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Commission upholds denial of Still I Rise Academy application
Summary
The commission upheld Memphis Shelby County Schools’ denial of Still I Rise Academy’s amended application, finding the record did not meet the state rubric for an Opportunity public charter school.
The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission voted on Oct. 17 to uphold Memphis Shelby County Schools’ denial of Still I Rise Academy’s amended charter application.
Tess Stovall, the commission’s executive director, said the school — proposed as an Opportunity public charter school intended to serve vulnerable, at‑risk students — did not provide sufficient evidence across academic, operational and financial sections to meet the state scoring rubric. "The sponsor did not adequately identify or describe a clear academic model or specific goals that would contribute to the academic success of the population they intend to serve," Stovall said in her presentation to commissioners.
Stovall also raised concerns about the…
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