| University of Houston Charter School | |
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 Melcher Gymnasium, which housed the charter school offices | |
| Address | |
| 3855 Holman Street Houston, Texas 77204 United States | |
| Coordinates | 29°43′31″N 95°20′54″W / 29.725268°N 95.348197°W / 29.725268; -95.348197 |
| Information | |
| School type | Public elementary |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Closed | 2021 |
| Grades | K-5 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Campus type | state charter school |
| Website | uh |
University of Houston Charter School (UCHS) was a state charter primary school located in the Melcher Gymnasium 100 at 3855 Holman Street in Houston, Texas, United States. The school was operated by the University of Houston. The university operated the school in affiliation with its Human Development Laboratory School. The Texas State Board of Education chartered the school. Circa 2002, it was the only school counted by the U.S. Census Bureau as a "dependent school system" (that is, dependent on another layer of government) in Texas.
The school first opened on January 29, 1997. It was one of the nineteen schools to be granted the first school charters under Texas law. In 2007 it had almost 130 students. Historically the maximum enrollment was 138.
The education program emphasized problem solving and was known as "constructivist". The UH board annually spent $268,000 to operate the school.
In December 2020 the principal alerted parents that the board would consider whether to close the school, catching some parents off guard. That month the UH board voted to close the school due to problems with the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas and general financial problems. By December 2020 enrollment was down to 89, and the school had a shortage of employees. The charter was scheduled to expire in July 2021, when the institution would ordinarily have applied for renewal. The school was closed on July 31, 2021.
See also
References
- Home." University of Houston Charter School. Retrieved on November 6, 2018. "Charter School University of Houston 3855 Holman Street, Melcher Gym 100 Houston, TX 77204-6015"
- Peacock, Jennifer. "U. Houston lab school top in state child care." University Wire. September 13, 2005.
- ^ Britto, Brittany (2020-12-03). "Effects of COVID-19 pandemic push UH Charter School to close". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-04-10. - Also at MSN.com. Also at PressReader.
- "Texas" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- "Frequently Asked Questions" (Archive). University of Houston Charter School. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.
- ^ "Education briefs: UH Charter School marking 10th year". Houston Chronicle. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- Moreno, Mayra (2020-12-03). "University of Houston Charter School may be closing for good". KTRK-TV. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- UHCS IS CLOSED. University of Houston. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
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