Playing Hooky
Two posts in one day?! I am procrastinating college work like an absolute machine. In fact I have just learned that my hard work has paid off, I've been accepted into the academy of business and technology!
This news is so exciting I think I will head over now!
I'm here where is everyone?Well shit, guess I spent so much time writing these blog posts that I missed the tiny window that the academy of business and technology lasted for. If by some miracle you know what this place is you might be thinking, Isn't the academy of business and technology the name of an elementary school? And too that I say not a very good one.
"The Academy of Business and Technology" (Formerly known as St. Teresa) Was originally constructed in 1925 as a Catholic elementary school.
St. Teresa sometime in the 1900s.
There really isn't much info about this place online so the following timeline is my best guess.
In 1990 St. Teresa merged with St Ann to become St Martin De porres, I am not sure if this building was used for "St Martin De porres" or a different one but in 1997 The building (?) was sold to the covenant community development corp for $100,000
In 1999 the school had a major overhaul leaving all aspects of religion behind and transforming the school into a Profit Charter School under the name, you guessed it, "The Academy of Business and Technology"-What a stupid fucking name for an elementary school.
One might think a freshly renovated for profit private school is set for years. However you couldn't be more wrong. Prepare yourself for the list of notable events and funny moments for the 7 pitiful years the school lasted for:
- 2000 School Accidentally Hires convicted felon as teacher
- 2003 School fails ratings most students are behind grade level principal "Jhon Tinchr" denies wrongdoing
- 2003 $20,057 in budget cuts ($121 per student)
- 2004 First mention of two buildings operating
- 2004 Former St ter has 165 students k-3
- 2005-2006 School incurs $293,074 in management fees, and $268,268 in overhead costs (Employees did not receive any raises)
- 2006 cars are still in parking lot (2005-2006 school year)
- (St. Teresa closed in 2006 due to severe budget cuts(?))
- March 2006 Toledo Authorizer of Charter schools gives 1 year extensions to the school
- no cars during 2006-2007 school year
- 2007 Charter Operating with $328,000 shortfall, No licensed financial officer
- Boarded up in 2008
- Other building closes in 2011
- Transfered to a holding company 2022
If you insist.
The availability of staff in the office reminds me a lot of my middle school.
This is the first place we hit on my "Toledo super trip" which turned out to be a total failure as I got extremely sick after exploring here and went home.
I wonder if they still teach kids how to tell time.
It was a little annoying getting inside, I had to slip under a loose board on the window of a door while being watched by everyone and their brother.
I am guessing not too many people have been inside here considering every surface of the building is not covered in Instagram handles and dicks. It does appear that someone took the artistic liberty of throwing every single bottle of paint they could find at the walls.
They say art is in the eye of the beholder, I think this person might have been blind.
I'm not reading all of that.
They seemed to have left everything behind besides the desks and chairs for some reason.
For some reason all the computers from the lab upstairs were down here.
Heading to the basement.
Pitiful cafeteria.
After breathing in enough asbestos to kill an elephant we headed to the top floor.
The computer lab.
It's amazing to me something like this can last for 17 years.
Government propaganda.
A map of the swamp lands and its inhabitants.
That is a lot of books.
Crunchy roof access.
We could hear some people conversating outside, literally just random people.
Unfortunately after leaving I got very dizzy and felt like shit so we had to cut our losses for the day.
Anyways enjoy the double post!
Mutagen out.
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