Justin Murphy – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 6/27/21 on page A1
As many as four new charter schools could open in the Rochester area in 2022-23, including one that counts a current RCSD principal and former RCSD board member among its proposed trustees. The four proposed schools are named:
• Rochester Sports Academy Charter School
• Rochester Excellence Academy Charter School
• Innova Girls Academy Charter School
• Genesee Community Charter School – Flour City Campus All four of them are waiting for approval from state authorizing entities. Together, they represent not only several hundred potential additional charter school slots in the area but a broadening of the scope of the charter sector in Rochester, including high-profile partnerships with large regional nonprofit organizations.
About 6,700 Rochester children attended charter schools in 2020-21 versus about 23,000 enrolled in RCSD. That number has been growing steadily for more than a decade and is expected to continue to do so.