Two low-performing charter schools present corrective action plans to Marion board; state rules set follow-up steps

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Ocala Charter High and McIntosh Area School presented academic corrective action plans required under state rules. School leaders described staffing, classroom management and targeted interventions; district staff outlined monitoring obligations and possible state consequences for continued low grades.

Two Marion County charter schools that earned low grades presented state-required corrective action plans at the board’s Feb. 6 work session, and district staff laid out the monitoring steps and statutory consequences that could follow continued underperformance.

Ocala Charter High (Clear Choice Academies) and McIntosh Area School each appeared before the district as required by Florida statutes and State Board of Education rules after receiving school grades that triggered corrective-action requirements. Mr. Ayers, the district’s sponsor representative, introduced both presentations and confirmed the plans had been uploaded to the board packet.

Ocala Charter High: focus on staffing, classroom management and student motivation

TC Matthews, executive director of Clear Choice Academies, told the board the high school’s corrective plan centers on three areas: strategic staffing and hiring to secure “highly qualified, highly impactful teachers,” consistent classroom management to protect…

Two low-performing charter schools present corrective action plans to Marion board; state rules set follow-up steps

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