In March, the Arizona State Board for Charter Schools said it planned to revoke the charter for American Virtual Academy, which runs Primavera Online School.
Now the school may be getting some help from the state's superintendent of public instruction.
Under state law, if a charter doesn’t meet certain academic standards for three consecutive years, it could face consequences. Primavera was given a "D" letter grade three years in a row.
The school's CEO had said Primavera was mistakenly graded as a traditional school for those years, rather than an alternative school, and should have been judged by lower standards.
Earlier this week, Superintendent Tom Horne approved retroactive alternative school status for Primavera for 2024.
Horne’s action does not change the school’s letter grade. That decision would be up to the state board.
But the shift might help the school's case while it works to appeal the board’s decision before an administrative law judge.
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