Juan B. Galaviz Charter School

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Juan B. Galaviz Charter School
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Juan B. Galaviz Charter School
1507 Little York

Houston
,
Texas
77093

United States
Coordinates 29°52′18″N95°21′47″W / 29.871619°N 95.363182°W / 29.871619; -95.363182 Coordinates: 29°52′18″N95°21′47″W / 29.871619°N 95.363182°W / 29.871619; -95.363182
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SuperintendentLuis R. Cano, Ed.D
CEEB code 443578
PrincipalRoberto Lopez
Teaching staff9.6 (FTE) (as of 2007-08) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment68 (as of 2007-08) [1]
Student to teacher ratio7.1 (as of 2007-08) [1]
MascotPhoenix
Website galavizacademy.org

Juan B. Galaviz Charter School (JBG) was a state charter school located in Houston, Texas. The charter high school was an affiliate of the National Council of La Raza. [2] Previously the school was located in the Northside district of Houston. [3] [4]

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History

Galaviz Charter School was one program of Galaviz Academy, an educational organization established in 1993. The organization's programs include vocational training, ESL instruction, and an education support and advocacy program for adjudicated youth 10–16 years of age.[ citation needed ] In 2012 it had 70 students; they were categorized as at-risk. [5]

In 2012 Nency Garcia pleaded guilty to embezzling $40,000 ($45090.59 according to inflation) from Galaviz. [5]

The school was scheduled to hold another school year starting in fall 2013, but it closed shortly before the beginning of the school year since it was in financial trouble. It owed $27,000 ($29997 according to inflation) in payroll taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as of March 2013. [5] The Texas Education Agency (TEA) revoked accreditation due to the loss of the tax-exempt status, with notification that it would do so dated July 19, 2013. [6]

School uniform

Students are required to wear school uniforms. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "School Detail for Juan B. Galaviz Charter School". National Center for Education Statistics . Retrieved 2010-03-14.
  2. ↑ "Mission Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine ." Juan B. Galaviz Charter School. Retrieved on September 22, 2010.
  3. ↑ Map Archived 2009-11-04 at the Wayback Machine . Greater Northside Management District. Retrieved on September 22, 2010.
  4. ↑ Staff. "YOUR CHARTER SCHOOL CHOICES." Houston Chronicle . Sunday August 10, 2003. A45. Retrieved on September 22, 2010. "JUAN GALAVIZ CHARTER Mission: General instruction for immigrant students who are having difficulty in regular school due to issues of language, culture, poverty and demographics. Location: 5206 Airline Dr., Houston ."
  5. 1 2 3 Mellon, Ericka. "State may revoke charter of closed Houston school." Houston Chronicle . Friday, August 30, 2013. Retrieved on June 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Dress Code Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine ." Juan B. Galaviz Charter School. Retrieved on September 22, 2010.



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