UCM Board of Governors OKs 2 charter school renewals, seeks $147 million for construction, renovation
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Issue date: 7/2/08 Section: News
The renewal of two charter school agreements and state appropriations requests for FY 2010 were among items approved by the UCM Board of Governors when it met June 18 on campus.
After hearing an update from Mike Wright, dean of the College of Education, on the status of university charter schools in the Kansas City area, the board approved motions to renew charter agreements for Academie Lafayette and Della Lamb Elementary Charter School. Charters were granted for a 10-year period.
The schools are among nine institutions sponsored by the University. UCM began providing oversight for these experimental schools in 1999, following the passage of enabling legislation the previous year.
Academie Lafayette is a French emersion school that serves about 425 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Della Lamb is designated as a high-risk school that serves 448 students, many of whom come to the school speaking little or no English and are children of displaced families from Africa and Asia.
The schools' existing charters would have ended at the conclusion of the 2008-2009 academic year. Renewal followed an extensive review that considered academic performance of students, effectiveness of school governance, fiscal management and stability, and professional status of instructional and administrative staff.
Capital improvement requests total $157 million
The board approved the submission of the university's FY 2010 capital appropriations request to the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education.
These annual requests define major campus renovation and construction projects. All requests are compiled by CBHE to establish a list of state-wide priority and capital improvement needs.
W.C. Morris building top priority
The request approved by the board covers 13 projects requiring either new construction or renovation for a total of nearly $157 million. The top priority is the renovation of the W.C. Morris Science Building, of which the university has estimated at $40.3 million.
After hearing an update from Mike Wright, dean of the College of Education, on the status of university charter schools in the Kansas City area, the board approved motions to renew charter agreements for Academie Lafayette and Della Lamb Elementary Charter School. Charters were granted for a 10-year period.
The schools are among nine institutions sponsored by the University. UCM began providing oversight for these experimental schools in 1999, following the passage of enabling legislation the previous year.
Academie Lafayette is a French emersion school that serves about 425 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Della Lamb is designated as a high-risk school that serves 448 students, many of whom come to the school speaking little or no English and are children of displaced families from Africa and Asia.
The schools' existing charters would have ended at the conclusion of the 2008-2009 academic year. Renewal followed an extensive review that considered academic performance of students, effectiveness of school governance, fiscal management and stability, and professional status of instructional and administrative staff.
Capital improvement requests total $157 million
The board approved the submission of the university's FY 2010 capital appropriations request to the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education.
These annual requests define major campus renovation and construction projects. All requests are compiled by CBHE to establish a list of state-wide priority and capital improvement needs.
W.C. Morris building top priority
The request approved by the board covers 13 projects requiring either new construction or renovation for a total of nearly $157 million. The top priority is the renovation of the W.C. Morris Science Building, of which the university has estimated at $40.3 million.
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