American Indian Academy of Denver says the charter school is facing the possibility of closing as it struggles with low enrollment and a funding shortfall so great that DPS predicts it could run out of cash in January if it doesn’t receive grants.
Leaders of American Indian Academy of Denver say the charter school is facing the possibility of closing as it struggles with low enrollment and a funding shortfall so great that Denver Public Schools predicts it could run out of cash in January if it doesn’t receive money via three grants it is waiting on.
“We’re asking them for time,” said Terri Bissonette, the head of the school and a founder in an interview. “I’ve been asking them since last spring — please let us have a semi-normal year to give us some time and to regroup after this global crisis that we just lived through.”“ basically told our board that unless our board agreed to surrender our charter at the end of the school year they are going to make the recommendation to have the school shut down in December,” Bissonette said.
During Monday’s meeting, Superintendent Alex Marrero and staff acknowledged they are concerned about the school but he said there are “no plans” to revoke the American Indian Academy of Denver’s charter.American Indian Academy of Denver enrolls sixth- to 10th-grade students — most of whom are American Indian/Alaskan Native and Latino children — and teaches from an Indigenous and social justice perspective, according to its website.
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