Friday, July 6, 2012

Silence is Deafening

Last we heard SACS was going to find a temporary location in Englewood so they could submit their application by June 30th to the Department of Education which would make its decision by July 15th on whether or not to approve the Charter School. They had a lease on 125 Galway Place in Teaneck but were not prepared for the June 21st meeting at the Township Zoning Board seeking a certificate of occupancy for educational use.  The meeting was pushed off to July 19th but that is after the deadline for submitting their location to the DOE.

Anyway June 30th has come & gone & no parents have heard a peep from the "school."  Local papers haven't had anything on it so I'm guessing they are in the dark as well.  It's probably time to throw in the towel for a Fall 2012 opening.  They can still have the meeting with Teaneck on the 19th so maybe they can get the approval on Galway place for Fall 2013.

If anyone has any more information please let us know.

Shabbat Shalom.
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Diggity · 664 weeks ago

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me!

How could anyone entrust their children to this place? They are not even open and this is how they conduct business. I can only imagine what it will be like if it were to open.

I hope the people who are registered "hedged" their bets and are registered at another school because there is a better chance of world peace breaking out then this school ever opening.
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Poor Leadership · 664 weeks ago

The sad thing is it appears the SAME issue facing SACS 12 months ago is supposedly the "final obstacle" facing SACS this year. Didn't they have 12 months to work with realtors, land use attorneys and educational consultants to figure this out? Englewood and Teaneck are not small towns, with many, many options to consider. While many options may not have "educational use" within their zoning, perhaps a January or February 2012 BOA filing was more appropritate - not last minute, unprepared circus SACS is doing now.
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Dan · 663 weeks ago

Just one clarification: The line "were not prepared for the June 21st meeting" is incorrect. What actually happened was that the meeting was "highjacked" to some extent by another agenda item and the board never got around to addressing the SACS issue at all. In addition, the notice on the meeting entrance saying that the meeting had been cancelled was not posted by anyone connected with SACS. I do however completely agree with the other posts regarding a sad lack of leadership from the start.

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