tea reports on juan b. galaviz charter school

7/30/2019 TEA reports on Juan B. Galaviz Charter School

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August 23, 2013Mr. Ricardo Mena, President Galav iz Ac adem y Inc. Board5211MulfordSt.Houston, Texas 77023Ms. Victoria Cano, Interim SuperintendentJuan B. Galaviz Charter School1507 Little YorkHouston, Texas 77093Re : Suspension of Operations of the Juan B. Galav iz Charter School (101-852)Dear Mr. Mena and Ms. Cano:As you are aware in a Juty 19, 2013 correspondence, the commissioner of education communicated hisintent to revoke the open-enrollment contract for charter with Galaviz Academy, Incorporated. Thecommiss ioner reviewed the response and request for a hearing submitted by the charter school on July25, 2013, and on August 12, 2013 determined that The Texas Education Agency (TEA)will proceed withthe revocation of the contract for charter.This letter is in regards to a recent phone conversation between Ms. Victoria Cano and Eric Marin,Ass is tan t Legal Counsel at the TEA. In that August 16, 2013 conversation, Ms. Cano stated that theboard of the charter had decided to suspend operations effective immediately. Mr. Marin was alsoinformed that parents were being notified of the suspension by telephone on August 16 and August 19,2013.

Please be advised that a charter may not suspend operations for longer than 21 days without anamendment to its open-enrollment charter adopted by the commissioner of education. See 19 TAC100,1213 {attached}. In order to obtain commissioner approval for such action, the charter schoolwould need to submit to the TEA an amendment request, including a board resolution adopted at a dulyco nvened public meeting of the board, to suspend operations. Additional information anddocumentation for such an amendment request may include the agenda and subsequent minutes of theboard meeting that reflect the item and actions of the board regarding the proposed suspension ofcharter operations. Suspension of operations in violation of the procedures set forth in the ruleconstitutes abandonment of the open-enrollment charter. See 19 TAC100.1213(d).


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Suspension of Opera t i on s of Galaviz Ac adem y Inc.Juan B. Gaiav iz Charter (101-852)Page 2 of 2Thus, if the char ter schoo l is not going to operate during the 2013-2014 school ye ar, in order to avoidabandoning the charter, the school must submit an amendment to suspend operat ions and theamendment must be a p p r o v e d by the commissioner of education. Please note that the commiss ionerreserves the right to deny an amendm ent seek ing suspens ion of operat ions.To the exten t that the charter school hasal ready determined not to open for the 2013-2014 school year,please confirm that decision in writing no later than Wednesday, August 28, 2013 and notify the agencyof your intent to submit an amendment request to suspend charter operat ions.If you have any quest ions about th is letter, please contact Arnoldo Alaniz in the Division of CharterSchool Adm inistrat ion at (512) 936-2237, or via emai l at arno ldo.alan iz@ tea.state. tx us. Should you havean y quest ions regarding the revocat ion, you may contac t Eric Marin in the Division of Legal Services at(512)463-9720.Sincerely,

Heather Mauze, D irectorCharter School Administration Divisioncc: Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds, Chief Depu ty Comm issioner, TEA

Michael Berry, Deputy Commissioner, Pol icy and Programs, TEARobert Duron, Deputy Commissioner, Finance and Administration, TEASally Partr idge, Ass ociate Comm issioner, Accre ditat ion and School Improvement,TEALisa Dawn-Fisher, Associate Com missioner, School Finance,TEANora Hancock, Ass ociate Comm issioner, G rants and Federal Fiscal Compl iance,TEADavid Anderso n, General Counsel ,TEAEric Marin, Legal Counsel, TEAAlice McAfee, Director Enforcement Coordinat ion and Govern an ce , TEAPam Wel ls, Execut ive Director, Region 4 Edu cation Service Center

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