Thursday, September 17, 2015

School Board Concerned About Impact Of Charter School

At the Ft. Smith School Board meeting held Monday, September 14th, Trish Flanagan, founder of a proposed charter school, was asked questions by Board members.  There is a concern by members of the loss of state funding due to the loss of students to the charter school.  Potentially, they could experience a loss of up to $1 million.

The Future School of Ft. Smith is proposed as a tuition-free, open enrollment charter school for grades 10-12.  An application has been filed with the Arkansas Department of Educa- tion.  Pending their approval, the school would open with 150 tenth grade students, adding 150 per year until grades 10-12 are filled, according to Flanagan.

Benny Gooden, Superintendent, stated that the School Board has the option to support, oppose or take no stance regarding the charter school.  The members of the School Board opted to make their decision on September 28, which is the Board's next monthly meeting.

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