![]() Torchlight’s Exceptional Children program was under the leadership of McQueen’s daughter, Shawntrice Andrews when the violations occurred. An IEP ensures students with disabilities receive specialized instruction and related services. McQueen has been dogged by claims that students’ Individualized Education Program (IEPs) documents were altered in a student data management system monitored by the state. Three Rivers Academy, a Bertie County charter school managed by McQueen, has been ordered closed by the SBE because of fiscal and operational shortcomings. Raleigh businessman Don McQueen operates the for-profit education management organization (EMO) that manages Torchlight Academy. “The fiscal management and operations, they’ve got issues, they’ve got serious issues, and the issues escalated to the place that they became a threat to the entire state of North Carolina in terms of funding from the federal government,” Turner said. The State Board generally follows CSAB recommendations.ĭespite its academic successes, CSAB Chairwoman Cheryl Turner said the missteps at Torchlight threatened federal school funding for the entire state. The State Board of Education (SBE) is expected to consider the recommendation when it meets on Thursday. The Charter School Advisory Board (CSAB) on Monday recommended that Torchlight Academy be closed due to glaring “conflicts of interests” and a pattern of “self-dealing” by the school’s management firm, Torchlight Academy Schools LLC. This story originally published online at NC Policy Watch.
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