Is the charter school empire built by Marcus May about to collapse? There are definitely cracks showing on the walls. I will share on News Talk 1370 WCOA the latest information on…
Category: Newpoint Investigation
NC State Board of Education places hold on Newpoint charter schools
NC Policy Watch reports today that the North Carolina State Board of Education voted to temporarily put the brakes on allowing that Newpoint Education Partners opening schools in its state. The Board…
PS podcast: Bergosh on Newpoint scandal
Escambia School Board member Jeff Bergosh yesterday said on “Pensacola Speaks†that news that Newpoint Education Partners had fired its entire Pensacola Staff hit him like “a ton of bricks.†However, he…
Newpoint fires teachers without getting final grades
Jeni Booker Senter was one of the teachers fired by Newpoint Education Partners yesterday. She taught English, Language Arts and Creative Writing at Newpoint Academy and Newpoint High Pensacola. When she and…
Bergosh says school district will withhold $140K from Newpoint
On “Pensacola Speaks”, School Board member Jeff Bergosh said that Superintendent Malcolm Thomas plans to withhold Newpoint’s last check, which he estimated to be about $140,000. Those fund would be used to…
Pensacola Today topic: Newpoint cheating scandal
Escambia County School Board member Jeff Bergosh will come on the show to discuss the latest developments regarding the Newpoint charter schools. Pensacola Speaks airs on News Talk 1370 WCOA Monday-Friday from 5…
What Newpoint told the teachers when they were fired
This is the written notice Newpoint Education Partners gave its teachers today: “As all of you know, despite all our best efforts to prevent this situation and due to the actions of…
Newpoint fires teachers
Newpoint Education Partners today fired its teachers at its three charter schools in Escambia County, including Five Flags Academy-the only school that still had a charter agreement. The teachers will be paid…
Warrant gives details on Newpoint Pensacola cheating scandal
Inweekly obtained the Warrant Arrest Application for Christopher D. Fowler, the Newpoint Pensacola math teacher who was arrested on four counts of violating the state’s Test Security Rules during the period of…
Newpoint Pensacola teacher charged
State Attorney Bill Eddins and Superintendent of Schools Malcolm Thomas announced today that Christopher David Fowler, a teacher at Newpoint Pensaccola, has been arrested on four misdemeanor charges for violating Florida’s Test…
Charter school problems Jacksonville and Orlando
The Florida Times-Union reports on the abrupt closure of Acclaim Academy and other schools run by Dennis Mope. Acclaim’s teachers are left without their June and July paychecks. Parents of 229 students…
Musing on the Newpoint saga
Carla Lovett presented last night Newpoint Education Partners’ improvement plan for Newpoint Pensacola High and Newpoint Academy. For the Escambia County School Board, the plan was too little, too late. The board…