“Leaders at Imagine Charter School at Weston believe that developing well-rounded students goes beyond learning English and math. The school created a Character Development Progress Report, in which third- through fifth-graders reflect on their character by evaluating themselves and tracking their progress. The school’s progress report was recently recognized by the Character Education Partnership with a 2011 National Promising Practices …
Charter students pass Chinese test
“All 25 students from Wesley International Academy in Atlanta who took a Chinese language test at Kennesaw State University in May have passed, the school said. The students, in third through fifth grades, took the level one Youth Chinese Test at KSU’s Confucius Institute. Three of them passed with perfect scores. The academy, an Atlanta charter school, teaches Mandarin to …
Charter School Battle Shifts to Affluent Suburbs
MILLBURN, N.J. — Matthew Stewart believes there is a place for charter schools. Just not in his schoolyard. Mr. Stewart, a stay-at-home father of three boys, moved to this wealthy township, about 20 miles from Midtown Manhattan, three years ago, filling his life with class activities and soccer practices. But in recent months, he has traded play dates for protests, …
Good Things Ahead for Imagine School at St. Petersburg
“ST.PETERSBURG – A school formerly labeled as a double F kicked their efforts into high gear and earned a D. While a D might not seem like much to gloat about, it shows that things are headed in the right direction. A school predicated on choice seems to have made the right choice and looks ahead to make more improvements. …
Scores spring ahead
“For the third consecutive year, Indiana students saw performance gains on the state’s accountability test. About 70.2 percent of Indiana’s public school students passed both the English and math portion of the ISTEP+ in 2011, up from 68.2 percent last year. English/language arts pass rates jumped from 76 percent to 78 percent; math pass rates from 78 percent to 79 …
First Lady Visits Old Congress Heights School: to build a playground
“Revitalization continues for the Old Congress Heights School. This past month over 500 volunteers from the ward 8 community and beyond, joined First Lady, Michelle Obama and the Kaboom Organization to build a playground at Old Congress Heights School, now occupied by Imagine Public Charter School. The school has recently undergone major reconstruction headed by a team from the District …
Land O’ Lakes Schools Made The Grade
“When the Florida Department of Education handed out report cards for schools today, Land O’ Lakes area campuses made the grade. Every school in the area ranked an A. Some schools, such as Imagine charter school, even earned extra honors. Imagine received the coveted Adequate Yearly Progress designation from the federal government. Earning this designation is no easy task, said …
School grades hold steady statewide; Pinellas results mixed
“Despite generally tougher tests put in place this year, school grades remained relatively stable statewide for middle and elementary schools, according to results released today by the Florida Department of Education. More than three-quarters of schools received an A or B, with the number of A-rated elementary schools growing by 82 and the number of F schools dropping from 44 …