September 2016 Group Watch: AL’s First Charter School Opening in Mobile
The Mobile Area Education Foundation announced its plan to open a charter school in the port city that could serve up to 300 high school students by fall of 2017. The program is called the Acceleration Day and Evening Academy and is designed to provide personalized education for at-risk students. The school must operate within the same safety requirements and graduation standards as public schools.
Students from any school district are eligible, including students from neighboring Baldwin County. The Alabama Public Charter School Commission is allowed to approve 10 schools in Alabama per year. There are two pending applications, one in Madison County and this one in Mobile.
