195:, finding that test scores in 2012 were lower than those of the public schools in Detroit. In 2014, CCA's original elementary school scored in the second percentile on state exams. Financial problems and sliding test scores prompted the closure of another Leona charter school in Detroit, Allen Academy, at the end of the 2015–16 school year, when the authorizing agent opted to terminate its relationship a year after broadening its relationship to incorporate other management companies.
408:
25:
464:
422:
436:
164:, was the first charter school to partner with the Leona Group, initially serving students in grades K-5; it now serves more than 2,000 students in all grades at five Detroit campuses. The next year, The Leona Group expanded to Arizona and opened five charter high schools in metro Phoenix; it would relocate its headquarters to Arizona in 2000.
183:. Leona renamed the system to Highland Park Public School Academy System, but it continued to bleed students and run into a variety of headwinds. After the high school was shuttered in 2015, the last remaining school in the system, an elementary school serving grades K through 8, received an "F" grade from state authorities.
167:
In 2001, the Leona Group broadened its reach to serve students in Ohio, beginning with Eagle
Academy, which opened in Toledo. In 2002, three additional Leona Group schools opened in Toledo, along with the organization's first school in
202:, Timothy L. Johnson Academy, threatened to close the school at the end of the year if improvements were not made. Ultimately, the school's charter was renewed for a two-year term.
501:
535:
198:
In 2015, after it obtained an "F" rating from the state for the 2013–14 school year, the chartering agent of one of The Leona Group's schools in
219:
299:
540:
351:
530:
376:
108:
42:
180:
89:
325:
46:
61:
494:
272:
68:
525:
35:
75:
520:
487:
176:
57:
192:
153:
199:
169:
172:. The Leona Group has since expanded its operations in Arizona and moved into the Florida market.
471:
82:
427:
413:
441:
514:
191:
In 2013, Michigan education advocates criticized the Leona Group's operation of the
144:. It was founded in 1996 in Michigan by Dr. William Coats and operates 66 schools.
24:
403:
220:"Highland Park Public Schools selects Leona Group to manage charter system"
161:
137:
463:
157:
133:
129:
125:
273:"Education advocacy group slams operator of some new charter schools"
175:
In 2012, The Leona Group was selected to take over operation of the
246:
141:
377:"Trine University renews charter of Timothy L. Johnson Academy"
18:
449:
300:"A Sea of Charter Schools in Detroit Leaves Students Adrift"
475:
470:
This United States corporation or company article is a
179:
School
District after it was ordered chartered by an
326:"One of Detroit's largest charter schools to close"
49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
352:"Embattled charters still popular with parents"
495:
8:
502:
488:
109:Learn how and when to remove this message
16:American charter school operating company
211:
124:(TLG) is a private company operating
7:
460:
458:
47:adding citations to reliable sources
350:Duffy, Jamie (September 13, 2015).
474:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
247:"No Easy Answers in Highland Park"
14:
251:Mackinac Center for Public Policy
462:
434:
420:
406:
324:Zaniewski, Ann (June 29, 2016).
187:Criticism and school performance
23:
536:1996 establishments in Michigan
298:Zernike, Kate (June 29, 2016).
34:needs additional citations for
1:
271:Smith, Brian (May 24, 2013).
245:DeGrow, Ben (July 12, 2016).
541:United States company stubs
557:
531:Companies based in Arizona
457:
356:Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette
128:schools in the states of
177:Highland Park, Michigan
193:Cesar Chavez Academy
154:Cesar Chavez Academy
43:improve this article
279:. MLive Media Group
200:Fort Wayne, Indiana
170:Fort Wayne, Indiana
330:Detroit Free Press
304:The New York Times
526:Lansing, Michigan
483:
482:
181:emergency manager
119:
118:
111:
93:
58:"The Leona Group"
548:
504:
497:
490:
466:
459:
444:
439:
438:
437:
430:
428:Companies portal
425:
424:
423:
416:
411:
410:
409:
393:
392:
390:
388:
373:
367:
366:
364:
362:
347:
341:
340:
338:
336:
321:
315:
314:
312:
310:
295:
289:
288:
286:
284:
268:
262:
261:
259:
257:
242:
236:
235:
233:
231:
216:
114:
107:
103:
100:
94:
92:
51:
27:
19:
556:
555:
551:
550:
549:
547:
546:
545:
521:The Leona Group
511:
510:
509:
508:
455:
450:Company website
440:
435:
433:
426:
421:
419:
414:Michigan portal
412:
407:
405:
402:
397:
396:
386:
384:
383:. June 14, 2016
375:
374:
370:
360:
358:
349:
348:
344:
334:
332:
323:
322:
318:
308:
306:
297:
296:
292:
282:
280:
270:
269:
265:
255:
253:
244:
243:
239:
229:
227:
226:. July 27, 2012
218:
217:
213:
208:
189:
150:
122:The Leona Group
115:
104:
98:
95:
52:
50:
40:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
554:
552:
544:
543:
538:
533:
528:
523:
513:
512:
507:
506:
499:
492:
484:
481:
480:
467:
453:
452:
446:
445:
442:Schools portal
431:
417:
401:
400:External links
398:
395:
394:
368:
342:
316:
290:
263:
237:
224:Michigan Radio
210:
209:
207:
204:
188:
185:
149:
146:
117:
116:
31:
29:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
553:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
524:
522:
519:
518:
516:
505:
500:
498:
493:
491:
486:
485:
479:
477:
473:
468:
465:
461:
456:
451:
448:
447:
443:
432:
429:
418:
415:
404:
399:
382:
381:News-Sentinel
378:
372:
369:
357:
353:
346:
343:
331:
327:
320:
317:
305:
301:
294:
291:
278:
277:Michigan Live
274:
267:
264:
252:
248:
241:
238:
225:
221:
215:
212:
205:
203:
201:
196:
194:
186:
184:
182:
178:
173:
171:
165:
163:
159:
155:
147:
145:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
123:
113:
110:
102:
91:
88:
84:
81:
77:
74:
70:
67:
63:
60: –
59:
55:
54:Find sources:
48:
44:
38:
37:
32:This article
30:
26:
21:
20:
476:expanding it
469:
454:
385:. Retrieved
380:
371:
359:. Retrieved
355:
345:
333:. Retrieved
329:
319:
307:. Retrieved
303:
293:
281:. Retrieved
276:
266:
254:. Retrieved
250:
240:
228:. Retrieved
223:
214:
197:
190:
174:
166:
151:
121:
120:
105:
96:
86:
79:
72:
65:
53:
41:Please help
36:verification
33:
515:Categories
387:August 15,
361:August 15,
335:August 15,
309:August 15,
256:August 15,
230:August 15,
206:References
69:newspapers
152:In 1996,
99:June 2016
283:June 27,
162:Michigan
138:Michigan
158:Detroit
148:History
134:Indiana
130:Arizona
126:charter
83:scholar
85:
78:
71:
64:
56:
90:JSTOR
76:books
472:stub
389:2016
363:2016
337:2016
311:2016
285:2016
258:2016
232:2016
142:Ohio
140:and
62:news
156:in
45:by
517::
379:.
354:.
328:.
302:.
275:.
249:.
222:.
160:,
136:,
132:,
503:e
496:t
489:v
478:.
391:.
365:.
339:.
313:.
287:.
260:.
234:.
112:)
106:(
101:)
97:(
87:·
80:·
73:·
66:·
39:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
