More than two months ago, leaders of Chattanooga Preparatory School submitted an application to Hamilton County Schools to start an all-boys public charter school in 2018.
The school plans to build off of the nationally recognized success of Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy and provide boys with the support needed to counteract the crippling effect poverty can have on education.
Hamilton County Schools officials had said the board would vote on the charter Wednesday night, but district officials moved the vote to Thursday because they didn’t provide the board with information about the school’s application in time for a vote.
State law gives the district 90 days to review the charter and present it to the board for approval. If no action is taken during that time, the charter is automatically approved.
Hamilton County Schools Interim Superintendent Kirk Kelly said reviewing a charter application is a long process, and he plans to send the application to the board soon. Chattanooga Prep’s charter was submitted Feb. 14, meaning the board has until May 14 to vote.