Apprentice Academy - North Carolina

Letter to Parents and Guardians: Announcement of School Closure Full letter on - aacampus.org

Next Steps for parents and guardians: (email sent to parents/guardians) The school office hours this week: Tuesday - no office hours  Wednesday - 10:30am - 12:30pm, 5pm to 7pm Thursday - 10:30am -12:30pm, 5pm to 7pm Friday - no office hours At the office hours the staff will assist with: Medications Transcripts Chromebook turn-in and fee refunds Parking Fee refunds Timeline of Events leading up to closing the school: 8/23 - enrolled student number was 201. 8/26-8/29 - student enrollment decreased to 161 (21% drop) due to students de-enrolled in PowerSchool. 8/29 4pm - visit from City of Monroe Fire Marshall informing school that the certificate of occupancy (CO) was expired. School administration had believed in good faith that the CO was valid as the school had previously occupied the same building and had a valid CO at that time with no expiration date on the documentation.  The Fire Marshall informed Administration that the previous CO had actually expired when Apprentice Academy vacated the building in 2019. 8/30 - School building closed to students and staff due to lack of valid CO. 8/30 - enrolled student number 161 confirmed. 8/31 9am - Emergency board meeting which resulted in the vote to surrender the charter and close the school. Consideration for the decision: As the budget resulting from 161 students would not cover the expenses of the school year, the decision was made to close immediately to have the smallest possible impact to students’ education. Giving notice prior to 9/3 allows for the students to enroll in the district school to which their home address is assigned with minimal loss of learning time. The school’s charter is approved for a hybrid school (physical and online) and could not be only virtual.  A change to the charter would be a 2 month process at a minimum and would require the approval by the State Charter Review Board. The process to receive a certificate of occupancy would have started 9/3 and required multiple City of Monroe departments to inspect and approve the CO.  Each department would have 14 days to respond.  The school would not have been able to have students on campus during this time.  As the school is not authorized to offer 100% virtual classes, without a physical building, the school would be in violation of its charter. 8/31 7:45-8:00pm - Emails sent to staff, parents, guardians.  Posts made to Website, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Due to unforeseen circumstances with the facility, school will be closed 8/30/24 for staff and students. As the volley game is being hosted off campus , the volley game will proceed as previously scheduled. As we learn more, we will send out additional communications. Thank you and have a safe holiday weekend

Due to unforeseen circumstances with the facility, school will be closed 8/30/24 for staff and students. As the volley game is being hosted off campus , the volley game will proceed as previously scheduled. As we learn more, we will send out additional communications. Thank you and have a safe holiday weekend

Teachers and staff returned this week. Getting ready for the student return 8/26 and the Open Houses 8/21 and 8/22. Get ready for an exciting new year at the new campus!

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Due to the threat of heavy rain, floods, sustained winds in excess of 35 mph, and wind gusts of over 60mph, Apprentice Academy is closed...

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