Mavericks High Schools
Location
West Palm Beach
Greater Miami
, Florida
United States
District information
TypeFor-profit charter schools
Affiliation(s)Mavericks in Education

Mavericks High Schools are a group of for-profit charter schools in Florida operated by Mavericks in Education, an organization headquartered in West Palm Beach, in Greater Miami, in the United States.[1]

Overview

Mavericks Schools have low graduation rates and use an online curriculum.[2] Francis W. "Frank" Biden, the brother of Joe Biden, President of the United States, markets the chain.[3]

Krista Morton, principal of the Mavericks High of Palm Springs, was arrested for smoking cannabis and being topless with a student in her car in 2017.[4] Morton had been principal at another problem charter school before being hired by Mavericks.[5]

Schools

Mavericks in Education operate the following schools:[1][6]

In Greater Miami
In Greater Orlando
In Pinellas County
  • Mavericks High of North Pinellas County (Largo)
  • Mavericks High of South Pinellas County (St. Petersburg)

References

  1. 1 2 "Contacts Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine." Mavericks High Schools. Retrieved on January 16, 2012. 301 Southern Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL 33405"
  2. ↑ Shipley, Karen Yi, Amy. "Mavericks in Education: Failing to make the grade". sun-sentinel.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Clary, Mike. "Officials seek source of powder sent to Biden's brother." Sun Sentinel. October 2, 2011. Retrieved on January 16, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Principal arrested partially unclothed with student in car". Oklahoman.com. May 8, 2015.
  5. ↑ Yi, Karen. "Arrested charter school principal had troubled history at previous school". Sun-Sentinel.com.
  6. ↑ "Mavericks in Education, two of its Pinellas charters, find themselves at odds over proposed curriculum changes". Tampa Bay Times. July 31, 2012.


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