Four prospective charter schools could force the state to define precisely how involved for-profit companies can be in the operations of charter schools.
When the legislature lifted the cap on charter schools in May, it also banned for-profit companies from managing or operating charters. But four of the schools applying to open next year are partnering with Arrow Academy, a TEXAS-BASED FOR-PROFIT management organization.
http://arrowacademy.org/http://www.flippengroup.com/education/ckh.htmlArrow’s ability to open the schools will come down to how close a for-profit company can work with a school before the state considers it to be managed by them.
The four are applying for charters from the state Board of Regents, and their applications are also currently being vetted by the city Department of Education. A city spokesman said today that Arrow’s relationship with the school would be like any other charter or district school that contracts with a for-profit company to provide school services.
Arrow Academy had originally intended to apply to manage the schools itself, the company’s head, Jim Christensen, said today. But when the law changed, the company altered its application so that instead, it will contract with the school’s board to provide curriculum and teacher training (for profit).
The four schools — two in Brooklyn, one in Manhattan and one in the Bronx — are still in the process of applying for their charters and it’s not guaranteed they will be approved. But if they are, they could signal one way that for-profit management companies could remain for-profit and continue to work with New York charter schools.
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