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Langston Hughes Academy

This summary provides information on Langston Hughes Academy, including enrollment numbers, timeline of events, allegations of fraud and non-compliance, and the recommendation to establish a transition team for oversight.

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Langston Hughes Academy

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  1. Langston Hughes Academy 1/24/2019

  2. General School Information • Opened in 2015-16 • Sponsor: Langston University • Enrollment • 2015-16 = 85 (Grade 9 only) • 2016-17 = 147 (Grades 9-10) • 2017-18 = 175 (Grades 9-11) • 2018-19 = 156 (Grades 9-12)

  3. Timeline Summary • 2017-2018 • Allegations of fraud, grade tampering, student safety, security, special education, child nutrition, Open Meetings Act, and more • On-site reviews and investigations • Corrective action • Litigation

  4. Timeline Summary • 2018-2019 • Probation – 7/26/18 • New leadership assurances – corrective action and turnaround • Support, services, resources • Probationary Review – 11/1/18 • Continuing non-compliance (new and old) • November State Board Meeting

  5. Sheriff’s Report – 12/21/18 • Background checks not conducted; • Transporting students without a license; • Students unsupervised, physical assaults, drug usage, vandalism, and leaving campus; • Two students being employed by the school as janitors; • both students lacked needed classroom instruction • Excessive absences; • Medical emergencies with student seizures with no medical personnel on-site; and, • Students dispensing and consuming medication.

  6. 2018-2019 Audits • Background Checks • Transportation • Enrollment • Student schedules, transcripts, records • Open Meetings Act • Special Education

  7. Background Checks - 70 O.S. § 5-142 • Any employee of the school and any person seeking employment with the school. • Background checks not conducted

  8. Transportation • January 8, 2019 - notlocated: • Documentation of background checks for bus drivers. (3 of 3 drivers) • Annual health certificate (3 of 3 drivers); • Controlled substances; • Testing prior to hire (3 of 3 drivers) • Supervisor training • Random testing (3 of 3 drivers) • Oklahoma Bus Driver Certification (2 of 3 drivers); • Driving record check (2 of 3 drivers)

  9. Enrollment • Certifications to OSDE • 156 students on October 1, 2018. • 106 students on December 1, 2018. • 108 students on January 8 and 15, 2019. • 107 students on January 22, 2019 • On-site count • 56 on January 8, 2019 • 65 on January 15, 2019 • 65 on January 22, 2019

  10. Student Schedules, Transcripts, Records • 103 student files • 16 students have 2 classes listed during same period • 15 students with only 3 periods • 10 transcripts were entirely blank

  11. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (“IDEA”) • Civil rights • Protected class • Compliance requirements • Standard: IEP must be “reasonably calculated to enable a child to make progress appropriate in light of the child’s circumstances.” Endrew F. v. Douglas County Sch. Dist. Re-I, 69 IDELR 174 (U.S. 2017)

  12. 2018-2019 IDEA Compliance • IDEA • Development, Revision, and Review of IEP • When IEP’s must be in effect • Instructional services • Assessment data • Review of Existing Data • Parent consent • Reevaluation • Parent/student participation

  13. Special Education 2018-2019

  14. Summary • June 2018: “multiple artifacts exist to demonstrate gross neglect of both statute and administrative code regarding school operation and recordkeeping” • November 2018: “The allegations and Findings – both pre-existing and ongoing are of utmost concern to the SDE and the Board such that they place the future existence of the school at risk.”

  15. January 7, 2019 In light of the litany of issues having been identified in the Sheriff’s Report, and in consideration of the School’s historically troubled operations and legal non-compliance, action must be taken for the safety and consideration of the students. The Department does not take these matters lightly, yet faces the necessity of action being taken on the School’s accreditation and knowing that disruption of students’ education is an undesirable outcome. But, as a result of systemic failures on the part of the School, from its beginning to the present day, this situation demands action.

  16. Recommendation • Non-accredit the School • Authorize the establishment of a transition team • Membership to consist of representatives of OSDE staff, State Board of Education, Langston Hughes Academy Leadership, Tulsa Public Schools • Development of a timeline and transition for oversight, including: • Transfer of students, student records, and school funds; • Communication with families, students, community stakeholders; • Instruction of students enrolled in the School occurs; • Necessary and prudent notifications are issued to 3rd parties; and • Action, as needed, to control and wind down school operations, school finances, and resource allocation.

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