AN ALBUQUERQUE CHARTER SCHOOL IS CLOSING. THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS CHARTER SCHOOLS TELLS KOB-TV THAT RESOLANO LEADERSHIP ACADEMY NEAR SAN MATEO AND CENTRAL IS BEING FORCED TO CLOSE AFTER MAJOR CONCERNS WERE RAISED DEALING WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAW.
JOSEPH ESCOBEDO SAYS RESOLANO … WHICH SERVES THE 6TH THROUGH THE 8TH GRADES … WAS MANAGED BY APS FOR ONLY ONE YEAR. NOW THE DISTRICT HAS LEARNED THAT “I-E-P’S” WERE INADEQUATE AND SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS WEREN’T GETTING THE SUPPORT THEY NEEDED. THE ACADEMY IS DUE TO CLOSE JULY 1ST.
THE VOTE MONDAY BY THE APS BOARD TO CLOSE THE CHARTER SCHOOL WAS NEARLY SPLIT AT 4-TO-3.
