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Chavez Huerta Preparatory Academy faces closure after District 60 denies charter renewal; city council members say they will advocate
Summary
Chavez Huerta K–12 Preparatory Academy told Pueblo City Council the district declined to renew its charter and the state upheld that decision; school leaders and a student appealed for city advocacy and time to implement corrective plans before a July 1 deadline.
Chavez Huerta K–12 Preparatory Academy told Pueblo City Council on June 9 that Pueblo School District 60 will not renew the school's charter and that a state review body upheld the district's decision.
Executive Director Fred Segura told the council the district’s decision cited a material breach tied to financial reporting (section 7.12 of the charter contract) and "failure to meet generally accepted standards of fiscal management." Segura said the lapses were linked to turnover of staff with institutional financial knowledge and past leadership choices, and that the school has since installed new internal controls, engaged an outside accounting firm and is projecting a $400,000 surplus for the…
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