IDEA Public Notice School Year 2026-2027
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA - Part B, Public Law 108.446) Project is presently being amended. The Project describes the special education programs that ArtSpace Charter School, Asheville PEAK Academy, Evergreen Community Charter School, FernLeaf Community Charter, Francine Delany New School for Children (FDNSC), Invest Collegiate Imagine (ICI), The Franklin School of Innovation (FSI), Mountain City Public Montessori propose for Federal funding for the 2026-2027 school year. Interested persons are encouraged to review amendments and make comments concerning the implementation of special education under this federal program. All comments will be considered prior to submission of the amended Project to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) in Raleigh, North Carolina. This IDEA - Part B project is open to the public for review and comments, May 20-22, 2026 in the offices through one of the respective charter school EC Coordinators/Administrators listed below or contact via email: Artspace: Alicia Russo (alicia.russo@artspacecharter.org) at 2030 US Highway 70, Swannanoa, NC, 28778; AVL PEAK: LaKera Bethea (lakera.bethea@ashevillepeakacademy.org) at 133 Livingston Street, Asheville, NC 28806; Evergreen: Julia Vaughan (julia.vaughan@evergreenccs.org) at 50 Bell Rd., Asheville, NC, 28801; FernLeaf: Connie Denning (connie.denning@fernleafccs.org) at 58 Howard Gap Rd., Fletcher, NC, 28732; FDNSC: Teri Padgett (teri@fdnsc.net) at 119 Brevard Rd., Asheville, NC, 28806; FSI: (pdowd@thefsi.us) Paula Dowd at 21 Innovation Dr., Asheville, NC, 28806; IC Imagine: Laura Marsden (lauramarsden@icimagine.org) at 110 Champion Way, Asheville, NC, 28806; MCPM: Kathryn Szumski (kathryn.szumski@mcpublic.org) at 27 Church St, Asheville, NC 28801.
May 14, 15 2026
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