2019-2020 Parent & Student Handbook – ICAN! Magazine
Continue reading
Homeschool 7th-grade student Elliott Dahl is a gifted young violinist. He has been playing since age 6, and performs with the Temecula Conservatory of Music orchestra. He likes both classical and contemporary music; his favorite piece is Vivaldi Summer because of its fast pace. Continue reading
Jordan Blankenship is the February 2020 Student Artist of the Month. Last year, she was an 8th-grade student at Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA). Continue reading
Continue reading
Continue reading
Two students in Springs Charter Schools’ La Fuente 50/50 dual immersion Spanish/English program at Springs’ Vista Student Center received a surprise visit from their father, Cody Cowley, a First Class Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy, on January 14, after nearly 10 months deployment onboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Continue reading
Charter schools are independent public schools with rigorous curriculum programs and unique educational approaches. In exchange for operational freedom and flexibility, charter schools are subject to higher levels of accountability than traditional public schools. Charter schools, which are tuition-free and open to all students, offer quality and choice in the public education system.
The charter establishing each such school is a contract detailing the school’s mission, program, goals, students served, methods of assessment, and ways to measure success. In California, charters are granted for five years. At the end of the term, the entity granting the charter may renew the school’s contract. Charter schools are accountable to their authorizer, and to the students and families they serve, to produce positive academic results and adhere to the charter contract.
Like traditional public schools, charters receive state funding based on a formula for each child enrolled in the school. Many charters also do additional fundraising to obtain grants and donations to pay for programs that are not fully funded by state or school district formulas. When lawmakers passed the Charter Schools Act of 1992, California became the second state in the country (after Minnesota) to enact charter school legislation. The intent was to allow groups of educators, community members, parents, or others to create an alternative type of public school.
For more information, please watch this brief video from California Charter Schools Association
CloseSprings Charter Schools are parent choice schools where the community is our classroom. Our mission is to foster the innate curiosity of our students, empower their parents, and promote optimum learning by collaboratively developing a personalized learning program for each student.
Eagle = Choice, Freedom, Initiative
River = Community
Book = Empowering Parents (Knowledge is Power)
Torch = Curiosity, Passion for Learning
Hands = Collaboration
Keys = Personalization, Unlocking the Student’s Potential
Oak Branches = Continuous Lifelong Learning
© 2020 Springs Charter Schools
