Fate of Washington's first charter school to be decided

SEATTLE (AP) — The fate of Washington's first charter school may be decided at a meeting of the statewide charter commission on Thursday.

The Charter School Commission gave First Place Scholars until this week to show it has made enough progress fixing its problems to continue into a second year.

The commission is expected to discuss the Seattle school's fate at its meeting in Seattle. The commission gave the school nine requirements to meet by Monday. If those requirements are met, the school will have other work to do over the summer. If the commission decides First Place did not pass the test, it could take the charter away.

Since opening last fall, First Place has been questioned repeatedly about its efforts to provide special education, its services for children who do not speak English at home, its financial stability and the school's general education plan.