| Mavericks High Schools | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| West Palm Beach
Greater Miami, Florida United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | For-profit charter schools |
| Affiliation(s) | Mavericks in Education |
Mavericks High Schools are a group of for-profit charter schools in Florida operated by Mavericks in Education, an organization headquartered in West Palm Beach, in Greater Miami, in the United States.
Overview
Mavericks Schools have low graduation rates and use an online curriculum. Francis W. "Frank" Biden, the brother of Joe Biden, President of the United States, markets the chain.
Krista Morton, principal of the Mavericks High of Palm Springs, was arrested for smoking cannabis and being topless with a student in her car in 2017. Morton had been principal at another problem charter school before being hired by Mavericks.
Schools
Mavericks in Education operate the following schools:
- In Greater Miami
- Mavericks High of North Miami-Dade County (North Miami Beach)
- Mavericks High of South Miami-Dade County (Homestead)
- Mavericks High of Central Broward County (Fort Lauderdale)
- Mavericks High of North Broward County (Pompano Beach)
- Mavericks High of Palm Beach County (Palm Springs)
- In Greater Orlando
- Mavericks High of Osceola County (Kissimmee)
- In Pinellas County
- Mavericks High of North Pinellas County (Largo)
- Mavericks High of South Pinellas County (St. Petersburg)
References
- ^ "Contacts Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine." Mavericks High Schools. Retrieved on January 16, 2012. 301 Southern Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33405"
- Shipley, Karen Yi, Amy. "Mavericks in Education: Failing to make the grade". sun-sentinel.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Clary, Mike. "Officials seek source of powder sent to Biden's brother." Sun Sentinel. October 2, 2011. Retrieved on January 16, 2012.
- "Principal arrested partially unclothed with student in car". Oklahoman.com. May 8, 2015.
- Yi, Karen. "Arrested charter school principal had troubled history at previous school". Sun-Sentinel.com.
- "Mavericks in Education, two of its Pinellas charters, find themselves at odds over proposed curriculum changes". Tampa Bay Times. July 31, 2012.
External links
- Mavericks High Schools
- Marshall, Tom. "NEW CHARTER SCHOOL PROPOSED." St. Petersburg Times. August 14, 2008. Hernando Times 1.
- Rab, Lisa. "Mavericks High Schools Hope to Profit From Education – But at What Cost?" Broward Palm Beach New Times. Thursday December 29, 2011.
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