| Leader's Academy High School for Business and Academic Success | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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6011 W. Orem | |
| Coordinates | 29°37′42″N95°28′41″W / 29.628288°N 95.478183°W /29.628288; -95.478183 |
| Information | |
| Type | Charter |
| School district | Houston Independent School District (Houston ISD) |
| Campus | Urban |
Leader's Academy High School for Business and Academic Success, previously theHigh School for Business and Economic Success (HSBES),[1] was a Grade 7–12 state charter school located on the campus ofWindsor Village United Methodist Church inWindsor Village,Houston, in theU.S. state ofTexas. The school was formerly namedGulf Shores Academy. In 2011 it merged withBenji's Special Educational Academy intoVictory Preparatory Academy.
Gulf Shores Academy opened in 1998. TheTexas Education Agency tried to shut down the charter school for several years. At a point the school owed the stateUS$11 million for over-reporting attendance.Harris County prosecutors said that the original founders of the academy sold forged transcripts to undercover investigators. The school moved around from location to location and had a high teacher turnover rate.[2] In 2006 its student body count was between 500 and 600.[3] In 2008 theU.S. Department of Justice criminally charged the school's leader, Linda Johnson, along with document tampering due to the school making false academic transcripts,[4] as parents paid her to create transcripts not reflecting actual academic performance. Johnson received a federal prison term of two years.[5]
In the late 2000s theWindsor Village United Methodist Church took over the school. Originally the church planned to use the former charter, but it decided to ask theHouston Independent School District (HISD) to turn the campus into a district charter. The HISD board voted regarding turning Leader's Academy for High School for Business and Academic Success into a district charter.[2] Leader's Academy was established as an HISD-affiliated charter school in 2007.[6] Members of the charter school's board of trustees as of 2009 includedRod Paige, the formerSecretary of Education of the U.S., andKirbyjon Caldwell, the senior pastor of the church.[2] The board became known as the Management Accountability Corp.[7]
In 2011 it merged withBenji's Special Educational Academy intoVictory Preparatory Academy after Leader's Academy's board took over Benji's School.[7] Victory Prep was established as a charter school directly overseen by the state instead of as an HISD charter.[6]
The school was last located in the former sanctuary of the Windsor Village United Methodist Church.[8] It was formerly at 6000 Heatherbrook.[1]
The charter school planned to require students to wear "business attire" and carry briefcases to school.[2]
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HS for Business and Economic Success 6000 Heatherbrook[...]HSBES offers[...]
The HISD school board is expected to vote today to take over the struggling state charter, now called Leader's Academy High School for Business and Academic Success.[...]Outside of its management troubles, the school was best known for producing first-round NBA draft pick Gerald Green.
Between 500 and 600 students attended school Monday at Gulf Shores' middle and high schools, Wilson said.
LEADER'S ACADEMY--CLOSED IN 2011 (BECAME A TEA CHARTER) 6011 West Orem
The structure where the fire started is the original sanctuary for the church, but is now being used as the Leader's High School for Business and Economic Success, KHOU said.
