Charter school receives warning
Source: By BRIAN NEARING, Albany Times Union (NY), Tuesday, February 28, 2006
ALBANY -- The oldest charter school in the city is in danger of losing its charter. On Monday a committee of the State University of New York board of trustees warned New Covenant Charter School that it will be placed on probation for being chronically tardy for filing annual audits. ..... It's not the first problem for New Covenant, which was one of the first charter schools in New York when it opened in Arbor Hill in 1999. In 2004, the state forced the school to close its seventh and eighth grades, citing poor test scores and chaotic classrooms. ...... "The audit was filed late," said Laura Eshbaugh, executive vice president for communications for the New York City-based Edison Schools, a private company under contract to manage New Covenant and other charter schools in 25 states. "We are certainly sorry and are working with the school to make sure audits are filed timely in the future," said Eshbaugh.