<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3NASyF_1FbPvNp300" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3NASyF_1FbPvNp300" width="1280" height="720" >WINDERMERE, Fla. — According to school leaders, Continuum, a College and Life Montessori Prep School in Orange County, will close at the end of the school day on Friday, Oct. 2.The school serves students in first through 12th grades. Acting head of school Daniel Bastos said the closure is tied to the school’s finances and the departure of founder and CEO Stephanie Yelenosky.Bastos said his main priority is helping families transition to other schools. He said 71 students and about 10 faculty members will be affected by the closure.Michael Marsico, a parent at Continuum, said his family learned over the weekend that his son would need to find a new school.“My son cried when we told him last night because he’s like, 'What about my friends? What about my teacher? I love my school,'” Marsico said.Marsico said his son is on the Step Up program and the timing of the closure has left the family uncertain about what to do next.“One option we have is to then enroll my son into a Florida homeschool program,” Marsico said. “But when enrolling them in that, if you were going to do that in the beginning of the year, you can actually use Step Up for Students funds to help fund your needs for homeschooling your son or for homeschooling your kids. Once we chose to enroll him at Continuum, we lost the ability to do that.”Marsico said he wishes families had been notified months ago so they could have planned for the closure.Bastos said he is helping families gather documentation for alternative schools and issuing tuition refunds where necessary. For families using Step Up scholarships, he said he is working with them to withdraw their current scholarship so they can apply for it through another school.Bastos also addressed Yelenosky’s departure from the school.“At this moment in time, she’s not able to do this role, and I have come in to substitute her temporarily during the closeout process of the school,” Bastos said.Bastos said the school’s financial situation contributed to the decision.“The business model for a Montessori school is not the most profitable business,” he said.Bastos said he did what he could to keep the school open.“I have tried my best to not make this situation not be the ultimate outcome,” he said.</div></body>

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WINDERMERE, Fla. — According to school leaders, Continuum, a College and Life Montessori Prep School in Orange County, will close at the end of the school day on Friday, Oct. 2. The school serves students in first through 12th grades. Acting head of school Daniel Bastos said the closure...

Continuum school closure affects 71 students in Orange County

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WINDERMERE, Fla. — According to school leaders, Continuum, a College and Life Montessori Prep School in Orange County, will close at the end of the school 

Continuum school closure affects 71 students in Orange County

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