CLOSED CHARTER SCHOOLS BY STATE National Data 2009 School
City
State
Date
Date
Opened
Closed
Reason
Explanation
Authorizer
ALASKA Horizon Charter School
Palmer
AK
2003
2004
District
Alleged non-compliance with charter contract.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
TakotnaTraining Center Charter School
Takotna
AK
1996
2001
Mismanagement
School lost charter due t o health and safety issues.
Iditarod School District
Village Charter School
Anchorage
AK
1998
2005
Financial
Inadequate enrollment. Steep decline in enrollment led Anchorage School District t o budget cuts.
Walden Pond Charter School
Anchorage
AK
1997
2000
Financial
Inadequate enrollment Cited as having continued problems regarding budget, staff and leadership turnover
Wiseman Charter School
Wiseman
AK
1999
2001
District
District filed lawsuit against school alleging violations o f charter contract, and school could not afford t o stay Yukon-Koyukuk School District open and fight litigation,
Monticello
AR
2004
2007
Financial
Inadequate enrollment School surrendered charter due t o lack o f students and financial deficits.
State Board of Education
State Board o f Education
State Board o f Education
Anchorage School District
ARKANSAS Arise Charter School
Arkansas School for Information Systems andTechnoiogy
Greenland
AR
2003
2006
District
Local school district claimed success o f charter reflected poorly on the local schools. A t time o f closure, charter students outperformed district peers by 28 percentage points in math.
FOCUS Learning Academy
Conway
AR
2003
2007
Financial
Inadequate enrollment. School surrendered charter due t o lack o f students and financial deficits.
The Centerfor Education Reform - February 2009
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