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Schools Open as of 2007-2008
21st Century Charter School of GaryWebsite: 21ccharter.org
Phone Number: (219) 886-9339
School Contact: Kevin Teasley
Grades Served: 6 through 11 and will expand to serve K through 12
School year opened: 2005-2006
Purpose
The educational philosophy of the 21st Century Charter School at Gary is to teach according to the needs of the individual while maintaining a commitment to standards achievement. Using technology as a management and delivery tool, as well as off-computer activities emphasizing hands-on learning, students will proceed through the standards. All students will be given a variety of continuous assessments to make sure that skills are mastered.
Educational Program
The curriculum proposed will be woven through the following seven components of instruction: 1. core values and character education; 2. Indiana Standards and GQE requirements; 3. standards basic skills application sequential and measured, fostering life-long learning and life skills; 4. project-based learning aligned with student interests and standards mentoring, internships, employment and community outsourcing opportunities; 5. Spanish language instruction, beginning at age five; 6. Fine Arts instruction; and 7. physical wellness and conditioning.
The school will use the Indiana standards as the basis for instruction. Instruction through portfolio assessment and technology will be individualized for each student. Students will progress through the A Anywhere Learning System on the computer, guided and assisted by teachers. Students will work on project-based learning throughout the school day and will have on-site cohort groups for study and support whereby social teaming and interaction skills are developed. More information about the curriculum is available at http:/www.amered.com
Children have individual learning plans based on the level at which they enter the school. Students are grouped by age for social reason, but are working at their own pace at the grade level that is appropriate for them. A student in a particular subject area works to advance through the A Anywhere Learning System software that allows a mentor teacher to select a standard and prescribe lessons automatically that are aligned with the Indiana standards. Mentor teachers can customize the A lessons to add additional tasks with opportunities for mastery.
Campagna Academy Charter School
Phone Number: (219) 322-8614
Website: www.campagnaacademy.org
School Contact: Barbara Huber
Grades Served: 9-12
School year opened: 2002-2003
Purpose
The Campagna Academy Charter School serves youth at risk of not completing their high school education. This puts them at risk of not securing employment and being able to lead life as participating and contributing members of our society. There are various subpopulations that fall into this overall category, including expelled and suspended youth, drug and alcohol dependent youth, teen mothers who are responsible for their child/children or who are pregnant, and youth who have fallen so far behind academically that they see no hope of graduating. The purpose of the school is to provide an opportunity for each student to earn high school credits and fulfill the requirements for graduation. This is done through an educational environment supplemented with support services.
Educational Program
Campagna Academy offers instruction in Core 40 Curriculum classes taught by qualified, Indiana state-licensed teachers. Elective courses are offered to students to expand their knowledge base. Advanced and remedial programs are available through computer-assisted instruction and independent study programs.
Charter School of the Dunes
Phone Number: (219) 939-9690
School Contact:
Grades Served: K-8
School year opened: 2003-2004
Purpose
Charter School of the Dunes (CSOD) is designed to inspire student success through an innovative curriculum and creative teaching. The school adheres to rigorous standards of academic achievement with the expectation that students will become lifelong learners. The school encourages development of solid character, citizenship, and environmental stewardship. CSOD embraces diversity in its students, adapts to special needs, and expect students to take responsibility for their education with the strong support of family, school, and community.
Educational Program
Charter School of the Dunes emphasizes the core skills of mathematics and language arts, reasoning and research, the interdisciplinary Paragon Curriculum integrated with technology and intensive teacher training to deliver a well-rounded, quality education.
Community Montessori, Inc.
4102 St. Joseph Road
New Albany, IN 47150
Phone Number (812) 948-1000
Fax Number (812) 948-0441
Website: www.shiningminds.com
Motto: Education from Within
School Contact: Barbara Burke Fondren
Grades Served: preK-9, adding a grade each year, growing to K-12
School year opened: 2002-2003
Mission
Respecting children. Engaging Families. Encouraging thoughts. Embracing the community. Community Montessori gives children an environment that respects all people and ideas. We also give families a vehicle to learn cooperatively, have fun, and promote peace with their children. As a school family we continue to expand our minds and use this knowledge to make an impact on our community.
Purpose
Community Montessori provides another quality educational choice for its community by encouraging the development of life-long learning. The school mission is based on the beliefs and theories of Maria Montessori, Constructivism, and Schemata Development. The school uses these beliefs to create an environment where learning happens naturally with an emphasis on learning strengths, developmentally appropriate activities, and individual interests. By the use of many tools, including technology, authentic assessment, and educational manipulative, each learner is nurtured through the eight constructs: social, emotional, physical, moral, intellectual, aesthetics, creative, and "school success." This encompasses the total education of the whole learner.
Montessori is a comprehensive educational approach with a focus of knowing each individual learner and partnering in his/her continued growth in connecting knowledge for lifelong learning. Under guidance, children in Community Montessori classrooms learn by making discoveries and cultivating concentration, motivation, self-discipline, and a love of learning.
Educational Program
Montessori is a comprehensive educational approach with a focus of knowing each individual leaner and partnering in his/her continued growth in connecting knowledge for lifelong learning. Under guidance, children in Community Montessori classrooms learn by making discoveries with the classroom materials and cultivating concentration, motivation, self-discipline, and a love of learning.
East Chicago Lighthouse Charter School
Phone Number: (219)884-2240
www.lighthouse-academies.org
School Contact:
tmitchner@lighthouse-acadmies.org
Grade Served: K-4
School year opened: 2006-2007
Purpose
The purpose of Northwest Indiana Lighthouse Charter School (NILCS) is to help students acquire the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes necessary to become responsible and effective workers. To accomplish this, students will be expected to master all appropriate standards and understand all sequenced content each year through an arts-infused curriculum. Overall, NILCS is committed to seeing every student succeed, and the school and instruction are designed to reflect that commitment.
Educational Program
NILCS will offer students an arts-infused education program that includes disciplines such as painting, performance, and computer-assisted design. The scope and sequence of each grade level will reflect the Core Knowledge Sequence, Indiana's Academic Standards, and the Lighthouse Exit Standards. Underlying this engaging pedagogy will be a solid base in key skills. Students will learn to read, write, perform mathematical operations, and solve problems. A variety of programs that have been tested by careful research will be used to master a rich body of standards.
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy
Phone Number: (219) 392-3650
Fax Number: (219) 392-3652
School Contact:
cjackson@aqs.org
Grades Served: K through 6 and will expand to serve K through 8
School year opened: 2005-2006
Purpose
To create a K-8 school that offers a rigorous academic program, provides a safe and supportive environment for learning and encourages the involvement of its families and the community.
EducationalProgram
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy will utilize Core Knowledge,
SRAs Direct Instruction will be used with their students who are significantly below grade level. American Quality Schools has found that students in grades 3 and 4 who are reading well below grade level need a reading program that specifically meets their needs. This program is designed for students who have not learned in other programs and do not learn on their own.
Character education is an additional portion of their curriculum. The Academy recognizes that the ethical and moral development of its students is a critical and essential part of each child's education. Character Education will not be taught as a separate class in the early grades, but will permeate the classrooms and affect the entire school culture.
GalileoCharter School
P.O. Box 8008
(765) 983-3709
BAG3333@aol.com
Grades Served: K through 5 and will expand to serve K through 6
School year opened: 2005-2006
Purpose
To provide an educational setting in which the systemic, generational challenges of illiteracy in Wayne County are effectively addressed. Galileo charter school wants to create a new opportunity for at-risk students.
EducationalProgram
Galileo Charter School is based upon three cornerstones: literacy, character development, and self-esteem. Literacy will be addressed through early identification, prevention, and intervention strategies.
Galileo Charter School will use a scientifically research-validated curriculum. It will continually assess students using Dynamic Indicators for Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS). Assessment will begin in Kindergarten to ensure that the foundations of reading success are in place and that they remain strong; this in keeping with the goal that reading failure be prevented. Uniquely, interventions will be immediate and delivered in three ways: (1) extra classroom support by the classroom teacher, (2) targeted, one-on-one instruction for identified areas of weakness, and (3) intensive one-on-one remediation by trained reading therapists for those with the most severe problems.
Galileo Charter School will utilize
GaryLighthouseCharter School
Gary, IN - 46408
School Contact: Karen Poplawski
Phone Number: (219) 880-1762
Gary, IN - 46408
School Contact:
Phone Number (219) 882-2407
Grades Served: K through 7 and will expand to serve K through 12
School year opened: 2005-2006
Purpose
The purpose of Gary Lighthouse Charter School (GLCS) is to prepare students for college through a rigorous arts infused curriculum. To accomplish this, students will be expected to master all appropriate standards and understand all sequenced content each year through an arts-infused curriculum. Overall, GLCS is committed to seeing every student succeed, and the school and instruction are designed to reflect that commitment with the expectation that students will demonstrate 4 NCE's of growth each year.
Educational Program
GLCS will offer students an arts-infused education program that includes disciplines such as painting, performance, and computer-assisted design. The scope and sequence of each grade level will reflect Indiana's Academic Standards, and the Lighthouse Exit Standards as indicated in the Lighthouse Instructional Pacing Guides. Underlying this engaging pedagogy will be a solid base in key skills. Students will learn to read, write, perform mathematical operations, and solve problems. A variety of programs that have been tested by careful research will be used to master a rich body of standards.
Geist Montessori Academy
6633 W. 900 North
McCordsville, IN 46055
(317) 335-3456
Website: montessoriacademygeist.org
Contact: Cindy Thompson
Grades Served: K- 8
School year opened: 2006-2007
Purpose: Geist Montessori Academy is a public Montessori charter school offering parents and students an alternative educational approach.
Educational Program: The Academy's educational program is based on the Montessori philosophy and methodology. This method identifies and utilizes individual strengths and interests to assist in learning, while the curriculum promotes academic success, social awareness, self-awareness, respect for others and our environment, problem-solving skills and independent thinking. Academics integrate with character building and community awareness to form a whole-child curriculum that prepares our students for life.
Imagine MASTer Academy
2000 North Wells
Building #6
Fort Wayne, IN
Phone Number: (260) 420-8395
Website: www.imagineschools.com
School Contact: Guy Platter
Guy.platter@imagineschools.com
Grades Served: K-5
School year opened: 2007-2008
Purpose
Preparing students for lifetime achievement and an ever-growing global future by creating an innovative and academically excellent school.
Indiana Math and Science Academy-Indianapolis Campus
Phone Number: 317-985-4672
School Contact: Gultekin Aytekin
aytekins@gmail.com
Grades Served: 6-8
School year opened: 2007-2008
Irvington Community School
6705
(317) 357-5359
Website: www.ics-charter.org
Contact: Timothy P. Ehrgott, President
Grades Served: K-10, eventually to serve K-12
School year opened: 2002-2003
Purpose
Irvington Community School (ICS) strives to educate children by providing a proven academic curriculum paired with an arts-and-music component within a safe environment. Irvington Community School emphasizes achievement and strong character education for its students. The school plans to grow to become an excellent K-12 school that will also serve as a resource center for the Irvington area. ICS works to bring together diverse community groups to strengthen the Irvington community.
Educational Program
Irvington Community School is built upon the premise that a well-conceived, Internet-based educational program can help boost student achievement, serve the unique needs of students and families, and offer a new model for effective public education in the 21st century. The educational program is designed to provide a comprehensive mastery-based curriculum with high student expectations.
KIPP Lead College Preparatory Academy
Phone Number: (219) 979-9236
Fax: (219) 979-2611
School Contact:
Grades Served: 5th grade, expanding to 5th through 8th grade
School year opened: 2006-2007
Purpose:
In July 2006, the founding team of seven staff members will open KIPP LEAD College Prep Charter School in Gary, IN, serving 90 fifth graders. This group of 90 fifth graders will be known as the "Class of 2014," which is the year they will attend college. By July 2010, KIPP LEAD will serve over 360 students in fifth through eighth grade. KIPP LEAD will provide an environment where students can develop the knowledge, character, and leadership skills necessary to graduate from college and be successful in the world beyond.
Education:
KIPP LEAD students will attend school until 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, alternating Saturdays, and three weeks in the summer. They will receive 60% more time to learn than their counterparts in typical public schools. This time will be devoted to the core subject areas and ensuring that students are performing at or above grade level. For example, students at KIPP LEAD will receive over 3 hours of literacy instruction everyday... The time that students spend in school during traditional "after-school" hours will also help them focus on academics and their personal development.
New Community School
(765) 420-9617
Website: www.ncs.lafayette.in.us
Contact: Eileen Steele
Grades Served: K-7, adding one grade to become K-8
School year opened: 2002-2003
Purpose
New Community School provides a progressive educational alternative for families in the Lafayette-West Lafayette community. NCS's mission is to promote each child's emotional, social, and academic growth through creative and exploratory learning experiences. Parents, students, teachers, and administrators actively share responsibility for the well being of the school and the growth of confident, creative, and capable students. New Community offers small classes led by highly educated, caring teachers as well as a strong sense of community throughout the school. NCS is a democratic environment in which real and worthwhile choices are available for children within the context of respect, safety, and self-discipline.
Educational Program
New Community School places an emphasis on integrated learning in order to build on the natural curiosity of children (teaching reading, writing, math, and social skills through all content areas such as science, literature, art, and social studies). There is also an emphasis on problem formation, critical thinking, and problem solving in order to foster independent thought. The teaching is flexible and responsive to each child's strengths, needs, and style of learning. The school offers opportunities for many levels of parent involvement that range from teaching classes to determining school policies.
Options Charter School
530
(317) 815-2098
Website: www.optionsined.org
Contact: Barb Maschino, Director
Grades Served: 9-12
School year opened: 2002-2003
Purpose
The purpose of Options Charter School is to provide a caring community for those students who are seeking an alternative to traditional high school programs. They offer educational services specifically for students who are not achieving in the traditional schools of Hamiliton County and northern Marion County. Their focus is on the educational success and the health and wellness of each student. Options' goal is to develop responsible individuals who are skilled problem solvers and caring, productive citizens.
Educational Program
The purpose of Options Charter School is accomplished through an educational program that meets the Indiana Academic Standards for a Core 40 diploma. Teachers in this small learning environment are able to focus on the students' learning styles, talents, developmental levels, and emotional states of mind. It is a place where those students who have disengaged from the learning process can re-engage, and those students who need a non-traditional approach to learning can flourish. The curriculum, developed by the teachers with input from students, parents, and the business community, is based on 12 exit standards that have been developed by the state.
Options Charter School - Noblesville
(317) 815-2098
Contact:
Fall 2006 Start Up
Grades Served: 9-12
Purpose
The Options Charter School – Noblesville provides a caring community to those students who are seeking an alternative to the traditional high school program. Our focus is on the educational success and health and wellness of each student. Our goal is to develop responsible individuals who are skilled problem solvers and caring, productive citizens. Options provides a viable educational alternative to students in grades 9-12 who have been unsuccessful in the traditional school. This is accomplished through an educational program that meets the Indiana Academic Standards for a Core 40 diploma. Teachers in this small learning environment are able to focus on the students' learning styles, talents, developmental levels and emotional states of mind. It is a place where those students who have underperformed in their traditional schools can re-engage, and those students who need a non-traditional approach to learning can flourish.
Renaissance Academy Charter School
4093 West US 20
LaPorte, IN
Phone Number: 219-878-8711
School Contact: Kieran McHugh
www.rschool.net
Grade Served: K-8
School year opened: 2007-2008
Purpose
Renaissance Academy Charter School provides a valuable alternative for students in the Michigan City and LaPorte areas. The school fills the need for a small kindergarten-through-eighth grade school that combines the Montessori philosophy of hands-on learning and individualized instruction with top quality academics, high student expectations, and a wide array of enrichment activities.
The purpose of Renaissance Academy Charter School is to provide a school where every child can feel good about himself or herself while learning at his or her own highest potential. Renaissance Academy Charter School enables students to feel comfortable in a community atmosphere, have an enriched experience, grow socially and emotionally, and achieve academic success.
Educational Program
Renaissance Academy Charter School incorporates hands-on, abstract, traditional, and cutting-edge techniques to help each child master the curriculum and prepare for their next step in life. Renaissance Academy Charter School offers families of the area a school with an academically focused Montessori philosophy of education.
Rural Community Academy
(812) 382-4500
Contact: Susie Pierce
Grades Served: K-8 (adding 8th in 2006/07)
School year opened: 2004-2005
Purpose
The purpose of the Rural Community Academy is to provide a high-quality, well-rounded education for all of its students in a strong, community-based environment with small class sizes and required parent participation. The Academy plans to be a focal point of the community and an institution where all stakeholders have a shared sense of ownership.
Educational Program
The educational program of Rural Community Academy will utilize materials chosen to support the students and teachers in reaching high academic standards. Differentiated instruction and multiple approaches will be used. The school will utilize a proven phonics method for K-2.
Thea Bowman Leadership Academy
(219) 883-4826
Contact: Dr. Gwendolyn Adell, Director
Grades Served: K-7 going to K-8
School year opened: 2003-2004
Purpose
Thea Bowman strives to provide Gary parents and children a high-quality academic option within the public schools. The school is based on a rigorous curriculum that will allow children to succeed in high school and beyond. Thea Bowman's mission is to create a pre-high school college preparatory program that combines academic achievement with leadership skills and opportunities.
Educational Program
Thea Bowman utilizes the Core Knowledge curriculum as the instructional foundation based on Indiana standards. SRA's
Timothy L. Johnson Academy
7908
(260) 441-8727
Contact:
Grades Served: K-5, adding a grade each year until K-8
School year opened: 2002-2003
Purpose
Timothy L. Johnson Academy (TLJ) was established to serve students who are at risk due to economic, educational, or social disadvantage. The academy provides a choice in the array of public education alternatives available to parents and children to better suit their individual needs. The academy provides a safe, secure, and welcoming environment that has teachers with expertise in specific subject areas dedicated to helping students master the core curriculum. The program provides students with experience-based, hands-on curriculum, all-day kindergarten, and a focus on the fine and performing arts.
Educational Program
The Academy's curriculum is designed to encourage teachers to work in subject areas in which they are particularly well qualified. Teachers work collaboratively to design and map a sequence of instruction that correlates the content of the four core subject areas throughout the school year. The educational program emphasizes the performing arts as a way of addressing the needs of the whole child. Music, art, and drama are provided as a part of the regular curriculum.
Veritas Academy
814
(574) 287-3230
Website: www.veritas-academy.net
Contact: Angela Piazza
Grades Served: K-8
School year opened: 2002-2003
Purpose
Veritas Academy teaches children to think clearly, speak eloquently, write persuasively, and calculate accurately. The curriculum offers a traditional, well-balanced core of subjects that are challenging and effective. In addition, a character development focus is integrated throughout the instructional program to help students develop into caring, responsible citizens. Veritas provides a learning environment designed to develop each child's search for knowledge; to encourage each child's curiosity, and to foster each child's creativity. A central focus of the Academy is the creation of an inclusive community where students, parents, staff, and the community members are partners in the educational process and achievement of all children.
Educational Program
The educational curriculum of Veritas closely follows the Core Knowledge Sequence developed by E.D. Hirsch, a national leader in educational reform. It involves teaching core knowledge content in highly specified yearly sequences so that children have a coherent, cumulative, solid foundation of knowledge and competencies. The basic premise of Core Knowledge is that children expand their learning by building upon what they already know.
West Gary Lighthouse Charter School
Phone Number: (219) 884-2241
School Contact: Kimberlee Sia
ksia@lighthouse-academies.org
Grades Served:K through 5 and will expand to serve K through 12
School year opened: 2006-2007
Purpose
The purpose of West Gary Lighthouse Charter School (WGLCS) is to help students acquire the knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes necessary to become responsible and effective citizens and workers. To accomplish this, students will master appropriate standards and sequenced content each year through instruction using an arts-infused curriculum. Overall, WGLCS is committed to providing students with the appropriate education to prepare them for college. We believe the families of WGLCS students are partners in maintaining this commitment. Therefore, the school culture, instructional day, and family involvement plan are designed to reflect our commitment to preparing students for academic success.
Educational Program
WGLCS offers students an arts-infused education program that includes disciplines such as dance, visual arts, musical theory and practice, and performance. The scope and sequence of each grade level reflects the Core Knowledge Sequence, Indiana's Academic Standards, and the Lighthouse Exit Standards. Underlying this engaging pedagogy is a solid base of key skills. Students learn to read, to write, to solve mathematical operations and problems, and to think critically in all subject areas. Research-based programs are used by committed educators to help students master our rich body of standards.
