Fisher said a series of controversies that hit the school recently didn’t enter into the decision to close. Last October, the school’s former director, Barbara Stellard, was charged with inflating student numbers to obtain more funding for the school. She subsequently pleaded guilty.
Last December, former staff member Eva Amaya sued the school, saying she lost her job because she had informed GVSU officials of Stellard’s student count inflation, triggering the state’s investigation. Her lawsuit is still pending.
In January, embattled Portage Public Schools official Patricia Koeze took over as superintendent of WayPoint. Koeze had been implicated in an “inappropriate relationship” with Portage’s superintendent who ended up resigning.
Portage Public Schools officials said they didn’t know Koeze had started a new job at Waypoint while she was still on the Portage payroll. Portage officials issued a statement saying Koeze submitted her “involuntary resignation” from Portage on Jan. 21 a week after she began at WayPoint. Koeze ended up resigning from WayPoint on Jan. 24 after just 10 days on the job.
Reedell Holmes, the man Koeze replaced as superintendent, ended up filing a breach of contract lawsuit against the school in late February. His claim that he’s owed more than $67,000 has not been settled.
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