![]() One item stricken in the compromise would have required the remaining balance in the learning fund account to be returned to Community Strategies, Inc., the nonprofit governing board over Epic Charter Schools, and then transferred to the appropriate school account. Both items involve the learning fund, a separate bank account where school dollars totalling $144 million have been managed outside the public purview. The deal avoids two items proposed by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board’s legal counsel, Marie Schuble, who is advising on the termination proceedings. It still needs final approval by the statewide board, which is planning to meet Monday. ![]() Įpic’s governing board on Wednesday approved a settlement deal passed the day before by the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board in a contract dispute over Epic One on One, its statewide online school. ![]() Settlement Gives Epic Charter Schools Fresh Start on Shrouded Learning FundĪpSettlement Gives Epic Charter Schools Fresh Start on Shrouded Learning Fundīy Jennifer Palmer, Oklahoma Watch April 22, 2021Ī compromise between Epic Charter Schools and one of its authorizers is likely to be finalized next week, avoiding closure of the state’s largest online school system. ![]() The case hasn’t been resolved.Įpic’s attorney, Bill Hickman, says in his presentation to the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board that the court will not rule on whether the funds are public or private. In a lawsuit filed in March 2020, the state Auditor and Inspector’s Office asked a judge to force Epic Youth Services to comply with its subpoenas and provide the records. At one time, Epic transferred $203,000 from the learning fund account to its Epic school in California.Īn investigation by Oklahoma Watch found at Epic’s California school, more than 70% of learning fund dollars over two years went to homeschool cooperatives, including one offering religious classes. Epic refutes this and points to a separate audit by a national firm the school hired, which determined Epic Youth Services was underfunded by more than $2.6 million.Īuditors found instances where money in the learning fund account was being spent for other purposes. Questions have also been raised whether Epic Youth Services could be retaining unspent funds as profit. Oklahoma’s Hydroxychloroquine Shipment Took A Detour to a Pryor Pharmacy Settlement Gives Epic Charter Schools Fresh Start on Shrouded Learning Fund - Oklahoma Watch Close
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