'West Baltimore's Renaisance Academy once again facing closure'

Baltimore Sun reporter Erica L. Greene reports that new Baltimore City Schools CEO, Sonja Santelises, is recommending that Renaissance Academy be included as one of four schools to be closed at the end of this school year.  The previous recommendation for closure after SY14-15 was successfully overturned under then CEO Gregory Thornton.  Beyond reasons sited at the time of the original recommendation, Satelises states that the school is, "...a physical remind of a tragedy,"  and that attempts to find an alternative space for the school have fallen through.  Read the full article here for more detail.

Several meetings regarding this and other recommended closings have been announced by the school board:

  • Wednesday, November 16th - a meeting for students and parents to get information and give feedback to school officials regarding the potential closure.
  • Tuesday, November 22nd at 6 pm - a special session for the public regarding all recommended closures at BCPS Headquarters. 
  • Tuesday, November 29th at 6 pm - the public hearing regarding the closures at BCPS Headquarters.
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