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Fister charter renewal wins unanimous first reading after presentation on instruction and community input
Summary
Fister (presented as 'Fister' in the record) presented its renewal petition and said it received 521 survey responses from 842 families and that about 60% of students are English learners; the board advanced the petition on a unanimous first reading and asked for follow-up details on literacy programming and evaluation cycles.
Rosario Villarreal, executive director of Fister, presented the charter school's renewal petition during the Nov. 13 meeting and described the school's programs, community engagement and fiscal projections.
Villarreal said Fister began on F Street in 1950, converted to a charter school in 1997 and later added dual-immersion and middle-school classrooms. The renewal process, she said, took two years and included…
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