Charter School Application Now Official

August 21, 2008

A charter school application has been filed for the Carver/Century K-8 School has been signed, making it official.

When the Century Community Development Partnership filed a charter school application minutes before the deadline early this month, it was missing the required signature of James Sutton, who was listed as organizer of the Charter Magnet School at Century.

The application has now been signed and is official, according to Vickie Mathis, director of the Department of Alternative Education that administers the charter school program in Escambia County.

The charter application was officially filed by the Century Community Development Partnership, Inc., a nonprofit headed by Rev. Irvin Stallworth. But Stallworth is very clear in the cover letter of the application that the CCDP does not intend to be the corporation running the school.  The letter reads:

“In an effort to expedite the process and to move forward as rapidly as possible with the application of the Charter Magnet School at Century, Florida, the Century Community Development Partnership, Inc. is allowing this application to be filed under their name and their established 501(c)3; however, the Century Community Development Partnership, Inc. will not be the Florida Corporation that will ultimately hold the Charter of the CMS@Century. This interim use of CCDP in this application is pending the CMS@Century obtaining a 501(c)3 designation. The Charter Magnet School at Century is in organization as a Florida nonprofit corporation.”

501(c)3 is the designation given by the Internal Revenue Service to officially designate an approved nonprofit organization.

The detailed 81 page application document spells out the plans for the school, which hopes to 150 students enrolled in grades K-8 in its first year,  175 in its second year and 200 by year number three of the charter.

“Our Charter Magnet School Vision will facilitate the building of a community where any American can live and accomplish good, moral works, enjoy and revel in an abundant life, while looking forward with excitement  and interest to what the future will bring,” the applications says.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News