If you've got

10,000 sq. ft. of space available in East Coweta available, the organizers

of the Odyssey School would love to talk to you.

School officials

are scrambling this week after their deal to use space at Sharpsburg Baptist

Church could not be finalized.

The school

would be Coweta's second charter school and officials were hopeful of

opening the school in August after meeting the minimum enrollment figure

of 200 at the end of June.

"The parents

are so very excited and very prayerful for the opening of this school

this year. Most have expressed that the school is exactly what they have

desired for their children's education and that it is an answer to their

prayers," said Odyssey School president Cam Tidwell.

Charter schools

rely more on parents' approval of the curriculum and input on how the

school should be run, but are still funded through the local school board.

Tidwell said

the school has one other option for property, but is not sure if the timeline

would allow for an August opening.

"Should

we not find our facility needs, parents need to make their alternate plans

now. The board will continue to diligently pursue the offer on the table

and seek alternate options until the cut off date," Tidwell added.

Odyssey school

officials have been trying to open the school for years, and thought everything

was ready to go this summer.

Residents who

want to find out more about the school or want to help in efforts to obtain

a building should contact Tidwell at 770-304-9585.