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Catoosa County board moves to rename Performance Learning Center as Barnhart Academy; staff say school will report separately for accountability
Summary
District officials said the alternative program has completed documentation to operate as an independent school, to be known as Barnhart Academy (grades 6–12); staff said the move enables separate accountability reporting and additional state funding, and the board heard a resolution to rename the program.
Catoosa County Public Schools officials announced Aug. 5 that the Performance Learning Center (PLC) has completed the administrative steps to transition from a district program to an independent alternative school, and district staff proposed officially renaming the campus Barnhart Academy for the 2025–26 school year.
Why it matters: Operating the campus as an independent school—rather than a program attached to other schools—will allow the district to report the campus’s data separately under statewide accountability measures and to receive state allotments tied to school status, officials said.
Presenters said the new Barnhart Academy will serve grades 6 through 12, continuing the campus’s current role as a gateway campus…
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