Benji's Special Educational Academy

Benji's Special Educational Academy Independent School District (or Benji's Academy Charter School) was a state charter school with two campuses (including Benji's II) in the Northside district of Houston, Texas,"gnmd_map.pdf ." Greater Northside Management District. Retrieved on November 11, 2009."Please Contact Us." Benji's Academy Charter School. Retrieved on September 18, 2010. "BENJI'S SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 2903 JENSEN DR HOUSTON, TX 77026 [...] BENJI'S II 2834 JENSEN DR. HOUSTON, TX 77026" near the Fifth Ward.Mellon, Ericka. "School defying closure order loses bid for funds." Houston Chronicle. September 17, 2010. Retrieved on September 18, 2010. The school covered grades Pre-Kindergarten 4-12."index ." Benji's Academy Charter School. Retrieved on September 18, 2010. The school initially defied an order to close from the Texas Education Agency (TEA). In 2011 it merged with Leader's Academy High School for Business and Academic Success into Victory Preparatory Academy.

History

The school was founded on May 8, 1981 by Theaola Robinson, who served as the executive director and founder of Benji's Academy. Her son, Benjajuain "Benji" Chandler, was diagnosed with some brain damage at age three. According to Robinson, she became frustrated when she did not find any satisfactory schools that would help her son succeed. Therefore Robinson established the school. In November 1998 the school received a charter from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to serve grades PreK through 12."The Foundation." Benji's Academy Charter School. Retrieved on September 18, 2010.

The TEA board, appointed by TEA commissioner Robert Scott, voted to close Benji's on Monday September 13, 2010 because, according to the board, Benji's was almost bankrupt. Robinson defied the state's order to close her school and continued operations in order to serve the community. According to Houston City Council member Jarvis Johnson, 400 of the school's 500 students attended classes on Wednesday September 15, the day that the TEA's order took effect. The school demanded that the TEA release funds that, according to Benji's, were improperly withheld from the school. On Friday September 17 the school's bid for the release of the funds failed.

In 2011 Robinson sued KTRK-TV and its parent company, Disney, for libel.Connelly, Richard. "Theaola Robinson: Longtime Charter School Head Sues KTRK for Libel." Houston Press. Monday January 31, 2011. Retrieved on February 7, 2011.

In 2011 it merged with Leader's Academy High School for Business and Academic Success into Victory Preparatory Academy after Leader's Academy's board, Management Accountability Corp., took over Benji's School.

School song Joe Willis wrote and arranged the school song. Cedric Taylor performed the school song."School Song." Benji's Academy Charter School. November 11, 2002. Retrieved on September 18, 2010.

Benji's Special Educational Academy

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