Patrick Henry School in RTD

In a nice change of pace for the RTD there is an article about Patrick Henry School that doesn’t include some criticism by the school board. I have a feeling the reason for that is that the reporter didn’t ask any one on the board.

The charter school board is expected to provide the school division with a financial report in January.

Butterworth and board member Antione Green say they’re confident that they will meet their financial goals for next year, which is $250,000 by February. Some of that could be from in-kind donations of labor and materials for the areas that need to be modified to meet ADA standards.

The article lists some tidbits on how the school would operate. I pulled out a few below.

• The school year would be based on a quarterly calendar that operates year-round.
• The number of school days would be the same as other public schools but spread more evenly over the whole year.
• Students would wear uniforms.
• Parents would be required to volunteer for six hours per quarter.
• Attendance requires an application. The first 130 students will be accepted, though if more apply, the school will use a lottery system to choose students from all applications. Applications are available now and are due by Feb. 12.