Genesis Charter School is struggling to stay open after the Missouri Charter Public School Commission announced its plans to close the school at the end of the year. A public hearing was held at the Bluford Public Library in Kansas City on Monday evening. The meeting, packed with parents and sponsors, was requested by the Genesis School. Over 100 people crammed into the meeting. Robbyn Wahby, the executive director of the Missouri Charter Public School Commission, said the school underperformed. “Genesis broke his promises to perform,” she said. “Their test scores haven’t lived up to that promise, the promise they’ve been making in their paper for at least 15 years.” The meeting got heated several times, but there was enough order to continue. The school’s attorney says the commission did not follow the proper procedures to revoke the charter. “Genesis is doing better than the other schools these kids will go to if Genesis is not available to them,” said Chuck Hatfield, Genesis’ attorney. A decision of the commission is expected at the next meeting on February 15th. If the commission revokes the charter from Genesis, the school can appeal to the Missouri State Board of Education and then the district court.
Genesis Charter School is struggling to stay open after the Missouri Charter Public School Commission announced its plans to close the school at the end of the year.
A public hearing was held at the Bluford Public Library in Kansas City on Monday evening.
The meeting, packed with parents and sponsors, was requested by the Genesis School. Over 100 people crammed into the meeting.
Robbyn Wahby, the executive director of the Missouri Charter Public School Commission, said the school underperformed.
“Genesis has broken its promises to perform,” he said. “Their test scores haven’t lived up to that promise, the promise they’ve been making in their charter for at least 15 years.”
Only 13 percent of Genesis K-8 students read grade-level English.
The meeting got heated several times, but there was enough order to continue.
The school’s attorney says the commission did not follow the proper procedures to revoke the charter.
“Genesis is doing better than the other schools these kids will go to if Genesis is not available to them,” said Chuck Hatfield, Genesis’ attorney.
A decision of the commission is expected at the next meeting on February 15th.
If the commission revokes the charter from Genesis, the school can appeal to the Missouri State Board of Education and then the district court.
