Cayden Jacques, a 4th-grade student with Connections Academy at Springs, is an accomplished young actor. The 10-year-old began acting five years ago. Some of his recent acting jobs include a role on Surprise & Seek on Amazon Kids, Abbott Elementary on ABC, and the recent Mother’s Day and Father’s Day campaigns for Nordstrom Rack.
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Springs’ Del Rio Student Center has a new art teacher, Mrs. Butler. Students have begun attending a weekly art class; in the new school year, students will have more opportunities to learn about art and music as more elective options will be available to them.
Journey’s Class of 2025 participated in the first annual National Signing Day designed for seniors planning to attend a university, community college, trade school, or the military. This day celebrates years of hard work, dedication, and perseverance, as students were recognized for their academic, athletic, and personal achievements, reported Erin Riley, vice principal. Students signed a commitment certificate, took a photograph, and signed the Class of 2025 banner.
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
