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VIDEO: Drop-Out Prevention Charter School Petitions School Board
Integrity Educational Center had its original application to form a charter school in Berkeley denied. Proposed principal James Madden petitioned the school board in Wednesday night's meeting.
James Madden of Integrity Educational Center (IEC) petitioned the school board in a public hearing Wednesday night to approve a new charter school in Berkeley. Madden submitted an application in the spring, which was denied in June due to failing to meet state guidelines. An application submitted to the Oakland Unified School District in April was withdrawn in May.
Madden re-submitted an amended application to the Berkeley Unified School District, which the board will either approve or deny in its Oct. 12 meeting.
According to Madden's Oakland application, Integrity Educational Center is a "drop-out prevention school" for grades 10 to 12, with a student-teacher ratio of 15 to one.
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The application states that "IEC aims to decrease the dropout rate of students from high school and at the same time increase the graduation rate, produce students who will be equipped with marketable skills and training to enter the workforce in the 21st century."
Currently, Berkeley only has one charter school, REALM, which opened in August for sixth through 12th graders with a project-based learning curriculum. .
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