Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Federal grant money on hold for proposed Shalom Academy Charter School, official says.
Proposed Hebrew immersion charter school Shalom Academy has appealed a state decision blocking the school from opening and denying it another year to prepare, education officials said Tuesday. State Education Commissioner Chris Cerf in July rejected the school’s bid to open in Teaneck and refused its request for another planning year. In a letter to Shalom Academy, Cerf said the school had not proven it was ready and could not supply the required documents, including fire and building inspections. Cerf’s decision came after the school was first granted a planning year in 2011 to secure a location. A spokeswoman at the U.S. Department of Education, which awarded Shalom Academy a $200,000 grant last year, confirmed the school had filed an …
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
School officials seek meeting with state education chief.
School media center upgrades, new social studies textbooks and curriculum initiatives are some of the district projects that could benefit from the $1.4 million once allocated to cover tuition for students enrolled at the proposed Shalom Academy Charter School. Still, Teaneck Board of Education President Ardie Walser cautioned the funds should not be viewed as extra money, as the district already made cuts to meet Shalom Academy’s requirements. “These are just a few ways in which we can use these funds,” Walser said of the possible initiatives. “Please note that the $1.4 million are not additional funds but rather funds that were pulled from programs that were part of the original 2012 - 2013 Teaneck school budget.” State officials denied…
Monday, July 16, 2012
Department of Education denies Shalom Academy Charter School application.
State officials rejected a bid to open a Hebrew immersion charter school for students in Englewood and Teaneck, saying the school had not proven it was ready and could not supply the required documents. Shalom Academy Charter School failed to provide a certificate of occupancy for educational use, a fire inspection certificate for educational facilities and a "sanitary inspection report with satisfactory rating," Acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf wrote in a letter to school founder Raphael Bachrach. "The Board of Trustees and founders of Shalom Academy Charter School have not only failed to meet the necessary statutory and regulatory requirements to gain final approval, but have also not demonstrated overall leadership and …
Sunday, June 24, 2012
A review of the week's top Teaneck stories.
A Hebrew immersion charter school seeking approval to open in Teaneck is negotiating with two property owners in Englewood to provide temporary space allowing the school to open this fall, according to a report on northjersey.com. Shalom Academy Charter School was scheduled to appear before the township zoning board Thursday, but the hearing was moved to July 19, four days after the state is set to announce which charters are approved to open. Local officials and actresses from the hit Broadway Musical “Wicked” joined Teaneck Community Charter School students and staff Friday to celebrate the school being awarded a grand prize in NBC’s "Smash" Make a Musical program. Click to view a photo gallery of the Teaneck High School graduation …
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Zoning hearing rescheduled past state deadline for charter school approvals.
A Hebrew immersion charter school seeking approval to open in Teaneck is negotiating with two property owners in Englewood to provide temporary space allowing the school to open this fall, according to a report on northjersey.com. Shalom Academy Charter School was scheduled to appear before the township zoning board Thursday, but the hearing was moved to July 19, four days after the state is set to announce which charters are approved to open. “We have some other locations and some alternative plans that we are excited about,” the school’s education consultant, Valarie Smith, said in the report. The Englewood locations are already zoned for educational use and would not require city zoning board approval. The potential temporary locations …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Hebrew immersion charter school seeking approval to open in town.
The Teaneck zoning board is set to hear an application to open a Hebrew immersion charter school in an industrial building at a special meeting Thursday night. Shalom Academy Charter School filed an application to open the school in the second floor of 125 Galway Place. The building, off Palisade Avenue, is used by a commercial warehouse and a church. The zoning board took no action when the application was first discussed at a June 7 meeting, continuing the hearing, according to the agenda. First planned to open last year in Englewood, Shalom Academy was not able to get a certificate of occupancy and state officials delayed its opening. State officials will announce in July if the school is approved to open this fall. The school has …
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
School files application for space on Galway Place
A Hebrew immersion charter school initially slated to open last year in Englewood is seeking approval to open at an industrial complex on Galway Place in Teaneck, according to a zoning board agenda. The Shalom Academy Charter School applied for site plan approval and parking variances to operate in the second floor of 125 Galway Place, the Teaneck Suburbanite reported. The building, off Palisade Avenue, is currently used by commercial warehouse space and a church. The zoning board took no action on the school’s proposal at a June 7 meeting, and a June 21 special meeting is expected. An attorney handling the zoning board application did not return a call Tuesday. Although first planned to open on William Street in Englewood, Shalom Academy …
Monday, March 5, 2012
State officials close two charter schools for poor performance, say charters are being held accountable.
The Teaneck Community Charter School was one of 16 schools granted a renewed five-year charter, the state Education Department announced Friday. After a four-year term, a charter school can be renewed in five-year increments, the Education Department said. In a news release, the state said it was continuing "aggressive oversight" of charter schools. “We are deeply committed to making sure that all children have a high-quality school option available to them, and the expansion of high-performing charter schools is a critical component of that effort,” Acting Education Commissioner Chris Cerf said in the release. “However, a critical part of our oversight efforts to ensure students are being served at the level they deserve is enforcing …
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Two planned charter schools have sparked debate in Teaneck
The League of Women Voters of Northern Valley will host a forum on charter schools and the future of public education tonight at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. Stan Karp, director of the Secondary Reform Project at the Education Law Center, will speak on current issues in education, the impact of charter schools on public education, and the history of charter and voucher proposals, a LWV press release said. The free event starts at 7:30 p.m. in the medical center’s auditorium. Guests should enter through the main entrance. The Christie Administration has made charter schools a key component of the state’s education reform plan, but the schools have sparked controversy locally. Shalom Academy Charter School, a planned Hebrew …
Friday, October 21, 2011
No virtual charter schools operating in New Jersey yet.
The proposed Garden State Virtual Charter School plans to have an almost $4.7 million surplus after its first year and offer a largely online curriculum, northjersey.com reported Friday. According to the report, the planned school will have a small facility in Teaneck with 36 teachers who would teach using web conferences and provide extra help for students who come in. Two online schools have been approved for the fall, but none are currently operating in New Jersey. Some have raised questions about the effectiveness of the online education programs. The state will announce if the virtual charter is approved in January. Another planned charter, Shalom Academy Charter School, has stirred controversy as critics have said its Hebrew-…
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