Mavericks High Schools

Group of charter schools in Florida, United States
Mavericks High Schools
Location
Greater Miami
, Florida
United States
District information
TypeFor-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.[1]

Overview

Mavericks Schools have low graduation rates and use an online curriculum.[2] Francis W. "Frank" Biden, the brother of Joe Biden, President of the United States, markets the chain.[3]

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.[4] Morton had been principal at another problem charter school before being hired by Mavericks.[5]

Schools

Mavericks in Education operate the following schools:[1][6]

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

  1. ^ a b "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"
  2. ^ Shipley, Karen Yi, Amy. "Mavericks in Education: Failing to make the grade". sun-sentinel.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Clary, Mike. "Officials seek source of powder sent to Biden's brother." Sun Sentinel. October 2, 2011. Retrieved on January 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "Principal arrested partially unclothed with student in car". Oklahoman.com. May 8, 2015.
  5. ^ Yi, Karen. "Arrested charter school principal had troubled history at previous school". Sun-Sentinel.com.
  6. ^ "Mavericks in Education, two of its Pinellas charters, find themselves at odds over proposed curriculum changes". Tampa Bay Times. July 31, 2012.
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  • Marshall, Tom. "NEW CHARTER SCHOOL PROPOSED[dead link]." 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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