Prince George’s County, MD – Imagine Andrews Public Charter School (IAPCS) celebrates its grand opening at Joint Base Andrews today, welcoming 240 students in grades K-4 to a temporary 15,000-SF facility provided by AMC East Communities, a public-private partnership between Clark Realty Capital and the Department of the Air Force to redevelop and manage family housing at the base. The …
Flagler Schools’ Enrollment Is Flat Overall But Showing Strong Migration to Charters
“Enrollment in all of Flagler County’s public schools ended the year in May with 12,900 students (after starting the year at just above 13,000). Today, first-day enrollment was 13,193. The increase, tiny compared with all previous years except the last, when it stayed flat, may be deceptive, however. Today’s figure may be somewhat inflated: students enrolled at the end of …
Growing charter schools in Volusia, Flagler earn praise, raise concerns
“PALM COAST — When Teresa Cestare first heard about Imagine School at Town Center, the fledgling charter school’s 226 students attended classes in a local church. The school’s more permanent facility in Palm Coast wasn’t finished until a few weeks after classes started. Three years later, Cestare’s three children will return to Imagine on Monday with more than 800 classmates. …
Now, head of the class (Columbus, OH)
Two years ago, Columbus Preparatory Academy had an F grade, and the state warned the charter school that it would be closed the following year if it didn’t improve. Now, the school has an A-plus, according to state report cards that officially will be released on Wednesday. It is the only privately run charter school in central Ohio to have …
Principal, board ready to renew charter (Fort Wayne, IN)
“Imagine MASTer Academy has until November to complete its charter renewal application, and officials are getting anxious to get the process started. The school board voted Wednesday to ask Ball State University, which authorized the charter school, for information about how to start the school’s charter renewal process. Ball State must review charters every five years to determine whether to …
WKYC 3 Interview with Jennifer Woody and Pharon West
Imagine Bella Academy Principal Jennifer Woody and Imagine Cleveland Academy Principal Pharon West were interviewed on August 18, 2011 by WKYC 3 about the charter schools and the Imagine campuses serving students and families in Cleveland, OH.
Two new Imagine charter schools open in Clinton area
“Classes at two new public charter schools in Prince George’s County will start Monday. Imagine Andrews Public Charter School, located at Joint Base Andrews, and Imagine Foundations 2, in the building that used to hold Morningside Elementary School, are part of Imagine charter schools. Imagine Andrews will open as an elementary school for about 260 students in grades kindergarten through …
Charter School of Entrepreneurship to Open in a Few Weeks
“Imagine Penn Hills, the areas newest charter school and alternative to traditional public school, is set to open later this month for students in kindergarten through second grade. Ask for an educational alternative to public schools and you just might get it. That’s what James Carmine did and the result is the newest charter school to the area—Imagine Penn Hills …