It’s about the numbers Haas Hall is required to report to the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) each year. Really, the school insists, it’s better for your child if you withdraw him now, rather than force him to suffer the stigma of expulsion.īut it’s not about the child. Haas Hall can’t put it in the student handbook, but it’s certainly part of the school culture. Even successful students and their parents - who fiercely defend the school’s exclusionary practices - understand this unwritten rule. In practice, Haas Hall usually gives parents of failing students an ultimatum: Either withdraw your child or we will expel him. In the AIP section of the document, the scholar and parent/guardian must document and explain in detail what they will do at home and their accountability to make sure the goals and recommendations are being met.” It will show my recommendations to bring their grade up. Your scholar will be bringing home an Academic Improvement Plan (AIP) for both of you to acknowledge and sign. “You are receiving this email due to your scholar having a low grade in 8th Grade Science. Frus immediately emailed Logan’s mother, Jodi Bailey Taylor, to set up an Academic Improvement Plan: However, in March 2018 (for reasons we’ll explore shortly) Logan’s science grade slipped to a “D.” Mr. Logan’s grades were generally in the B/C range. Logan’s science teacher was Mick Frus, for whom Logan says he quickly developed a strong respect. Logan Bailey “won” the enrollment lottery to attend the Rogers campus of Haas Hall Academy - an open-enrollment public charter school - on February 21, 2017.
Jodi Bailey Taylor and Logan Bailey, August 25, 2017