University of Houston Charter School (UCHS) was a state charter primary school located in the Melcher Gymnasium 100 at 3855 Holman Street in Houston, Texas, United States. The school was operated by the University of Houston.[1] The university operated the school in affiliation with its Human Development Laboratory School.[2] The Texas State Board of Education chartered the school.[3] Circa 2002, it was the only school counted by the U.S. Census Bureau as a "dependent school system" (that is, dependent on another layer of government) in Texas.[4]
| University of Houston Charter School | |
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 Melcher Gymnasium, which housed the charter school offices | |
| Address | |
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3855 Holman Street , 77204 | |
| Coordinates | 29°43′31″N 95°20′54″W / 29.725268°N 95.348197°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public elementary |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Closed | 2021 |
| Grades | K-5 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Campus type | state charter school |
| Website | uh |
The school first opened on January 29, 1997.[5] It was one of the nineteen schools to be granted the first school charters under Texas law. In 2007 it had almost 130 students.[6] Historically the maximum enrollment was 138.[3]
The education program emphasized problem solving and was known as "constructivist".[6] The UH board annually spent $268,000 to operate the school.[3]
In December 2020 the principal alerted parents that the board would consider whether to close the school, catching some parents off guard.[7] That month the UH board voted to close the school due to problems with the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas and general financial problems. By December 2020 enrollment was down to 89, and the school had a shortage of employees. The charter was scheduled to expire in July 2021, when the institution would ordinarily have applied for renewal. The school was closed on July 31, 2021.[3][8]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Home." University of Houston Charter School. Retrieved on November 6, 2018. "Charter School University of Houston 3855 Holman Street, Melcher Gym 100 Houston, TX 77204-6015"
- ^ Peacock, Jennifer. "U. Houston lab school top in state child care[dead link]." University Wire. September 13, 2005.
- ^ a b c d Britto, Brittany (2020-12-03). "Effects of COVID-19 pandemic push UH Charter School to close". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-04-10. - Also at MSN.com. Also at PressReader.
- ^ "Texas" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions" (Archive). University of Houston Charter School. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.
- ^ a b "Education briefs: UH Charter School marking 10th year". Houston Chronicle. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ^ Moreno, Mayra (2020-12-03). "University of Houston Charter School may be closing for good". KTRK-TV. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ UHCS IS CLOSED. University of Houston. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
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