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Newberry: Final community input meeting held for possible conversion to charter schools
A final community input meeting by Education First for Newberry regarding the proposed conversion of Newberry Elementary, Oak View Middle and Newberry High to public charter schools was held Tuesday evening in Newberry soon after a final proposed budget was released. The meeting involved online speakers chosen by Newberry Education First: Shawn Arnold, legal expert with a team that provides legal counsel to multiple charter schools; Ilene Wilkins, CEO of UCP of Central Florida, a system of...
'Yes Newberry' group document sheds light on organizing and fundraising plans
A document from a not-for-profit organization attempting to convert three Newberry public schools into charter schools appears to show the movement is more than the grassroots effort it’s been portrayed as. The initiative comes after months of behind-the-scenes planning and aims to raise $125,000 to fund a campaign that recruits, trains and pays Newberry parents to act as the “face” of the initiative. It calls for targeting parents and teachers with texts, advertisements and emails in the...
School board members discuss alternative school, Newberry charter conversion
At the March 19 Alachua County School Board meeting, Chair McGraw took exception to a Gainesville Sun article and Member Tina Certain expressed concerns about the Newberry charter conversions The post School board members discuss alternative school, Newberry charter conversion appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
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