Erie School District requests that a judge name a receiver in latest legal move to force faster dissolution of finances of Erie Rise Leadership Academy Charter School, which closed in June.
Erie Times-News
- A year ago, Erie School Board cited poor academic performance and rescinded the charter of the publicly funded Erie Rise, forcing school to close six months later
- Most of Erie Rise’s assets are to revert to the Erie School District under state law
- District says Erie Rise has frustrated its attempts to track assets. and Erie Rise says law sets no timeline for dissolution, creating a fight in Erie County Common Pleas Court
The Erie School District is seeking more court intervention as it tries to speed up the dissolution of the Erie Rise Leadership Academy Charter School and preserve whatever assets the publicly funded school has left.
Saying it has been unable to get financial information from Erie Rise, and growing more concerned about the shuttered charter school’s fiscal management, the district is asking an Erie County judge to appoint a receiver to monitor the school’s assets and wind up its financial affairs.