120(?) students enrolled that only attend class 2 hrs. per day. If you walk in the door take the hall to your left, way down at the end on your left is the RCAA. 1.8 teachers, 750 sq. ft. and some textbooks. Please come, take a look. What is wrong here?

The Synectis charter school, now in it's fifth (5) year (6-8 at the two middle schools) has been torn apart by the same district policies that have hampered the RCAA. Under charter school law in WI. if the school fails, in two years the district gets everything they own ($600,000.00 worth). A Friend of education