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Owner of Lil' Leopards asks GISD not to replace her after-school program at Edison Elementary
Summary
Kitie Hermes told trustees she was asked to vacate Edison Elementary by the end of the school year and asked the board to commit not to contract with another after-school provider for GISD so her program may continue.
During the public-comment portion of the Jan. 21 meeting, Kitie Hermes, owner of Lil' Leopards Learning Ladder, told trustees she has been asked to leave Edison Elementary by the end of the school year and requested that the board commit not to sign with another after-school provider for GISD.
————Kitie Hermes said she's been asked to vacate Edison Elementary by the end of the school year. She asked the board to consider giving a commitment that GISD will not sign with anyone else to provide an after-school program for GISD apart from Lil' Leopards Learning Ladder.
The board did not record an immediate response or action during the public-comment period. The matter involves facility access and future contracting for after-school services; trustees did not specify follow-up steps on the record during the meeting. Parents, staff or other community members who want to raise concerns about after-school programming should contact district administration or bring the item forward at a future board meeting per board procedures.
