The Texas Education Agency has decided that Essence Preparatory Public School on San Antonio’s East Side will not get its charter renewed, which means the pre-kindergarten through eighth grade campus must close at the end of the current academic year. The school opened in 2022 and now serves roughly 360 students from a permanent campus on SE Loop 410. School leaders say they will work with families on transition plans while the state prepares to manage the shutdown process.
According to the San Antonio Express-News, TEA sent Essence Prep a notice on Thursday saying the agency would not renew the charter because of persistent low academic performance. The letter states that the agency will appoint a conservator to help close the campus and may oversee the process of…..