Notice of Petition to Amend Charter: New Location - Academy of Hope Adult PCS

The District of Columbia Public Charter School Board (“DC PCSB”) announces an opportunity for the public to submit comment on a verbal request submitted by Academy of Hope Adult Public Charter School (“Academy of Hope PCS”) on March 30, 2016 to relocate to a new facility in Ward 5.

Academy of Hope PCS received full charter approval on June 16, 2014, and the school’s first year of operation was in school year 2014-2015.  In addition to its campus in Ward 8, Academy of Hope PCS currently has a second campus located in Ward 5 at 601 Edgewood Street, NE, Suite 25, Washington, DC 20017.  Beginning in school year 2016-2017, Academy of Hope PCS proposes to relocate its Ward 5 facility to a new facility in that same ward, located at 2315 18^th Place, NE, Washington, DC 20018.  By relocating to the newly proposed Ward 5 location, the school plans to house both its headquarters and an academic program within the same facility. 

Pursuant to the School Reform Act, D.C. Code 38-1802 et seq., a charter school must submit a petition to revise its charter, which includes its location.