Charter school considers options
Officials at the Cobb County school that lost its charter last week have a four-pronged strategy to get it back.
Last week, the Cobb school board voted 4-3 to deny Imagine International Academy of Mableton's 5-year charter renewal, and Henry Stephens, a regional director with Imagine Schools, said the school is asking for a re-vote.
If that doesn't happen, he said the school will address the county's criticisms and resubmit the application, or it will ask for a 1-year renewal to buy time. The fourth option, he said: applying for a special charter with the state.
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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
