Purpose of the School/Description of the Program. The School will be organized and operated to improve all pupil learning and all student achievement, and to achieve the following additional purposes as provided in the Charter Law:
a) increase learning opportunities for all pupils;
b) encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods;
c) measure learning outcomes and create different and innovative forms of measuring outcomes;
d) establish new forms of accountability for schools; or
e) create new professional opportunities for teachers, including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the School site. The School will report on the achievement of its purposes in its annual report, as provided in Section 2.2 (d) of this Agreement. The School is a Grade Pre-K through 12 school that will provide students with:
a) a safe place to learn and grow while being provided an individualized learning opportunity that addresses their academics and their emotional and social needs
b) caring adults who have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the subject matter and innovative instructional models that best meets the needs of their students
c) small class environments that assures each student will receive individualized attention and assistance
d) an innovative model of learning that is consistent with its vision and mission
e) a pre-K program that will focus on teaching the whole child through an emphasis on thematic based learning, instruction in short bursts, play-based learning, vocabulary development and oral language development
f) a K-8 program which includes daily Spanish beginning in third grade, a research- based reading and math curriculum, sciences, literature and the arts and character education g) a multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) model which utilizes both Title I and ADSIS intervention specialists in reading, math and behavior and when possible Ameri-Corp volunteers in math and reading,
h) an opportunity for students to be awarded high school credit for intermediate algebra and Spanish for successfully completing high school standards as validated by a Duluth district high school. After students are enrolled for kindergarten, the school conducts early childhood health and development screening on any admitted students who have not yet had a screening completed to ensure we are meeting the full needs of all of our students.
Purpose of the School/Description of the Program. The School will be organized and operated to improve all pupil learning and all student achievement, and to achieve the following additional purposes:
a) increase learning opportunities for all pupils;
b) encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods;
c) measure learning outcomes and create different and innovative forms of measuring outcomes;
d) establish new forms of accountability for schools;
e) create new professional opportunities for teachers, including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the School site; The School will report on the achievement of its purposes in its annual report, as provided in Section 2.2 (d) of this Agreement. The School is a Grade K-8 school that will provide students:
a) a safe place to learn and grow while being provided an individualized learning opportunity that addresses their academics and also their emotional and social needs;
b) caring adults who have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the subject matter and innovative instructional models that best meets the needs of their students;
c) small class environments that assures each student will receive individualized attention and assistance;
d) an innovative model of learning that is consistent with its vision and mission; and
e) with a focus on relationship-based, equitable education, student driven approach, project- based inquiry and outdoor connections
f) With instructional programs through interdisciplinary projects
g) with opportunities to apply, create, analyze and evaluate their work continuously through the year
h) empowerment in the development of 21st century skills of dialogue, reflection, and collaboration; modeling lifelong learning as a joyful process.
Purpose of the School/Description of the Program. The School will be organized and operated to achieve the following purpose(s) as provided for in the Charter Law including:
a) to improve all pupil learning and all student achievement.
b) increase learning opportunities for all pupils;
c) encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods;
d) measure learning outcomes and create different and innovative forms of measuring outcomes;
e) establish new forms of accountability for schools; or
f) create new professional opportunities for teachers, including the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the school site. Per (a) through (f) above, the School will report on its implementation of its primary purpose, to improve all pupil learning and all student achievement (a), and on the additional purposes (b) through (f) in its annual report, as provided in section 2.2 (d) of this agreement. The School is a Grade school which will enroll a maximum of students The School will provide students:
a) a safe place to learn and grow while being provided an individualized learning opportunity that addresses their academics and also their emotional and social needs
b) caring adults who have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the subject matter and innovative instructional models that best meets the needs of their students
c) small class environments that assures each student will receive individualized attention and assistance
d) an innovative model of learning that is consistent with its vision and mission
e) TBD- Unique to each school (Note: a-d are minimum expectations of IQS for all schools. Additional expectations will be added at the time of negotiations to reflect the unique elements of each school.)
Purpose of the School/Description of the Program. The School will be organized and operated to achieve the purpose(s) of the charter school as stated in the charter application attached as No. 2 (“the Application”) and as provided for in the Charter Law. The School’s program will be as described in the Application. The School agrees to operate in a manner consistent with the Application unless the School and the Sponsor agree to amend the approved charter.
