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Western Region Charter School Projects
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Surry Village Charter
School: Surry
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Ages/Grades:
Grades k-8 |
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Contact:
Matora
Fiorey, Ph.D. |
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25 London
Road
Surry, NH. 03431
PHONE: (603) 357-9700 |
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Area
Located: Town of Surry |
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to Website: Click
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September 2008: Charter approved and the school has opened
with 28 students.
Students
Served:
This
school is primarily for young children, K-8 and during its first
year is serving students K-5. As a state-authorized school of choice,
students from any town may apply. If more students apply than seats
are available, students will be selected by lottery.
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| Abstract:
The goal of the Surry Village Charter School is to provide a high
quality elementay school in Surry as a choice for Surry children.
Parents and community members planning the school want their community
children educated in their town and not bussed an hour away. The
philosophy of the school would be community-oriented, strong academic
program, and teaching children skills of self-sufficiency, bringing
in many community members to work with children. The charter school
will create a supportive, personalized small learning environment.
See
our Weblog for the series
titled: The Saga of the Surry Village School
Hear
a radio show describing this school. |
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Academy for
Science and Design |
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Area
Located: On Concord
to Nashua corridor.
Contact:
317
Daniel Webster HWY
Merrimack,
NH.
Phone:
603-262-9162
email:
info@asdnh.org
Project
Coordinator: Chris Franklin
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Ages/Grades:
Grades 7-12
Web
Site: Click Here
Excepts
from their Charter: Click
Here |
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2008: Charter approved by the State Board of Education
on 3/14/06. School opened September 2007.
Students
Served: Anticipate
opening with 60 students, within grades 8, 9, and 10. Class size
is intended to be approximately 20:1 with labs approximately 10-15:1.
A new class would be added each year until the school reaches it's
full capacity requested: 450 students grades 7-12.
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Abstract: The
Academy of Science and Design Charter School proposal was submitted
to the State Board of Education on January 20th, 2006. Statute states
that proposals will be reviewed within 10 days and the charter school
founders are hopeful the State Board of Education will review the
proposal at its February 7th meeting. If not, the next meeting is
mid-March.
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proposal is for a world class, standards-setting, public academy
that has all subjects but a specialty in science, mathematics, engineering,
and design. While an overarching concern is the well-rounded and
healthy lives of students, the school will start algebra and physics
in grade 7 as with certain other countries. This will allow students
to have more specialized science and math courses in high school.
A
website was set up to help interested parties read cogent segments
of the charter application. Click here
to read. This is the first New Hampshire charter school program
to be submitted by a college. If approved, the school hopes to guide
students with an extensive mentor system and regular seminars and
single-day programs exploring the many professional fields related
to science, math, engineering, and design.
To
join the mail list and stay abreast of this school's emergence:
click
here.
Academy for Science and Design Executive
Summary -- pdf file
Academy
for Science and Design Questions
and Answers --pdf file
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Ashuelot Valley Academy |
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Area
Located: Southwestern,
NH
Contact:
Peter Majoy
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Ages/Grades:
Grades 9-12
Web Site: N/A |
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Students Served: Currently,
the plan is for a chartered high school academy serving 200-300
students. As with most chartered public schools, the plan will likely
include opening with a small number of students and gradually building
to full capacity.
2008
Status: These founders have worked for over a
year to build a diverse and large group of community members who
support this proposal. The group plans to have a web site in place
by December 2005, to meet with the Monadnock School Board before
mid-November, and to proceed with local authorization procedures
of RSA 194-B which will involve a citizen petition asking the community
to allow the school board to review a proposal (requires no future
commitment...but just allows the proposal to be considered and discussed).
In addition to core subjects required of high schools, the school's
curriculum will have a three-fold focus on art, science, and agriculture.
Founders' timeline is submitting the charter proposal in 2006 and,
if approved, opening September 2007.
Abstract:
Fashioned after the principles of The Coalition of Essential
Schools and The Community Schools movement, a group of educators,
college instructors, and others in the Southwestern area of New
Hampshire (Winchester-Richmond-Keene) are now meeting. This 9-12
high school program is being planned with these features: heterogeneous
grouping, focus on the arts, science and agriculture, alternative
assessment, community service, real world on-site extended apprenticeships,
and lengthy camping trips with curriculum-in-hand.
In
addition to core subjects required of high schools, the school's
curriculum will have a three-fold focus on art, science, and agriculture.
Founders' timeline is submitting the charter proposal in 2006 and,
if approved, opening September 2007. |
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| Crossroads
Learning Community Charter School |
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Ages/Grades:
Opening with grades 9-12/ Approved for 6-12 Designed to serve
significantly at-risk students |
Area
Located: Contoocook. The school is designed for students
from Bow, Hopkinton, and Kearsarge |
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Superintendent Tom Brennan, Kearsarge
Regional School District. At a later date, the school |
school
districts, but other students may attend |
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will
be established and contact info will change |
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to Website: |
None at this time |
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Status: Authorized.
Status:
Three Superintendents collaborated to advance this charter school
proposal.
Abstract:
The process of application begins with a comprehensive evaluation
to identify reasons students are not interested in school, interests,
talents, difficulties, etc., summarized in an individualized school
program from a menu of choices, including services at one or more
public school, jobs, mentorships, apprenticeships, online tutoring,
and any other option that seems appropriate. Following this, a
school program proposal is advanced as a choice for students and
parents. The program includes both short-term and long-term objectives,
which may include reintegration with more typical district programs.
A strong emphasis will be maintained on academic achievement.
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