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Applicants say charter will accept students with IEPs, plan tutoring and lottery if needed
Summary
Board asked whether the charter would screen out students with IEPs or 504 plans. Applicants said they must accept students as they apply, will provide supports tied to enrollment and are pursuing a $100,000 grant for after‑school tutoring to assist students not on grade level.
Board members asked directly whether the Academy of Performing Arts would exclude students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) or 504 plans. Pat Hyatt responded plainly that the school cannot screen out such students: "No. We do not. We have to take them as they come." She added that supports will be scaled by enrollment and the applicants plan tutoring and after‑school services funded by an applied‑for $100,000 grant.
Hyatt said special‑education staffing and interventions will depend on final enrollment numbers and the prevalence of students with higher support needs, but that the school intends to provide required services. Admissions will be handled by open application and lottery if applicants exceed the contract cap.
