K12 Inc. Attempting to Establish Virtual Charter Scam in Fox Valley

by , posted on Wednesday, March 13th, 2013 at 7:26 am

New rules allow an Illinois charter school to apply for a charter from a local school district and appeal any rejections to the Illinois Charter Commission.

As of this blog post writing, I am aware that K12 Inc. has applied for charter schools in 18 school districts in the Chicago Suburbs.  Please plan on attending these hearings (listed below) to ask the board to reject this scandalous business.

In addressing local school boards we need to let them know that K12 Inc. is a business that pays their CEO $3.9 million dollars per year and offers returns to investors. It is not a school. Our tax money is being diverted from the classroom to the pockets of the wealthy. K12 Inc. may perform well on Wall Street, but they don’t perform well in the virtual learning environment. And, according to Channel 5 News in Tennessee, when K12 Inc. fails to perform, they instruct teachers to “delete grades.”

These are the public hearings that we know about:

Naperville District 204
Monday, March 18th at 5:00 p.m.
Crouse Education Center
780 Shoreline Drive, Aurora, IL 60504
Contact District 204’s school board:

Naperville District 203
Monday, March 18th at 5:00 p.m.
Public School Administration Canter
203 W. Hillside Road, Naperville, IL 60540
Contact District 203’s School Board:

Aurora District 131
Wednesday, March 20th at 5:30 p.m.
School Service Center
417 Fifth Street, Aurora, IL 60505
Contact District 131 School Board:

Aurora District 129
Monday, March 18th at 6:00 p.m.
West Aurora High School Library
1201 W. New York Street, Aurora, IL 60506
Contact District 129 school board:

Batavia District 101
Tuesday, March 19th from 6 p.m.
Rosalee Jones Administration Center
335 W. Wilson Street, Batavia IL 60510
Contact the Batavia School Board:

Geneva District 304
The first public hearing was already held on March 11th. According to School Superintendent Kent Mutchler, K12 Inc. did not even show up to the meeting to defend their application for a charter school.

The first real vote for or against a charter school will happen on Monday, April 8th at 7:00 p.m.
Williamsburg Elementary School
1812 Williamsburg Avenue, Geneva, IL 60134
Contact the Geneva School Board:
Or write and call Board@Geneva304.org / (630) 463-3010

DeKalb District 428
Tuesday, March 19th at 7:00 p.m.
District 428 Education Center
901 S. 4th Street, DeKalb, IL 60115
Contact DeKalb’s District 428 board members:

You can send one e-mail to all of the board members by writing: board@district428.org

Yorkville District 115
Monday, March 18th at 8:00 p.m.
602B Center Parkway, Yorkville, IL 60560
Contact Yorkville’s District 115 board members:

Kaneland District 302
Monday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m.
Harter Middle School
1601 Esker Drive, Sugar Grove, IL 60554
Contact the Kaneland School Board:

Sycamore District 427
Tuesday, March 19th at 7:00 p.m.
Cafeteria at Sycamore Middle School
150 Maplewood Drive, Sycamore, IL 60178
Contact the Sycamore School District Board Members:

Central District 301
Monday, March 18th at 6:00 p.m.
Central High School
44W303 Plato Road, Burlington, IL 60140 (GPS use Hampshire, IL)
To contact District 301’s School Board, e-mail:
301board@burlington.k12.il.us

SD U-46 (Elgin)
Monday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m.
U-46 Office
355 E Chicago Street, Elgin, IL 60120
Contact the Elgin School Board:

Plainfield SD 202
Monday, March 18, 2013 from 8:30-9:30 p.m.
Administrative Center
15732 Howard Street, Plainfield, IL 60544
Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony concerning said proposal for a charter school should contact Glenn Wood, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction at (815) 577-4069.
Contact the Plainfield School Board:

CUSD 300 (Carpentersville)
Tuesday, March 19th at 6:00 p.m.
Westfield Community School
2100 Sleepy Hollow Road, Algonquin, IL 60102
You do not have to RSVP to have 5 minutes to present your position to the District 300 School Board. To share information with all board members simply write an e-mail to board@d300.org

Valley View District 365 U
Wednesday, March 27th at 6:30 p.m.
755 Dalhart Avenue, Romeoville, IL. 60446
Contact District 365U’s School Board:

Oswego District 308
Tuesday, March 19th at 7:00 p.m.
The Community Room of Oswego East High School
1525 Harvey Road, Oswego, IL 60543
Contact Oswego Distrcit 308’s School Board:

St. Charles District 303
Monday, March 18th at 7:00 p.m.
District 303 Office
201 S. 7th Street, St. Charles, IL 60174
Contact the St. Charles School Board:

CUSD 200 (Wheaton)
Monday, March 18th at 7:00-9:00 p.m.
School Service Center
130 West Park Avenue, Wheaton, IL 60189
There will be a 5 minute limit on public comment and no pre-registration is needed.
Contact the CUSD 200 School Board:

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