Charters and Consequences: An Investigative Series By The Network For Public Education

This is a must read for those considering Charter Schools and for everyone in communities with Charter Schools.

Charters and Consequences

Fewer Equals Better

Just a quick link to a post on redefinedonline.org

School Grades

The Florida Department of Education released the 2015-2016 statewide school grades today.

One Year Reprieve For Westcoast Academy High School

So Newpoint Pinellas High will now  be re-branded as Pinellas Westcoast Academy High School

News Stories ** Updated as new reports are published **

Here are links to some of the many news reports on today's events.

Ha Ha Ha Ha

 These are the minutes of the April 13th  Windsor Prep Board Meeting. As usual, it's a fun read. I especially love the part at the bottom where they mention "improving neighbor relations".

Yawn. More Comments and Some Facts *With 2 Updates*

So today I wake up to more lovely comments. All were badly phrased, with improperly used words, poor spelling, no sentence structure, etc. Clearly the products of the lovely "Last EARNED grade was an F but have now been granted a C" school Windsor Prep.

Is It Too Little Too Late? (Can I Say Told You So?)

OH. MY. GOODNESS.

It just gets better and better. Seriously, every day I wake up and it's comedy gold.

The "pride"(?) you people must feel for having enrolled your children in the "F" school Windsor Prep, and it's associated East Windsor Academy must just make you want to wear bags over your heads.

To think of all the time spent in traffic jams, the poor character so many of you have displayed, the property damage, cursing, street brawls, borderline illegal activities, pseudo stalking, I just have to shake my head in amusement.

At least it finally seems like one of you has come to their senses however...

PTA Meeting

For years the school has had very modest turn outs for the Board meetings and PTA Meetings. Last nights crowd was huge. Cars filled the parking lot, people lined up to get inside. Finally, some real parental involvement.

Guess there is a lot of concern, frustration, and worry on the parts of parents who really believed they were sending their special little kiddos to what they thought of as practically a tuition free private school. Aw, sad when your entitled behavior and mistreatment of the folks in the surrounding neighborhood doesn't pay off quite like you expected, huh?

Just imagine...all of the obnoxious behavior, harassment, traffic tie ups, issues with kids getting dumped, lack of diversity and few handicapped being allowed to attend, students getting rejected or turned away, cherry picking of students, construction mishaps, property damage, mishandling of state funds, high teacher turnover, not teaching the promised curriculum, being an "F" school, cleanliness issues, lack of classroom resources, etc.

Boyo...maybe the parents should have taken five minutes in front of a computer doing a little research on the problems that seem to plague Newpoint Education Partners run schools. But then that would mean being responsible, knowledgeable, and better prepared to make solid decisions. Can't have that, now can we?

Certainly not when someone is dangling a shiny new building and making promises left and right about how awesome things are going to be and how special they are...and without any proof or history to back that up. I guess all that glitters really isn't gold, huh?

You honestly would think that three years into this operation they would at least have figured out how keep the school clean and developed an effective curriculum, wouldn't you?

But then, maybe that's why so many Charter Schools fail. They are opened and run by shady, often inexperienced, and frequently fly by night groups who are just in it for the money.

inthepublicinterest.org

Really, it does lead one to ask, Is your "F" school really worth it?

Let's see, financial discrepancies, high teacher turnover, "F" school, multiple investigations, cleanliness concerns, lack of proper supplies and equipment in classrooms, unstable, undefined curriculum....

Always something with Newpoint Education Partners...and always someone else's fault. Ha

What are they trying to hide? Seriously?! Not even defending your company practices, or offering a legitimate accounting of how you spent PUBLIC FUNDS!!!! And how many parents who have their kids enrolled at this school (for lack of a better term) will continue to defend them?

" Charter school payback: Newpoint Education Partners is repaying $75,000 in federal grant money that went to the East Windsor Middle Academy in St. Petersburg rather than account for how the money was spent. The company, which owns and operates five charter schools in Pinellas County, sent the check to the school district. It said its former accounting firm had not followed the necessary documentation procedures allowing it to be eligible for the grant."
www.redefinedonline.org

Here is their 2014/15 year end report:
http://www.myflorida.com/audgen/pages/chschools_efile%20rpts/2015%20east%20windsor%20middle%20academy.pdf

No surprise

Newpoint Education Partners, "F" School Windsor Prep, and now East Windsor Middle sure don't disappoint, now do they?

Money Makes the World Go Around

Money makes the world around, doesn't it? Well, the Charter School "Professionals" sure seem to think so. In fact, they know it...that's why they are in the game so to speak.

Let's look at a couple of interesting articles shall we?

Yard Sale

So, is everyone excited to get a chance to waste hard earned money purchase some "F" school Windsor Prep cast offs treaasures?

Montana vs. Florida

Interesting read...I love how they use the proliferation of Charter schools in Florida as the example of how they DON'T want to be.

Cheap Grub and Poor Service

I knew not very many seemed inclined to attend, but I thought there would be more than this:

Would You Like Cheese With Those Meatballs?

Ooooh, the clouds are rolling in, perchance there is a chance of meatballs?

I know, I know. That one was just so easy, lol.

Bu all jokes aside, lets get serious for a minute

All this...and Still an "F" School

Do you watch Baynews9? I watch Baynews9? Do you like Baynews9? I like Baynews9.

If you haven't watched, you should. They ran a really neat story today for example:

1 week out

Well...we're just a few days out from the disaster known as "F" School Windsor Preparatory Academy, and the adjoining (Newpoint Education Partners run school) East Windsor Middle School, and I thought it would be fun to re-share a video of what traffic was like last year.

Then why the shenanigans? (updated)

Looks like Bill is more concerned with harassing the writer of this "meaningless" blog 
(that means oh so little to him), than he is with looking for a good tutor for his kid(s). 
Frankly that's where my focus would be . After all, Windsor Prep is an "F" School. 

His latest:

Bill - Windsor Parent has left a new comment on your post "Is your "F" School Windsor Prep worth it?": 

No, your little blog doesn't bug me at all. I enjoy watching you make an ass of yourself. Keep up the good work! Looking forward to your "tricks". 

 Hmmm...do you talk to your mom or your kids with that mouth? Oh wait, you probably do.

 And frankly "Bill", I think this blog does bother you, despite your protests otherwise. How else would you explain the pathetic need to try to antagonize and mock me? Are you desperately needing to feel empowered? After all, your actions contradict your words.

  What's the line your teacher friends and the other Windsor minion(s) without a cause like to say to many of us? Oh right, they say we should all get jobs. Well, since I have one that I enjoy very much, as do most of my neighbors, perhaps I should make that same suggestion to you. 

  Then maybe you wouldn't have the time to keep me so amused. 

And..maybe then you could afford to place your Child/children in an actual private school, rather than a tax payer funded "F' school, managed by a for profit company that is only offering your child/children a public school curriculum based education. 

You know, an actual for the kids school, rather than this one, which is in the bottom 300 schools statewide. That, puts them in the bottom 12% of Public and Charter  Schools in the whole STATE!! And, 12% is only counting public elementary schools. The number gets even worse if you factor in all schools. Then "F" school Windsor Prep drops into the bottom 6%. 

A school that isn't managed by a shady management company, with a questionable board, etc etc etc. 

A school that wouldn't have lied to children and their families as to whether they could actually attend the school, when it was clear they could not. That was especially nice considering the high ratio of underprivileged  kids that go to "F" school Windsor Prep. It must have been a real burden when they had purchased uniforms, supplies, etc and then not only couldn't use them, but now had to purchase more. But who cares, right?

Really shows that all of you are fighting for the very best for your kids, huh?

But you just keep on fighting, insulting, harassing, and trolling me and this blog. Keep insulting and harassing my neighbors. Keep acting like we are the bad guys, while Newpoint Education rakes in literally millions over the next few years providing this "quality" F class education.

Oh how I could go on.

(insert smiley face)