HISD trustees are set to vote on renewing a contract with the district's alternative school provider at a board meeting Thursday.
Community Education Partners underwent a performance evaluation at the request of Houston ISD trustees and Superintendent Terry Grier earlier this year. The results of the evaluation, reported on by the Houston Press and the Houston Chronicle last week, were presented to HISD trustees Monday.
Although the evaluation showed that CEP was meeting the expectations spelled out in its contract, trustees raised questions about the figures throughout the HISD agenda review meeting Monday.
Trustee Anna Eastman said she wanted to be sure she understood what the evaluation showed so she could vote for the contract renewal accordingly.
The new contract between CEP and HISD for the 2010-11 school year could cost around $13.7 million, down from the previous annual contract cost $18 million. The more than $4 million savings is a result of HISD reducing the number of student spots from 1,600 to 1,200, which HISD administrators say is closer to the number of students who actually get transferred to CEP.
CEP provides alternative schooling to the Houston district. Students are referred to CEP by principals for a variety of reasons ranging from acts of violence to drug abuse.
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