Only Merrill Road Elementary and Fort Caroline School of the Arts are “under active review” as potential locations for Schools of Hope charter schools, after charter operator Mater Academy withdrew all but two of its requests to open in Duval Schools buildings.
On Dec. 12, the district received notices from Miami-based Mater Academy withdrawing 23 of its 25 letters of intent to open Schools of Hope, district spokesperson Laureen Ricks confirmed this week.
The withdrawal came “through sustained engagement and advocacy by both the School Board and the District,” Ricks wrote in an email to Jacksonville Today…