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Jackson board votes to oppose Ambition Prep’s proposed high school expansion
Summary
The Jackson Public Schools board voted to withhold approval for Ambition Preparatory Charter School’s request to add grades 9–12 and expand enrollment. Superintendent Doctor Green told the board the administration views the proposal as the creation of a new high school rather than an expansion and cited long‑term fiscal and programmatic impacts.
The Jackson Public Schools Board of Trustees voted on Oct. 15 to oppose Ambition Preparatory Charter School’s request to expand from K–8 to include grades 9–12 and to increase enrollment. The board’s vote instructs the district to communicate its opposition to both Ambition Prep and the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board.
Superintendent Doctor Green told trustees that the…
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