KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Genesis School in east Kansas City said it's going to lose its charter at the end of the school year. This is the second time in the last few years that the school lost its charter. Before the last school year, starting in the summer of 2023, a judge ruled that the Missouri Board of Education's vote to revoke Genesis School's charter was "unlawful and arbitrary." This time, the school's contract with the Missouri Public Charter School Commissions is ending and commissioners have voted to end the sponsorship. Jingle! hires bankruptcy attorney, workers still not paid Kevin Foster is the executive director of Genesis School. He said he’s having a hard time understanding the decision after listening to the hearing on Monday. “It's not right that just because somebody thinks they can, that you're going to eliminate their choice of school,” Foster said. “It is indisputable that our growth numbers are some of the highest in the state. Kids come here and they learn at a rate faster than comparatively they would learn at other schools.” According to the Genesis School, they rank first in growth among 20 charter schools in Kansas City. They say they are second in improvement, 10th in overall academic performance, and their full annual performance report ranks ninth. Those numbers make the decision difficult for Foster. “It's really just frustrating to know or not to have a better understanding of what would good enough look like,” Foster said to FOX4. The Missouri Charter Public School Commission said the school failed to meet the goals set in their contract. While the commission says they met growth goals in 2023 and 2024, they say their proficiency in English language arts and math for both years partially meets, doesn’t meet or falls far below those goals. They continue to explain that the average proficiency rate from 2010-2024 was 13.6% for ELA and 13.4% for math, describing it as “persistently poor performance”. The commission also said the Genesis School’s proposed plan is “insufficient to produce dramatically different outcomes." Foster said that the explanation he was given from the commissioners on Monday wasn’t satisfactory. “I think one of the most frustrating things is just for a fair system,” he said. “Somebody should be able to describe for me specifically what it is about our school, what it is about or the way we're operating that they don't that they find objectionable to the point that we're going to eliminate it as a choice for the parents who send their kids to school every day.” The school will either have to find a new sponsor for the next school year, or MCPSC will work with Genesis to close the school effective June 30, 2025. “We've asked for and continue to ask for feedback that actually would help us improve and help us serve our students better,” Foster said. “But don’t close us. Ultimately, it's about children and if you can't explain why you’re closing us, that doesn't start with ‘because kids would be better served if’ then we're in the wrong line of work. And we're not doing what we should be doing as educators. And that is looking out for the best interests of the kids.” Foster said the rest of the school year will not be affected by the decision. Download the FOX4 News app on iPhone and Android Genesis School released a statement Monday saying: "We are deeply disappointed that the Missouri Public Charter School Commissioners voted to end their sponsorship of Genesis School, effective at the conclusion of this school year. Over the last ten months, our organization successfully completed the Commission’s rigorous renewal process, including representing our case at public hearing in December where not a single Commissioner or staff member lodged any objections to the school continuing to operate." "For the second time in three years, Commissioners were determined to eliminate a successful charter school choice from Kansas City’s east side. After observing the Commission’s public meeting, we still don’t know why the Commissioners voted to eliminate Genesis as a public-school choice for our parents. The decision was arbitrary." "Our school and families deserve a fair and transparent process that is grounded in facts, timely, and objective. Genesis achieved tremendous growth in student achievement this year and continued a trend of programmatic improvement. We only sought an opportunity to work with the Commission to continue that improvement in the coming years. The data that supports Genesis’ renewal is clear, indisputable and available on our website. Regardless of today’s Commission’s decision, Genesis remains dedicated to exploring all options available in order to continue to serve the academic and social needs of the Genesis school community."