Virtual Learning Solutions Withdraws Charter

Virtual Learning Solutions won’t be heard around Oswego for at least a little while.

 “Virtual Learning Solutions has withdrawn their charter at this time,” announced Oswego 308 Board of Education President Bill Walsh at the Monday night meeting.

The executive director of the Illinois State Charter School Commission, Jeanne Nowaczewsk, said in a release on June 11 that she recommends, “to adopt staff recommendation to deny the 18 appeals filed by Virtual Learning Solutions … regarding the establishment of the Illinois Virtual Charter School at Fox River Valley.”

Earlier this year all 18 school districts approached by VLS denied their application.

“It was a disgusting display of just trying to make a profit,” said Walsh of the entire proposal at an earlier meeting.

In May the State Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia stepped in to delay virtual online learning, which established a moratorium on all new charter schools until April 1, 2014 and is another reason Nowaczewsk gave in her nine reasons to deny the appeals.

“We’ll have to monitor the situation closely over the next year,” said Walsh.