The former H-E-B building on Everhart Road, which has sat vacant for more than three years, is scheduled to become a tuition-free charter school this fall. The School of Science and Technology, which is headquartered in San Antonio, will admit about 300 students in grades kindergarten through eigh
th. School officials did not return multiple phone calls for interviews during a two-week period but have released several pamphlets and posters to the community containing information about the planned charter school. Texas Education Agency officials said that the school has not yet provided them information on where the students will be educated next year. They also need to provide a certificate of occupancy for the facility prior to opening. TEA officials said the Corpus Christi school was approved for a charter by the State Board of Education in September 2007, with an expected start date of August 2008. However, school officials filed an amendment to postpone the opening of the school until fall 2009, and it was approved by the education commissioner in October 2008. Charter schools receive money from the state for operations but, unlike traditional school districts, can’t raise money through property taxes. Charter schools usually operate through nonprofit organizations, and the School of Science and Technology operates through the Riverwalk Foundation in San Antonio. Calls to Riverwalk Foundation officials also were not returned.
For further details visit at:www.caller.com/news/2009/jun/28/new-science-and-technology-school-set-to-open-in/
th. School officials did not return multiple phone calls for interviews during a two-week period but have released several pamphlets and posters to the community containing information about the planned charter school. Texas Education Agency officials said that the school has not yet provided them information on where the students will be educated next year. They also need to provide a certificate of occupancy for the facility prior to opening. TEA officials said the Corpus Christi school was approved for a charter by the State Board of Education in September 2007, with an expected start date of August 2008. However, school officials filed an amendment to postpone the opening of the school until fall 2009, and it was approved by the education commissioner in October 2008. Charter schools receive money from the state for operations but, unlike traditional school districts, can’t raise money through property taxes. Charter schools usually operate through nonprofit organizations, and the School of Science and Technology operates through the Riverwalk Foundation in San Antonio. Calls to Riverwalk Foundation officials also were not returned.For further details visit at:www.caller.com/news/2009/jun/28/new-science-and-technology-school-set-to-open-in/
