OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma City charter high school on Wednesday received a final order to shut down.
Proud To Partner Leadership Academy’s founding charter contract is now canceled and its state funding cut off following a unanimous vote from the Statewide Charter School Board. The state board has been scrutinizing the school for months over financial, operational and academic quality concerns.
The school, known as PTPLA, has 10 days to file an appeal to the state board and, if rejected, could take the matter to district court. PTPLA Superintendent Dawn Bowles said the school’s governing board hasn’t decided yet whether to file an appeal…