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Charter schools under scrutiny: Proposal would set rules on board's help to semi-independent schools in county.
Byline: Ruma Kumar
Feb. 16--Frustrated by a local charter school's weak finances, use of underqualified teachers and botched paperwork, an Anne Arundel County school board member is drafting a proposal to limit the help given to the semi-independent schools. Board vice president Eugene Peterson's proposal would provide intensive help in the first year with staffing, understanding state and federal laws, reduce the assistance by half in the second year and make them independent by the third year. Currently, there are no rules governing how much support the district should provide.
His push comes after the school system's alternative schools director, Kathy Lane, told the school board recently that monthly monitoring meetings have forced her and her staff to spend more time helping Chesapeake Science Point Charter School than any of the other…
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