Headquarters Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | ||
Charter Vocational High School was a public school in Albuquerque. The school's superintendent is Danny Moon.
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Demographics
The Grades 9-12 High School had 265 students and opened in August 2002. Closed in May 2007. It will live on in its graduates.
Distinctive Features
Students at Charter Vocational High School were engaged in a half-day vocational program. They may attend on-site laboratory classes such as auto mechanics, construction, computer aided drafting, or marketing. Some are concurrently enrolled at Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute while others participate directly through actual work experience. Business connections are being established to provide pre-apprenticeships and post-high school training programs.
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"The Reader's Digest article that put Albuquerque Charter Vocational High School in the national spotlight was titled "Fixing America's Schools."
Oddly enough, the national story prompted a local inquiry that has landed school founder Danny Moon -- and the charter school's governing board -- in hot water. Now the state wants the problems fixed. Evidence has surfaced that Moon misused school funds and property and directed staff to keep "ghost students" on attendance logs to collect tens of thousands of dollars that Charter Vocational High School and a sister school weren't entitled to.." More details and timeline available at