Saturday, November 21, 2009
Schools
Comment
Get Email Alerts!

Board approves charter school

Published 11/20/08

With some trepidation after recalling past troubles, Anne Arundel's school board last night gave the go-ahead for a new charter school.

Advertisement

"There are plenty of folks in this state in leadership positions who are hostile to charter schools," board member Vic Bernson told officials from the nonprofit Children's Guild, which is starting Monarch Academy. "So I hope you go into this with eyes wide open."

The Board of Education approved the proposal 9-0, giving Superintendent Kevin M. Maxwell permission to draft a charter for the new school.

Anne Arundel has had two charter schools, which are run...

This story has expired!
You can purchase the full text in our news archives.
YOUR COMMENTS

If you encounter other problems, please email ewiffin@capitalgazette.com and include your name, username, and any errors or messages that are displayed. The more information you can provide, the better able we will be to assist you.

In order to post or vote on a comment, you must be signed in with a hometownannapolis account.

Take a look at a summary of Commenting Guidelines.

LOGIN TO POST A COMMENT

If you encounter other problems, please email ewiffin@capitalgazette.com and include your name, username, and any errors or messages that are displayed. The more information you can provide, the better able we will be to assist you.

Username: Password:
Forgot your username? Forgot your password? Create an account
Nov 21 - Nov 22 - Holiday Dinner Dance
Nov 21 - Nov 22 - Alpaca Christmas Bazaar
LOGIN
Facebook click
Twitter click
HometownGlenBurnie click
HometownBowie click
video
video
Home of the Week: Rob James and CJ Corneliussen-James
video
video
Navy Sports Chat, Football: Nov 16
video
video
Home of the Week: Dianne and Steven Flury
video
video
Navy Sports Chat, Football: Nov 13
video
video
Home of the Week: Judi Fike
video
video
Cordle Campaign Party

• BUY PHOTOS & VIDEO>>

SPECIAL: Two-for-one 8x10 photo reprints

slideshow
slideshow
Home of the Week: CJ and Rob James
slideshow
slideshow
Southern High food plunge
slideshow
slideshow
High school football
slideshow
slideshow
Navy Men's basketball
slideshow
slideshow
Cougars take fourth cheer title
slideshow
slideshow
Best Navy specialists
#1 - Body found on beach in Mayo
#2 - Police Beat for November 20
#3 - Our Bay: Green concrete can help slow increase in bay's nitrogen load
#4 - Furman, Cummings end Arundel’s perfect season
#5 - Home of the Week: CJ and Rob James
#6 - Slain man went to South River High
#7 - Slain man went to South River High
#8 - Lightning strikes city home
#9 - Alleged drunken driver crashes into 5 cars
#10 - Prospect of slots casino jobs, contracts draws thousands to Cordish expo
#1 - Security tightened for NAACP banquet (25 comments)
#2 - Alleged drunken driver crashes into 5 cars (23 comments)
#3 - Arundel Mills officials dive into slots fray (9 comments)
#4 - Property tax hike may be lone option, panel says (9 comments)
#5 - Lobbyist with 7 DUIs sentenced to probation (6 comments)
HomesInAnnapolis.com

Curtis Bay

STEVENSVILLE
Advertise
Archive
Blogs
Calendar
Comments
Contact us
Cookbook
Slideshows
Video
AP Video
SUBMIT INFO:
Anniversary
Band info
Birth
Calendar event
Engagement
Letter
Obituary
Wedding