Memphis-Shelby County School Board rejects three proposed new public charter schools but leaves the door open for one of them
Brittany Jones told members of the Memphis-Shelby County School Board her 13-year-old son has seen real change at the Memphis Grizzlies Preparatory Charter School.She says her son is autistic and she enrolled him there two years ago hoping the all-boys public charter school would be a good fit. Jones says the change has been so positive she’s supporting the school’s plan to offer a similar school for girls.
Memphis-Shelby County Schools recommends denial for three proposed public charter schools
Three proposed new public charter schools in Memphis may have a challenging road finding approval from school board members next week.Tuesday night the Memphis-Shelby County Schools’ (MSCS) charter review team recommended a denial for all three including Blueprint College and Career Prep, Journey Northeast Academy, and the Memphis Grizzlies Prep STEAM School for Girls.Board members are scheduled to vote on each application at its meeting next Tuesday.
Public schools are scarce in Sycamore View. Journey Community Schools hopes its next school can change that.
Families who live in the Sycamore View community in Northeast Memphis don’t have easy access to a public elementary or middle school. The two closest public schools are currently overenrolled, forcing students to either take a long bus ride or their parents to drive them outside of Sycamore View.It’s one of the reasons why Journey Community Schools chose Sycamore View for a proposed new public charter school. If approved by the Memphis-Shelby County School Board, Journey Northeast Academy would eventually serve more than 500 kindergarten through eighth graders with a similar education model that’s in place at one of the organization’s other schools.