DC Public Charter School Board Accepts Community Academy's Decision to Close its Rand Campus

For Immediate Release:
Contact: Audrey Williams 202-328-2748
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Washington, D.C. — The DC Public Charter School Board (PCSB) voted February 27 to accept Community Academy Public Charter School’s decision to close its Rand campus at the end of this school year. The PCSB has postponed a vote on the revocation of the charter of Community Academy pending an agreement between the Board and the school regarding the Rand closure process.

Consistent with its closure procedures, the PCSB has scheduled an enrollment fair for Friday, March 16 from 5:00pm – 7:00pm to assist Rand parents and families in identifying new schools for their children for the next school year. The fair will be held at the Rand campus, 33 Riggs Road, NE, Washington, DC 20011.

“Closing a school campus is never an ideal outcome and we are sensitive to the fact that closure affects families,” said Scott Pearson, PCSB executive director. “We will do everything possible to help families find a new school home and make the transition as seamless as possible. We appreciate the support of Community Academy PCS staff members, who are working hard to identify spaces for Rand students at other CAPCS campuses.”

Last December, the PCSB voted to propose revocation of the charter of Community Academy because of a variety of academic concerns, most significantly the poor 2010-2011 academic performance at its Rand Campus, a Tier 3 school scoring 19.5% out of 100 on PCSB’s Performance Management Framework (PMF).

Community Academy’s Rand campus currently serves 339 students in pre-school through the 5th grade.

The DC Public Charter School Board currently oversees 53 public charter schools on 98 campuses serving nearly 32,000 students living in every ward of the city. Public charter schools serve 41% of all public school students in Washington, D.C. Learn more about the PCSB and the Performance Management Framework at www.dcpubliccharter.com