Honors Academy

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Honors Academy Charter School District was a group of state charter schools with its administrative offices in Farmers Branch, Texas, in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. [1]

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In June 2014 the Texas Education Agency (TEA) revoked Honors Academy's charter, with funding to end in August that year. The TEA closed the school as part of Senate Bill 2, which targets charter schools that perform poorly in three year periods. Honors Academy exhausted its appeals with the TEA. [2]

The group continued operating as a private school, but it still referred to itself as a charter school on its website. In November 2014 the TEA ordered Honors Academy to stop presenting itself as a public charter school, as this is against the Texas Education Code. [3] The school also failed to give its student records to the TEA. Michael Williams, the TEA commissioner, appointed a board to oversee the closure of Honors Academy. [4]

The Honors Academy charter schools ceased operations effective 12/01/2014. All facilities have been closed. Student records have been recovered by the state of Texas. Final disposition of assets was managed by the state of Texas.

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References

  1. ↑ "About Us Archived 2012-01-15 at the Wayback Machine ." Honors Academy. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "Honors Academy 12300 Ford Road Suite 270 Farmers Branch, Texas 75234"
  2. ↑ Mosier, Jeff and Holly K. Hacker. "Texas law that speeds shutdown of troubled charter schools is put to the test ." The Dallas Morning News . July 28, 2014. Retrieved on June 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ Hacker, Holly K. "State orders ex-charter school to stop presenting itself as a charter school." The Dallas Morning News . November 13, 2014. Retrieved on June 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Commissioner Williams to appoint board of managers for revoked Honors Academy charter." Texas Education Agency. November 14, 2014. Retrieved on June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Home Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine ." Legacy Academy. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "Legacy Academy * 607 South Madison Street * Kaufman, TX 75142"
  6. ↑ "Contact Us Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine ." Landmark School. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "Address: 101 Brushy Creek Road Palestine, Texas 75801"
  7. ↑ "Contact Us Archived 2012-02-07 at the Wayback Machine ." Creek View Academy. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "Address: 1001 E. Veterans Memorial Blvd. Ste. 301 Killeen, Texas 76541 "
  8. ↑ "Contact Us Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine ." Quest School. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "Address: 1404 West Walnut Hill Lane Irving, Texas 75038"
  9. ↑ "Contact Us Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine ." Pinnacle Academy of Fine Arts. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "Address: 6550 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, Texas 76116"
  10. ↑ "Contact Us." Wilmer Academy. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "Address: 211 South Dallas Ave. Wilmer, Texas 75172"
  11. ↑ "Our Schools Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine ." Honors Academy. Retrieved on September 6, 2011. "Branch Park Academy 13605 Webb Chapel Road Farmers Branch, Texas 75234 US"

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