The embattled online charter school that鈥檚 had funding pulled back several times because of is making a big move. is planning on becoming a dropout recovery school.
Along with its enrollment and student participation records falling under scrutiny, ECOT is also struggling with student achievement. The online charter school received an 鈥淔鈥� grade on its .
Another year with similar results would put the school in jeopardy of losing its sponsor. Now ECOT can go from an 鈥淔鈥� to an 鈥淎鈥� by changing its designation to a dropout recovery school.
Chad Aldis with the pro-charter says this will shine a light on lingering questions people have about those looser standards.
鈥淲hat鈥檚 good in a dropout recovery space? You can exceed expectations with a four-year graduation rate of 36%,鈥� he said.
ECOT鈥檚 spokesperson did not return a request for comment.
