Changes OK'd for Brighton charter school
By Tillie Fong, Rocky Mountain News (Contact)
Published February 27, 2008 at 12:30 a.m.
A plan submitted by the embattled Brighton Collegiate Charter School was approved Tuesday night by the school board - with some revisions.
The district added some provisions that would require the former Brighton Charter School - which is supervised by its own board - to expand its board by two members and have all members trained on board governance. The charter school board has five members now.
Last month, the school district ordered Brighton Collegiate to come up with a corrective plan this month to address its problems, or risk losing its charter. Within the past 19 months, three teachers at the school have been accused of having sexual contact with students.
A team of consultants last month found that the school had violated its contract with the district in not having proper procedures for screening applicants, jeopardizing student safety.
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