The North Hills school board Monday night unanimously rejected the application of Provident Charter School to locate within the district.

The charter school planned to initially serve 96 students diagnosed with dyslexia in grades 3 and 4 in 2013. Enrollment would continue to increase each additional academic year, with 336 students spanning grades 2 through 8 by Year 6 or 2018-2019.

The application was submitted by a coalition of "concerned parents and professionals" that includes Kossman Development Co., signed by Curtis Kossman, president of the proposed charter school's Board of Directors. The school would have been located at 173 Cemetery Lane in Ross.

First Published: February 7, 2012, 10:15 a.m.