Speaking to Wyatt Academy's board of directors early on February 13, the Denver charter school's principal, Melody Means, pleaded for a "chance to fight" for something "historical." "We have not exhausted our options," Means said ahead of an 8 a.m. board vote on whether to shut Wyatt and merge the Cole neighborhood charter school with nearby University Prep — another K-5 charter school that operates two campuses in the Clayton and Curtis Park neighborhoods. The board had shared news of the merger move with the "Wyatt family" two weeks earlier, saying that "leadership" problems at Wyatt and issues related to fundraising, under-enrollment and an inability to pay competitive teacher salaries had forced the board to agree to a partnership with UPrep and transfer of assets to the school — without an official vote or any approval from Denver Public Schools…
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