Quest Charter Academy

Quest Charter Academy was closed earlier this year after falling short of the requirements outlined in state charter laws.

Plans to re-house alternative programs and two-way dual language programs in the former Quest Charter Academy buildings are moving forward.

District 150 Superintendent Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat said under the proposed plan, Quest Charter Academy High School would become an alternative high school for students struggling with academics or mental health. The middle school would become a biliteracy program.

Quest will not seek further appeal of the decision by the Peoria Public School Board of Education to close the charter school.

The move aligns with a recommendation from State Superintendent Tony Sanders, who cited that Quest was not in compliance with state charter law. He also said that Quest had failed to reach requirements established in the charter agreement with District 150.

"The incontrovertible evidence presented in this appeal shows that Quest has failed to meet both statutory requirements and requirements set forth in its charter agreement," Sanders and his staff wrote in a memo to the state board.

Leaders from Quest Charter Academy met in Springfield Monday to make their case for why they should stay open to the Illinois State Board of Education.

The fate of Quest Charter Academy is uncertain after the Peoria Public Schools Board of Education voted not to renew its contract.

In a 5-1 vote Monday Night, the board of education denied Quest Charter’s request for a five-year renewal after it failed to meet "several mutually agreed" educational goals."

Students, faculty, and the administration at Quest Charter Academy in Peoria made their case for renewing its agreement on Monday evening at Peoria Public Schools’ District 150 meeting.