Ivy Preparatory Academy Expanding

On Monday, the State Board of Education approved Ivy Preparatory Academy's petition to open two new charter schools. The approval allows the all-girls school, located in Gwinnett County to expand to DeKalb County.

In a special called meeting the board approved petitions for a K-12 all-boys school and a K-12 all-girls school, submitted by Nina Gilbert, founder of Ivy Preparatory Academy in Peachtree Corners.

The schools are tentatively scheduled to open as K-6 schools on Sept. 6. Negotiations are on-going to house both schools in the building of the former Peachtree Hope Charter School located at 1807 Memorial Drive.

Ivy Prep's Gwinnett school will continue to operate as a Gwinnett County Public Charter School and receive funding from the county. The two new DeKalb schools will operate as state charter special schools.

According to the school's website, Ivy Prep is interviewing K-6 teachers for its proposed Ivy Preparatory Academy at DeKalb (for girls) and Ivy Preparatory Young Men’s Leadership Academy at DeKalb (for boys) in preparation for the 2011-12 school year.

Ivy Prep is holding a job fair at its Peachtree Corners campus on Thursday, August 4, 2011 between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. The Gwinnett campus is located at 3705 Engineering Dr. in Peachtree Corners, 30092, telephone: 770-342-0089.