University of Houston Charter School

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.[1] The university operated the school in affiliation with its Human Development Laboratory School.[2] The Texas State Board of Education chartered the school.[3]

University of Houston Charter School
Melcher Gymnasium, which houses the charter school offices
Address
3855 Holman Street

Houston
,
Texas
77204

United States
Coordinates29.725268°N 95.348197°W / 29.725268; -95.348197
Information
School typePublic elementary
Opened1997
Closed2021
GradesK-5
GenderCoed
Campus typestate charter school
Websiteuh.edu/charter-school/

The school first opened on January 29, 1997.[4] It was one of the nineteen schools to be granted the first school charters under Texas law. In 2007 it had almost 130 students.[5] Historically the maximum enrollment was 138.[3]

The education program emphasized problem solving and was known as "constructivist".[5] The UH board annually spent $268,000 to operate the school.[3]

In December 2020 the principal alerted parents that the board would consider whether to close the school, catching some parents off guard.[6] 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.[3][7]

See also

References
  1. 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"
  2. Peacock, Jennifer. "U. Houston lab school top in state child care." University Wire. September 13, 2005.
  3. 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.
  4. "Frequently Asked Questions" (Archive). University of Houston Charter School. Retrieved on November 27, 2008.
  5. "Education briefs: UH Charter School marking 10th year". Houston Chronicle. 2007-01-24. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
  6. Moreno, Mayra (2020-12-03). "University of Houston Charter School may be closing for good". KTRK-TV. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  7. UHCS IS CLOSED. University of Houston. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
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