Wednesday, May 2, 2012
The Georgia Department of Education said Fulton Science Academy Middle School was strong on academics, but weak on everything else required.
Fulton Science Academy Middle School's state charter application got a recommendation for denial from the Ga. Department of Education. The school "fails to meet the standard for a high-quality charter school due to governance, financial, and accountability issues and thus does not merit a state chartered special school charter," a summary of the recommendation states. Lou Erste, director of the department's charter schools division, said the school's attorney asked if they could submit a response to this recommendation. What do you think of the state's recommendation? Tell us in the comments below. The state school board will be given the school's charter petition and the department's recommendation for denial at its May 10 meeting. A …
Monday, December 26, 2011
One of Roswell's Fulton Science Academy families discusses their options after the Fulton School Board's action.
Cynthia and Doug Lucas first decided to put their daughter, Christina, in Fulton Science Academy Middle School because they were looking for structure. “We wanted a more balanced education for her,” Cynthia said. “We looked at private schools, public and charters and the charters had that structure we were looking for.” Christina, 14, was the first of their three daughters to attend FSA. Faith Lucas, 12, is currently enrolled in Fulton Science Academy and the youngest, Sarah, 10, attends the elementary school, Fulton Sunshine Academy. When the Lucas’ heard that the school they had been involved in for the last four years might be shut down, they felt concern for the future of their children’s education. “I was concerned in the sense that—…
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
The Roswell City Council denied a proposal by Andretti Indoor Karting and Games to add two outdoor karting tracks along Houze Way at Monday night's council meeting.
The sound of go-kart engines won't be heard in Roswell any time soon. Following nearly four hours of presentation and discussion, the Roswell City Council denied a proposal to allow Andretti Indoor Karting and Games the approval they needed to expand outdoors at Monday's council meeting. It was full house at the Dec. 13 meeting, where the issue of permitting Andretti's to establish two serpentine race tracks on its Houze Way side lot was up for approval. City staff and the Roswell Planning Commission recommended approval of the measure, with conditions, after conducting two sound studies that concluded the levels on the property would exceed the noise ordinance, but that local residences would not be affected. However, council members …
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George P. Burdell
6:51 pm on Sunday, May 6, 2012
The great GPB is as ficticious as you wanting you kids to go to FSA. I don't want my kids to go to FSA (they go to private school). I was hoping to send them to a "traditional" public school next year, but Fulton County Schools decided to convert to a charter school system ( ironic....their reasons for doing it are the same reasons they denied FSA). I think that FCS has taken my choice away. My … more ›