LEAD Academy, Montgomery’s first approved public charter school, has announced they will resume traditional in-person learning on March 29, the Monday following Spring Break. A virtual offering will no longer be offered from that point forward and all students will be required to return to campus. “Starting in March of last year, public education changed as we knew it. The…
LEAD Academy is asking for a a portion of Montgomery County’s 1-cent sales tax increase. Approved in 2003, the tax was passed in support of public education. Charlotte Meadows, board chair of Montgomery’s first charter school, went before the Montgomery County Commission Monday morning. Meadows says LEAD qualifies for the funds, arguing the charter school is considered public education. District…
LEAD Academy School Board Chair Charlotte Meadows says she would give the school a C+ grade for its first year open. It has been an eventful first year for Montgomery’s first charter school, going through two principals in one year, now left looking for a third. The school also faced similar challenges to other schools across Alabama because of the…
On Thursday Judge Jimmy Pool granted a temporary restraining order in favor of Dr. Nicole Ivey-Price. The restraining order requires Ivey-Price to be added back to payroll. Ivey-Price claims that she was illegally terminated by LEAD Academy, and the school did not take steps to issue her COBRA benefits for continuing health insurance, or unemployment benefits. The case has been…
An education advocate has been elected to fill an Alabama House seat. According to preliminary results from the Secretary of State’s Office, Republican Charlotte Meadows is the winner of Tuesday’s special election. Meadows defeated Democrat Rayford Mack, 68% to 31%. The election for House District 74 was called following the death of Republican Rep. Dmitri Polizos, who died in March….
Monday was the first day of school for students at LEAD Academy, Montgomery’s first charter school. LEAD Academy is a K-5 charter school. Today we were with parents and students, as they went into their classrooms for the first time. Some families are new to Montgomery, others have been here and say they needed another school option for their children….
Monday was the first day of training for teachers at LEAD Academy, Montgomery’s first charter school. The school will open August 19th, but the building is still undergoing renovations. Lead Academy has a temporary office set up near the school building off Vaughn Road. Construction crews were at the site today continuing the renovation work. LEAD Academy Board Chair Charlotte…
Montgomery’s first charter school most likely won’t open in 2018 after a judge rules it didn’t receive enough votes for its application. The Alabama Education Association sued charter school LEAD Academy after the Alabama Public Charter School Commission in February approved the charter school in a 5 to 1 vote. The association claimed six votes were necessary to pass. Montgomery…
