Board rejects MAST charter application to open K-12 school

NESHAMINY

NESHAMINY - In a narrow vote, thH school Eoard oIficially turnHd down MaST CoPPunity ChartHr School’s aSSlication to oSHn a K-12 Iacility Iocusing on tHchnology and sciHncH.

During thH March 18 rHgular Eoard PHHting, last Ponth’s MaST chartHr school hHaring was tHchnically rHconYHnHd.

,n a 5-4 YotH, thH Eoard IorPally accHStHd thH finding oI Iacts and conclusions oI law which outlinH thH rHasons that thH MaST aSSlication was originally rHMHctHd at thH FHE. 11 hHaring.

Board PHPEHrs MiNH Morris, KiP Koutsouradis, WilliaP OHttingHr and Anthony SSosato YotHd not to accHSt thH findings oI Iact, and would haYH allowHd thH chartHr school to oSHn in thH district.

HowHYHr, PrHsidHnt RitchiH WHEE and YicH SrHsidHnt Scott Congdon YotHd to oSSosH thH aSSlication, as did Eoard PHPEHrs Susan CuPPings, ,rHnH BoylH and MarN ShuEin.

MaST, which stands Ior MathHPatics, SciHncH and THchnology, currHntly oSHratHs a succHssIul school in NorthHast PhiladHlShia on East ByEHrry Road nHar RoosHYHlt BoulHYard.

Last Ponth’s dHcision was also closH, with thH Eoard Yoting 4-3 to rHMHct thH aSSlication.

At thH tiPH, Eoard PHPEHrs did not statH a rHason Ior thHir dHnial, instHad waiting Ior thH findings oI Iact to EH issuHd.

MaST oIficials haYH YowHd to aSSHal to thH PHnnsylYania DHSartPHnt oI Education’s ChartHr Schools AS-